Leadership
On Board ship
You might heard about seafarer who working
on board sailing around the world. But I wonder if you ever heard that it is
essential to have a good leadership in order to maintain safety on board ship.
I will share my
experience on board which it really thought me how to be a good leader one day.
I’ve been on board Bunga Kelana 10 about five months and the ship is due for
dry dock maintenance we prepared the hip prior dry dock at You Lian Dry Dock in
china.
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On 18 May 2017,
Bunga Kelana 10 ship which I serve as cadetship the ship is about the enter dry
dock from Zulu anchorage near Shekau in China. We already had pilot on board
and proceeding to You Lian dry dock but unfortunately our draft Is too low made
the propeller submerge not more than 60% so Pilot decided to return back to the
anchorage and he disembarked our vessel immediately.
After that Captain
took charge to bring ship to the anchorage. Suddenly a ro-ro ships come out the
anchorage and making way to the dry dock. At a point where both vessel in head
on situation. As Per the Convention to Avoid Collision At Sea 1972 (COLREG)
both vessel shall alter her course to starboard and pass port to port. But my
Captain decided that to alter course to port because the anchorage is on our
port side.
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We contacted the
ro-ro vessel to make clear our intention, as the communication made they
acknowledge our intention and will keep well clear from our vessel. They made
an alteration to port after the communication but after a while the vessel made
a large alteration to starboard which impede our passage. Now both vessel were
in close quarter situation.
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I could see the
vessel clearly approached us in close range, I couldn’t move even an inch. At
that moment I saw the important of having an old man who we called Captain.
Without hesitation he pulled over the wheel to starboard side and put the
engine on full astern. We passed the vessel about four cables and avoid the
collision. Then we proceeded to the same anchorage and stand by for next order.
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Through the
situation happen that day I learnt that a leader will really need in crucial
time. Also a leader should always steady in making decision because a decision
with emotional will be not rational and might be a good decision at all.
Lastly, the situation gave a chance to apply knowledge as per COLREG.
Frankly I hope we
can learn from other mistake like my experience here and try to improve ourself
day by day to be a good CAPTAIN one day , amin~ . :D
Akmal Razak
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