A recent MARS report described a fully laden bulk carrier that grounded twice in a tidal river after the pilot over-compensated for an expected drift. What does this case illustrate about pilotage risk?

A. Pilots should never be trusted with tidal river passages

B. Experienced judgement can still misjudge the magnitude of a correction under specific conditions on a specific day

C. The grounding was caused by equipment failure, not human judgement

D. Tidal rivers should be avoided by fully laden vessels entirely

A. It only accepts reports from cargo ship crew, not yachts

B. It is a crewing agency for yacht jobs

C. CHIRP Maritime is a confidential, voluntary reporting programme for near-misses and safety concerns across the maritime industry (including yachting), allowing issues to be raised and shared as anonymised "Maritime Feedback" without identifying the reporter or vessel, helping the wider industry learn from incidents that might otherwise go unreported

D. It is a mandatory daily logbook for engine room readings

A. Weather forecasts are only relevant for ocean crossings, not coastal passages

B. A single mobile phone weather app is sufficient for all passages

C. Multiple sources — e.g. official forecasts (Met Office/NOAA shipping forecasts, NAVTEX weather messages), GRIB files for route-specific wind/wave data, and synoptic charts — should be cross-checked, since no single source is infallible and trends/discrepancies between sources can highlight uncertainty in the forecast

D. Only the forecast for the departure port matters; conditions en route and at the destination are not needed