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They say, A friend in need is a friend indeed. On board ships, who can be your real friend who will help when you are in real need.
Did I hear, Life saving equipments ? You are absolutely correct.
Life saving equipments are the only equipments on board which are for us. Do you agree ?
These are not there because of any cargo requirement, or any commercial need.
And yet, we find so many observations on life saving equipments during external inspections.
For example, as per USCG, detentions due to “rescue boat” was one of the top 5 deficiencies in 2015.
Isn’t it a worrying factor ? It surely is.
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About Capt Rajeev Jassal
Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.
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