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Guess what. its 4.50 a.m already and i still cant sleep for goodness sake.
Gotta get ready at 6.30 for school later.
anyways, here's what i wrote for bst online assignment at the discussion board.
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Human error is the sole cause for the whole tragedy.
First Officer.
He assumed that the doors were closed. Assumption is a trait that caused the downfall of many officers and people. The chief mate should know his job and responsibilites well and should check everything's in order strictly irregardless of how big or small the task is. Furthermore, if he still saw the doors opened, he could have either instructed another mate onboard to double-check and close the doors or he could even close it by himself.
Lack of teamwork.
After a bit of digging up and research, I got to find out the reason why the doors were not closed during the time of operation when there were crews around. It was because the crew members "expected Stanley to close them because he was scheduled to close them" but did not remind him when it should be closed. It is almost like spotting empty fire extinguishers when it is the Third Mate's responsibilty and not giving a damn about it at all.
Besides that, my other guess for the lack of concern is maybe because the officers and crews onboard were not given clear instructions about their duty onboard, hence they might not know the consequences of the opened doors.
Assistant Bosun's carelessness.
As we know, the AB was taking a short break after cleaning the car deck and might have accidentally dozed off or forgotten to stay up for his duty. He should have been more alert and aware of the estimated time when the ship dropped its moorings and begun its operations. The least he could do, was to set an alarm to wake him up in advance.
Furthermore, the bosun is known for their experience and skills thus he should have known the importance of closing the doors.
Due to this, it caused a series of events that led to the ship's mishap.
Investigators got to know that even though the waterline to the deck was not sufficient enough to cause the ship to capsize (1.5 metres), they later found out that in 18 knots (the speed at which the ship was going after she departs) the bow wave was enough to overwhelm the bow doors.
The ship then capsized as the water goes in the open car deck when it steered port side.
Done. can la eh? sufficient content ah. 4.40am already. got school later. give me chance.
Roy
DNS 1A/02
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hahaaa like real only.
will update soon
Gotta get ready at 6.30 for school later.
anyways, here's what i wrote for bst online assignment at the discussion board.
"
Human error is the sole cause for the whole tragedy.
First Officer.
He assumed that the doors were closed. Assumption is a trait that caused the downfall of many officers and people. The chief mate should know his job and responsibilites well and should check everything's in order strictly irregardless of how big or small the task is. Furthermore, if he still saw the doors opened, he could have either instructed another mate onboard to double-check and close the doors or he could even close it by himself.
Lack of teamwork.
After a bit of digging up and research, I got to find out the reason why the doors were not closed during the time of operation when there were crews around. It was because the crew members "expected Stanley to close them because he was scheduled to close them" but did not remind him when it should be closed. It is almost like spotting empty fire extinguishers when it is the Third Mate's responsibilty and not giving a damn about it at all.
Besides that, my other guess for the lack of concern is maybe because the officers and crews onboard were not given clear instructions about their duty onboard, hence they might not know the consequences of the opened doors.
Assistant Bosun's carelessness.
As we know, the AB was taking a short break after cleaning the car deck and might have accidentally dozed off or forgotten to stay up for his duty. He should have been more alert and aware of the estimated time when the ship dropped its moorings and begun its operations. The least he could do, was to set an alarm to wake him up in advance.
Furthermore, the bosun is known for their experience and skills thus he should have known the importance of closing the doors.
Due to this, it caused a series of events that led to the ship's mishap.
Investigators got to know that even though the waterline to the deck was not sufficient enough to cause the ship to capsize (1.5 metres), they later found out that in 18 knots (the speed at which the ship was going after she departs) the bow wave was enough to overwhelm the bow doors.
The ship then capsized as the water goes in the open car deck when it steered port side.
Done. can la eh? sufficient content ah. 4.40am already. got school later. give me chance.
Roy
DNS 1A/02
"
hahaaa like real only.
will update soon