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Tanker mooring: the trouble with tails7 July 2021 • 09:00-09:45 BST
Part ofTanker Shipping & TradeWebinar Week5-8 July 2021
#tankershippingPresentation documents:Page 2: Ian MacLean, Hill Dickinson LLPPage 10: Howard Flegg, Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
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Mooring Tail Failures
Legal Implications
Ian MacLean LL.M MBA
Partner / Master Mariner
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Overview
• Litigation risk
• Duty of care / exercise of due diligence
• Investigations
• Likely claims
• Presenting the claim / preparing for the defence
• Required documents
• Time is of the essence.
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Investigations
• MAIB – No blame
• HSE - Hybrid
• HSE - s.20 interview (not admissible in proceedings)
• Coroner – Investigation for inquest
• Prosecution - Police
• Prosecution - MCA
• Flag
• P&I – Defending / advancing claims
• Loss of hire
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The Likely Claims
• Personal injury
• Physical damage to shore infrastructure
• Loss of use of shore infrastructure
• Pollution
• Cargo claims
• Salvage and GA
• Liability of vessel under the C/P
• Liability of charterer under the C/P.
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Presenting the claim under a C/P
• “Charterers shall be discharged and released from all
liability in respect of any charges/claim (other than
demurrage) including, but not limited to:
• Detention, deviation, shifting, heating, deadfreight, speed
up, slow down, port costs. Additional freight, insurance,
World scale charges/dues; unless such charges/claims
has been received in writing by Charterers with all
available supporting documents within 90 (ninety) days
from completion of discharge of the cargo carried under
this charter…
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What documents must be presented?
• SMS requirements – tails & winches, inspection and use
• Proof of competency
• Certificates / original supply
• Inspection of tails and records of use
• Contemporaneous documentation
• VDR / electronic records
• Class reports, damage reports invoices etc
• Self drafted statements / consulting expert reports.
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Time is of the essence
• Instruction and attendance of consulting expert(s)
• SMS review
• Preparation of initial list
• Documents will need to be sourced from vessel
• AIS / passage plan / other evidence
• Berth survey – suitable for vessel?
• Review / transcribe VDR
• First review of documents and follow-up
• Helping lawyers is not a day job.
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Howard Flegg
Inspector of Marine Accidents
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
Tanker Shipping & Trade Webinar
7 July 2021
Tanker mooring: The trouble
with tails
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Comparison of tail and mooring line elongation
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Release of stored energy in tail after mooring line failure
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Influence of tail length on amount of stored energy in mooring arrangement
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Complex mooring deck design produces complex snapback trajectories
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Procurement, inspection and maintenance of tails and mooring lines
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The role of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
(www.gov.uk/maib)