Aiming to develop the primary security worries presently dealing with the delivery market, The Future of Maritime Safety Report 2022 takes a look at information from Global Maritime Distress and also Safety System (GMDSS) calls made to Inmarsat, the globe leader in international mobile, satellite interactions, from 2018 to 2021.

Among the crucial searchings for from the Inmarsat information was a sudden spike in GMDSS employs 2020 at the elevation of the Covid -19 pandemic, which, according to the record, is most likely to have actually been triggered by “issues with crew change, rapid turnaround in ports and fatigue on board”.

Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and also Security, Inmarsat Maritime, states: “The Future of Maritime Safety Report gives understandings right into security patterns from GMDSS information collected in between 2018 and also 2021 and also discloses patterns at a neighborhood and also international degree. Better comprehending these patterns can assist us to take positive actions to avoid such events moving forward and also assist lead us to a more secure future.

“The Inmarsat GMDSS data shows the top three sectors with the highest distress calls as tankers, fishing vessels and bulk carriers, with the lowest incidents arising in passenger ships. This data should help us focus our attention and tackle known safety issues in these sectors.”

Adding context to the extensive information evaluation, the record includes professional point of views from market reps and also seafarers welcomed to share their sights on one of the most essential maritime security problems and also the adjustments they wish to see applied to resolve them.

Cyrus Moody, Deputy Director, International Maritime Bureau, attends to the worth of interaction and also partnership in taking on piracy. “Protecting our seafaring workforce requires constant vigilance and a concerted effort from the international maritime community, working with agencies and governments around the world”, statesMoody “All too often, piracy is out of sight and out of mind.”

In the cruise ship field, Rachel Arnold, Chief Officer, cruise ship field, mentions that “the root cause of most safety issues is cost-cutting”, in talking about just how to reduce danger to team and also guests.

Other factors consist of International Maritime Rescue Federation CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Theresa Crossley, that shares her sights on the lessons delivery need to extract from the Covid -19 pandemic; and also the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Maritime Safety Watch Branch Chief, Christopher Janus, that stresses the value of welcoming existing modern technology options to enhance vessel security.

On explaining a recently produced NGA Source Maritime Automated Processing System which makes use of self-governing all-natural language handling and also standard artificial intelligence, Janus states that “this kind of automated system could be considered more widely by our industry as we head towards implementing new S-124 navigation warnings for electronic charts and effectively processing even more information”.

Establishing a clear web link in between the international health and wellness situation and also a “drastic rise in distress calls in the last three years”, the record recommends that delivery“has not emerged from the pandemic unscathed” It wraps up with a contact us to activity, urging the market to place “safety at the core of its operations” and also usage “every solution available to prevent incidents and save lives”.

Reference: Inmarsat