CABINGAN, JULIUS U.

(BSMT 1B7)
CASE STUDY 3

Rules violated by Ship T and Ship C

Rule no.5 - LOOK OUT (violated by ship T)

Ship T violates this rule since this vessel fails to maintain a proper lookout. According to
the scenario given in the video, the master of the ship left the bridge while the officer of
the watch on the ship T went on to the port bridge wing to take a bearing and left only
the helmsman in the wheelhouse at a time of 4 minutes before the collision. This only
shows that they didn't maintain a proper lookout in the ship. According to this rule, every
vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all
available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to
make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.

RULE 6- SAFE SPEED (violated by ship T)

Ship T violated rule 6 safe speed since according to this rule, every vessel shall at all
times proceed at a safe speed. Ship T was at fault since she did not promptly slow her
speed or even stop the engines to prevent colliding when she heard the sounding
signal.

RULE 13- OVERTAKING (violated by ship C)

Ship C is still regarded to have breached Rule 13 since, despite it can be blamed for
steering mechanism failure, the action of the vessel still infringed the rule by having its
subsequent alteration of the vessel C bearing and making it a crossing vessel, Ship C
failed to maintain clear of the overtaken vessel until Ship T had passed and cleared.

RULE 15 - CROSSING SITUATION (violated by ship T)

-Ship T violates this rule since this ship must make a bold alteration to starboard
(according to rule 15) since ship C turned to portside caused of a failure in her steering
system. According to rule 15, when two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to
involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall
keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing
ahead of the other vessel.

CONCLUSION (Rules Violated by ship T)

-The officer of the watch in ship T was deemed negligent for the following reasons
failing to attempt to steer manually in violation of the bridge standing order delaying the
sounding of any danger whistle signal and failing to stop engines as soon as possible.
The overtaken vessel t was also 17.5 percent at fault for the collision for failure to
maintain a proper lookout.

CONCLUSION (Rules Violated by ship C)

-Overtaking ship C was held 82.5 percent of the blame when failure of her electrical
steering mechanism caused her to swing to port across the bow of the vessel and into a
collision with the vessel just overtaken. Given that the ship had occurred a steering
system failure, the OOW is deemed negligent. The ship owner is also at fault since it
cannot explain why the vessel steering failed.