BRITANNIA LOSS PREVENTION WEBINAR: BRIDGE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNDER PILOTAGE
Published: 20 January 2022
Updated: 10 February 2022
The Britannia Loss Prevention team hosted its latest webinar, Bridge Resources Management Under Pilotage.
The webinar was hosted by Captain Slav Ostrowicki, Loss Prevention Manager, Britannia P&I Club, and explored the interactions between bridge teams and pilots, recommended practices, culture and behaviours conducive to safety. It also looked at recent incidents from both a claims handling and loss prevention perspective.
Speakers were:
• Fiona Al Hashimi, Claims Manager, Britannia P&I
• Captain Ed Verbeek, Pilot, Master Mariner & Nautical Consultant
• Captain Slav Ostrowicki, Loss Prevention Manager, Britannia P&I
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Fiona Al Hashimi | Captain Ed Verbeek | Captain Slav Ostrowicki |
The recording of the webinar can be viewed here and presentation is available on the Britannia website.
Further reading
Britannia. (2021) Ship Pilotage and Intervention. https://britanniapandi.com/2021/08/ship-pilotage-and-intervention/
Ostrowicki, S. (2021) What Makes A Good Safety Leader – How to keep you team from danger and injury. Crew Watch, March 2021, 2-3.
Ostrowicki, S. (2020) Good Safety Leadership: An Overview. https://britanniapandi.com/2020/11/good-safety-leadership-an-overview/
International Group of P&I Clubs. (2020) Report on P&I claims involving vessels under pilotage. https://www.igpandi.org/article/pilotage-report
Damgaard, J. (2020) Safe Passage Planning: Detailed Guidance. Risk Watch, July 2020, 7-8.
Ostrowicki, S. (2020) Bridge Resource Management (BRM). Risk Watch, July 2020, 6.
The below articles appeared in Seaways, the magazine of The Nautical Institute.
Verbeek, E. (2020) Feature: What is the added value of pilotage? Seaways, February 2020, 5-7
Hargreaves, W. (2019) Feature: The pros and cons of the con – Time to call a truce. Seaways, July 2019, 10-12
Easton, M. (2019). Captains Column, Question or Challenge. Seaways, March 2019, 4-5
Verbeek, E. (2019) Feature: BRM – back to the future? Has BRM drifted away from its founding principles? Seaways, January 2019, 5-7
Verbeek, E. (2014) Pilot’s Column: A Pilot’s Perspective. Seaways, February 2014, 4-6
Simicic, M. (2013) Feature: Applying reasonable perception – At what point should the Master challenge the pilot’s decision and take over the conn of the ship? Seaways, November 2013, 23-24