Traditional Training to Counter the Over-reliance on Technology
casualties from occurring. For example, a watch keeper relying on navigational systems to guide the vessel is potentially putting the ship at risk if the watch keeper does not actively engage with their duties in the traditional way – with their eyes and ears. Similarly this is the case with machinery monitoring, where the increasing demand on modern machinery is leaving little room for errors on sensitive equipment.”
During his presentation to industry stakeholders – including shipowners, managers, cargo operators and underwriters – Mr Temple spoke of the drop in vessel