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ITF: Fatigue of Panama Canal Tugboat Captains is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

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October 13, 2022
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ITF: Fatigue of Panama Canal Tugboat Captains is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Fatigue of Panama Canal tugboat presents a significant danger to security in the procedure of the canal’s Neopanamax locks, according to a brand-new independent research study launched today by the International Transport Workers’ Federation.

The ITF also alerts that a significant mishap in the Panama Canal’s brand-new locks might be unavoidable, highlighting the severe health and wellness worries associated with the tiredness of tugboat captains.

The ITF, as well as associate Union de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC), standing for tugboat captains in the Panama Canal, have actually been secured an extended as well as frequently warmed fight with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) over minimal secure manning, accessibility to training as well as devices, as well as harmful working problems on tugboats in the brand-new Neopanamax locks given that the commencement of brand-new secure June 2016.

The research study, labelled Fatigue among Panama Canal tugboat captains, was appointed by the ITF complying with many fell short efforts to involve the the Panama Canal Authority in speak with get to options on the concern of worn captains. It was composed byDr Barry Strauch as well asDr Isabel Gonzales, specialists in human mistake, mishap causation as well as work-related medication.

“This independent study confirms what the UCOC, and the ITF, have consistently said to the Panama Canal Authority: that the significant reduction in manning, compounded by the excessive overtime being required of tugboat captains, are jeopardising the safety of workers, including Panamanian citizens, and risk exposing them to a potential environmental disaster,” claimed Stephen Cotton, ITF basic assistant.

The Panama Canal is a financial engine for Panama, a lot to ensure that its continuous procedure is really called for under Panamanian regulation. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is the self-governing company of the Panamanian Government in charge of the canal’s monitoring as well as procedure.

Panama Canal Tugboats

Unlike the Panama Canal’s older locks, the Neopanamax locks need 2 tugboats, as opposed to “mules”, to browse ships with the locks.

“Tugboats play a key role in the transit of large vessels with hazardous cargo through the narrow and complex waterways of the Panama Canal, and the potential for a catastrophic incident mounts with the increase in a tugboat captain’s fatigue,” claimed Cotton.

“Fatigue, anxiety and health-associated risks are exposing the tugboat captains to unnecessary hazards, while also endangering other seafarers transiting the canal. There is also increased risk to vessels passing through the locks and the canal’s own facilities. This situation needs the full attention of the shipping community, before disaster strikes,” he included.

ITF inland navigating chair, Yuri Sukhorukov, has actually contacted the ACP to open up discussion to fix the problems.

“Once once again, we welcome the ACP to take a seat with the ITF as well as UCOC to concur a course onward to boost the security of transportation procedures as well as functioning problems of tugboat captains.

“As the report found, ACP’s failure to address previous fatigue-related incidents, like the tugboat collision in 2017, its lack of cooperation with international authorities investigating the incident, and its lack of adherence to agreements governing hours of work and oversight of tugboat captains’ health, manifest a safety culture that increases rather than reduces the risk of accidents,” claimed Sukhorukov.

Dave Heindel, ITF seafarers area chair, additionally claimed that ACP can not disregard these severe health and wellness dangers.

“If the ACP continues to refuse to discuss solutions and continues its attempts to delegitimise the union and ignore and refute these serious health and safety concerns, then any casualties or loss of life from a disaster in the locks will be on their conscience,” claimed Heindel

Related: ITF: The Panama Canal “Adrift” Due to Safety Concerns

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