Traditional Training to Counter the Over-reliance on Technology
Addressing delegates at the 4th Asian Marine Insurance Conference, BraemarSA’s Far-East Regional Director, Graeme Temple spoke of the root causes of machinery damage, citing a lack of focus on traditional training as a major concern. Speaking at the conference, Mr Temple said: “The rising number of crew errors is a concern to me, but I believe this can be addressed with the right training and commitment. Too often, we see the use of technology increasing at a faster rate than the employment of traditional training. This puts human vigilance and interaction in jeopardy. “We
LOC Group Announces Two Appointments
and London. Mark McGurran joins the LOC Singapore office bringing with him 12 years’ seagoing experience up to chief engineer plus a further 10 years’ as a marine surveyor and salvage engineer. His particular expertise is in marine casualty investigations including groundings, machinery damage, collisions, total losses, sinkings and offshore asset damage. Mark has a wide range of industry contacts amongst H&M and LOH underwriters, P&I Clubs and shipowners. Announcing the new appointments, Group Chief Executive, Andrew Squire said, “LOC’s growth over recent
