These reports are actual incidents contributed by Students from various PostSea courses of HIMT, Chennai in the interest of marine safety. Actual identities have been deliberately witheld. AUXILIARY ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT IN THE DESIGN REPAIRS EFFECTED TO BOILER GAVE WAY DURING SAILING IMPROPER CALIBRATION AND USAGE OF SPURIOUS SPARE PARTS STEERING GEAR MOTOR POWER SUPPLY ACCIDENTALLY PUT OFF PURIFIER OVERFLOW DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY FREQUENT FAILURE OF AUXILIARY ENIGNES AND THEIR TURBOCHARGERS FUEL OIL SPRAY ONTO TURBOCHARGER OF AUX ENIGNE CAUSING A FIRE COOLING WATER CONDITION TO BE MAINTAINED AS PER MAKER’S INSTRUCTIONS MAIN ENGINE ONE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED MAINTENANCE NOT CARRIED OUT AS PER PMS FAILURE OF GOVERNOR USAGE OF UNANALYSED BUNKER, LEADING TO DAMAGES BOWL HOOD OF THE PURIFIER DAMAGED DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY NEGLIGENCE OF MANUAL SOUNDING AND DEPENDING ON REMOTE GAUGES YEAR OF INCIDENT : 2015, PLACE: PORT OF SHANGHAI LEAKING OF WATER INTO MAIN ENGINE CYLIDER SPACES PILOT BOARDING THE SHIP DURING BALLAST AND LOADED CONDITIONS STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE MILD POLLUTION DURING DEBALLASTING OPERATION INJURY DURING OVERHAUL OF MAIN ENGINE FUEL PUMP LOSS OF OUTBOARD MOTOR DUE TO RESCUE BOAT FALLING INTO THE WATER WHILE LOWERING DO NOT TREAT ALL ALARMS AS FALSE, INVESTIGATE HURRYING UP LEADS TO ACCIDENTS IMPROPER ADHERENCE TO FUEL OIL TEST ANALYSIS REPORT AND GUIDANCE CARE TO EXERCISE WHILE BUNKERING AT MALAYSIA / SINGAPORE EOPL DECK AIR COMPRESSOR FAILURE AUXILIARY ENGINE CRANK CASE EXPLOSION COPT FAILURE DUE TO HIGH SALINITY OF BOILER WATER CARGO HOLD BILGE LINE GETTING CHOKED, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN PUMPING OUT HOLD BILGES FIRE DUE TO FUEL OIL SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF AUX ENGINE DUE TO HEAVY WIND CARGO HOSE GOT DISCONNECTED LEADING TO OIL SPILL THERMOSTAT NOT PROVIDED FOR FUEL OIL PURIFIER HEATER LEADING TO ENGINE ROOM FIRE MALFUNCTIONING OF LUB OIL LOW PRESSURE ALARM IMPROPER USAGE OF CYLINDER LUB OIL LEADING TO DIFFICULTIES FAILURE TO CHECK THE DRAIN OF RELIEF VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM MANUFACTURING DEFECT LEADING TO FAILURE DRIFTING VESSEL AT ANCHORAGE VESSEL DEPARTED OMAN AND ARMED ROBBERY WHLE DISCHARGING @ SAMARINDA, INDONESIA PROBLEM WITH MAIN ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE OPERATING SYSTEM UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PILOTS AND SHP STAFF OIL POLLUTION PRVENTED FIRE IN THE MOORING ROPES DUE TO SOOT FROM ECONOMIZER CRACK IN THE M/E CYLINDER HEAD WHILE SAILING AUX ENGINE NOT STARTING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF BATTERY SUPPLY TO THE GOVERNOR MOTOR
