BSAFEIMPROVING SAFETY FOR SEAFARERS WHAT MAKESA GOOD ‘SAFETY LEADER’? LATEST BSAFEPOSTER ONBOARD SECURITYKEEPING THE CREW SAFE STOWAWAYSA CONTINUING PROBLEM CREWWATCHMARCH 2021 CREW WATCH| MARCH 2021 IN THIS EDITION OF CREW WATCH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR NEW BSAFEINITIATIVE, A PRACTICAL CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE SAFETY ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR MEMBERS’ OPERATIONS. WE FOCUS ON WHAT SAFETY CAN MEAN IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, FROM HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY LEADER TO WHAT THINGS OUR CREWS NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR WITH PIRACY AND STOWAWAY SITUATIONS. PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN CURE, SO WE ARE SENDING OUT A POSTER FOR DISPLAY ON BOARD TO REMIND CREW MEMBERS TO BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL STOWAWAYS TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SHIP. CLAIRE MYATT Editor WE HOpE YOU’vE ENjOYED THIS ISSUE OF CREW WATCH.We are looking for ways to maintain and increase the usefulness, relevance and general interest of the articles. If you have any ideas or comments please send them to: britanniacommunications@tindallriley.com | 1 Our BSafecase studies so far include an accident where a release of hot sludge led to the death of a seafarer who sustained serious burn injuries; a fall from a ladder which also caused the death of a seafarer; a fatal electrocution incident; and a scenario where a ship grounded at night when a lone watchkeeper was on the bridge. NEW INITIATIvES We are always looking at ways to support seafarers and the Club has recently worked with Sailors’ Society’s on its Wellness at Sea awareness campaign. This campaign was developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis and aims to increase awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues, to help motivate crew and provide them with practical support in these challenging times. We are proud to help raise the profile of this campaign and we will be sending out podcasts, videos and posters to encourage seafarers to take steps to boost their mental health and general wellbeing. We are excited by the potential of BSafeto help improve the safety and wellbeing of our Members’ crews and we need your help – please send us your feedback and any suggestions about how we can develop the campaign and adapt it to your needs to lossprevention@tindallriley.com Visit the BSafesite: www.britanniapandi.com/bsafe BSafeis a practical online campaign which provides useful material covering a wide range of shipboard operations. We recognise the demands and pressures on everyone working on board our Members’ ships and so we developed the BSafe materials to be easy to use and accessible through our website and social media channels. This includes case studies and guides to best practice, with topics chosen from recent claims and all material being set out in a clear and practical way. At Britannia we also understand that staying safe is not just about physical safety. It’s also about being healthy and feeling secure; factors which are so important for our general wellbeing and efficiency. With that in mind, BSafecovers three main themes: ■ ONBOARD SAFETY ■ SEAFARER HEALTH ■ ONBOARD SECURITY CASE STUDIES Using case studies as a way of analysing previous incidents and identifying lessons learned is an important way of improving safety. Through BSafewe encourage seafarers to think about various safety, security and health matters and look at how these relate to their own situation. To help put this into practice, we are producing regular BSafecase studies, all of which are based on real incidents or claims. Each case study includes a