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Alaska commercial fishing news and notes
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- Deckboss
- I'm a journalist covering Alaska's commercial fishing industry. My real name is Wesley Loy. Reach me at wloy61@gmail.com.
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- Help for Chinook?
- U.S. Senate candidate pounds chest on fisheries
- Copper River starts slow
- The MSC merry-go-round
- Ho, look at that halibut bycatch!
- How the Moonlight Maid met her demise
- Weighing changes
- Fuel spill reported in Nushagak River
- It's all over at Togiak
- The staggering cost of bycatch
- A complete loss of electrical power, and then...
- It's nearly salmon time!
- Herring notes
- Commerce IG looks at catch shares, observers
- 'Extremely poor'
- Togiak herring fishery jogs along
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7 comments:
When you can't row a canoe across Lake Union...get a job in bycatch, an APA requirement.
"The investigation found that, without procedures and comprehensive emergency drills, crews may not be proficient in taking mitigating action during an emergency. Effective management of safety requires individuals at all level of an organization to identify and manage risks. In this occurrence, there were indications that aspects of safety associated with emergency preparedness and crew familiarization were not managed effectively."
Wowwwwwwwww.
Furthermore, the bridge did not make contact with the engine room after the blackout and, as a result, in the limited time available, the chief engineer was unaware of the need to take urgent action to avoid the striking
Is that how big trawlers are run? And what it takes to be a chief engineer? Shooooot....
Chief Engineer Ratings:
Upper Level Management: Unlimited Tonnage/Oceans/Near Coastal
Unlimited Chief Engineer-Motor
Steam
Motor-Steam
Motor-Steam-Gas Turbine
Lower Level Operational:
Oceans;
Limited Chief Engineer-Motor
Steam
Motor-Steam
Near Coastal;
Limited Chief Engineer-Motor
Steam
Motor-Steam
Limited Chief Engineer
Mobile Offshore Drill Unit-MODU
Off Shore Vessel-OSV
Limited Chief Engineer- Un-Inspected Fishing Vessel
5:18 there are many C/E ratings. You can pick only one that fits this class ship. So you are right.
For years the fishing industry has been off the same radar screen shared by most other documented vessels. Un-Inspected Fishing Vessels is a rating that is under scrutiny right now. Just like IFQ'S, change could be on the horizon for safety reasons.
Wasn't there a similar problem with the variable pitch controls creeping forward in the Alaska Ranger when they were trying to evacuate? Was this also caused by a power failure? Is there a design flaw? Or is this a lack of maintenance or lack of familiarity with these systems in an emergency, or all of the above?
The ALASKAN RANGER sinking was due to failures cause by a disregard for maintenance, repair and safety equipment. After all, she was un-inspected and at 190' operating in those waters inadequate in size. Amazing how Alaska has the worse weather and has un-inspected fleets, some of which are limited in size. No wonder the casualty rates are the worse in America of any industry.
If you think 190' is adequate, just ask yourself, if the State of Alaska had a 190' ferry in those waters would you want your kids riding on it all winter?
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