SEAHAKE — The Drill After the Circular
SEAHAKE
Tanker (crude oil/petroleum products) · Piraeus anchorage, Greece · 6 June 2023
Source: BSU 271/23
The Situation
Two months ago, a lessons-learned circular landed on your desk, naming the tanker SEAHAKE: a rescue boat drill at Piraeus anchorage ended with a hidden freewheel defect inside the davit winch, and three crew members injured when the boat's descent went out of control. Your own SMS procedure for boat drills still reads the way it always has: lower to bulwark height, board, then lower to the water. This week's rescue boat drill is due.
The Lesson
A lessons-learned circular only prevents a repeat if it changes the procedure before the next drill, not after one.
Human Element
This scenario is prospective, not a re-enactment. BSU found no human-factors contribution in the real accident — the crew followed procedure correctly and the defect was invisible. What this scenario actually tests is whether a real safety circular gets implemented before the next drill, or filed for later.
Try the First Decision
The circular has been on your desk two months. The SMS boat-drill procedure hasn't been updated yet. This week's drill is scheduled. Do you update the procedure now, before running it — or run the drill as currently written and queue the SMS change for the next scheduled review?
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