Comments on: Piper Alpha Disaster – Anniversary Of Tragedy In The North Sea http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/?231 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gate valves http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/?231#comment-20919 gate valves Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:36:26 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/#comment-20919 very dramatic pictures. great blog. very dramatic pictures. great blog.

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]]> By: Franklin http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/?231#comment-12137 Franklin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:46 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/#comment-12137 John, Unfortunately the manning certificates remain a sore point. The Marshall Islands flags my drillship and while on location the Minimum manning certificate does not even require a captain. This is a 300M vessel! We have to be underway for more than 72 hours before a Chief Mate is requied. Luckily the company I work for mans with a full compliment of seafarers. Will they continue to do so after the fleet size doubles in the next 4 years? And, yes, they do go without a full compliment when someone takes emergency leave or quits. A sad state indeed. John,

Unfortunately the manning certificates remain a sore point. The Marshall Islands flags my drillship and while on location the Minimum manning certificate does not even require a captain. This is a 300M vessel! We have to be underway for more than 72 hours before a Chief Mate is requied. Luckily the company I work for mans with a full compliment of seafarers. Will they continue to do so after the fleet size doubles in the next 4 years? And, yes, they do go without a full compliment when someone takes emergency leave or quits.

A sad state indeed.

]]> By: Franklin http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/?231#comment-12895 Franklin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:21:46 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/#comment-12895 John,<br><br>Unfortunately the manning certificates remain a sore point. The Marshall Islands flags my drillship and while on location the Minimum manning certificate does not even require a captain. This is a 300M vessel! We have to be underway for more than 72 hours before a Chief Mate is requied. Luckily the company I work for mans with a full compliment of seafarers. Will they continue to do so after the fleet size doubles in the next 4 years? And, yes, they do go without a full compliment when someone takes emergency leave or quits. <br><br>A sad state indeed. John,

Unfortunately the manning certificates remain a sore point. The Marshall Islands flags my drillship and while on location the Minimum manning certificate does not even require a captain. This is a 300M vessel! We have to be underway for more than 72 hours before a Chief Mate is requied. Luckily the company I work for mans with a full compliment of seafarers. Will they continue to do so after the fleet size doubles in the next 4 years? And, yes, they do go without a full compliment when someone takes emergency leave or quits.

A sad state indeed.

]]> By: john w. sabourn http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/?231#comment-12124 john w. sabourn Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:20:58 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/#comment-12124 Read your article on Piper A, as also many others, this being the twentieth anniversary.My own views on same are very different. As I was Master of the Siver Pit at time of disaster, I can point out a few salient facts, especially as now retired and have no need of employment from so called shipowners. A lot has been said about the defincies of the Silver Pit by myself included, however this dated vessel did the job at the time. One of the critical factors in such a case recurring is manpower, can you imagine trying to transfer 229 men by one boat to the vessel, I know that in an ideal situation this would be done by the lifeboats of the rig, this was not an ideal situation. I was back at sea 2 week after the diasaster, and thereafter worked for various companys, one a well known Company were going to send be back up to Lerwick to rejoin a vessel, on asking them for a crew list, the complement consisted of one seaman (AB), when I said this was insufficient regarding manning of FRCs I was told the ship complied with the manning scale and I had to do, I told them to stick their job. Some people never learn, also the D.O.T to my way of thinking is at fault, no effort was put into the manning of so called specialized vessels. I really think that it is still only a money making opportunity between the oil companies and the shipowners. That same vessel my friend the Ch.Eng (now deceased) did go back and join, on the way out to rig they had an E.R. fire caused by oil in the bilges and broken lamps, the company would not have the bilges pumped ashore or broken glasses repaired. The Chief set of the C02 system, and ship limped back into Lerwick on one engine. He was told by Supt. if he took blame they would give him a good reference. It was fortuanate that I was again employed so managed to take him with me on my vessel. My point is dont be fooled by these gestures made by various companies and oil companies re. safety. The biggest safety factor is manpower, it is people who save lives, and if you dont have the numbers, all the fancy gear in the world is not going to help them. John Sabourn Read your article on Piper A, as also many others, this being the twentieth anniversary.My own views on same are very different. As I was Master of the Siver Pit at time of disaster, I can point out a few salient facts, especially as now retired and have no need of employment from so called shipowners. A lot has been said about the defincies of the Silver Pit by myself included, however this dated vessel did the job at the time. One of the critical factors in such a case recurring is manpower, can you imagine trying to transfer 229 men by one boat to the vessel, I know that in an ideal situation this would be done by the lifeboats of the rig, this was not an ideal situation. I was back at sea 2 week after the diasaster, and thereafter worked for various companys, one a well known Company were going to send be back up to Lerwick to rejoin a vessel, on asking them for a crew list, the complement consisted of one seaman (AB), when I said this was insufficient regarding manning of FRCs I was told the ship complied with the manning scale and I had to do, I told them to stick their job. Some people never learn, also the D.O.T to my way of thinking is at fault, no effort was put into the manning of so called specialized vessels. I really think that it is still only a money making opportunity between the oil companies and the shipowners. That same vessel my friend the Ch.Eng (now deceased) did go back and join, on the way out to rig they had an E.R. fire caused by oil in the bilges and broken lamps, the company would not have the bilges pumped ashore or broken glasses repaired. The Chief set of the C02 system, and ship limped back into Lerwick on one engine. He was told by Supt. if he took blame they would give him a good reference. It was fortuanate that I was again employed so managed to take him with me on my vessel. My point is dont be fooled by these gestures made by various companies and oil companies re. safety. The biggest safety factor is manpower, it is people who save lives, and if you dont have the numbers, all the fancy gear in the world is not going to help them. John Sabourn

]]> By: john w. sabourn http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/?231#comment-12894 john w. sabourn Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:20:58 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/piper-alpha-disaster-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy/#comment-12894 Read your article on Piper A, as also many others, this being the twentieth anniversary.My own views on same are very different. As I was Master of the Siver Pit at time of disaster, I can point out a few salient facts, especially as now retired and have no need of employment from so called shipowners. A lot has been said about the defincies of the Silver Pit by myself included, however this dated vessel did the job at the time. One of the critical factors in such a case recurring is manpower, can you imagine trying to transfer 229 men by one boat to the vessel, I know that in an ideal situation this would be done by the lifeboats of the rig, this was not an ideal situation. I was back at sea 2 week after the diasaster, and thereafter worked for various companys, one a well known Company were going to send be back up to Lerwick to rejoin a vessel, on asking them for a crew list, the complement consisted of one seaman (AB), when I said this was insufficient regarding manning of FRCs I was told the ship complied with the manning scale and I had to do, I told them to stick their job. Some people never learn, also the D.O.T to my way of thinking is at fault, no effort was put into the manning of so called specialized vessels. I really think that it is still only a money making opportunity between the oil companies and the shipowners. That same vessel my friend the Ch.Eng (now deceased) did go back and join, on the way out to rig they had an E.R. fire caused by oil in the bilges and broken lamps, the company would not have the bilges pumped ashore or broken glasses repaired. The Chief set of the C02 system, and ship limped back into Lerwick on one engine. He was told by Supt. if he took blame they would give him a good reference. It was fortuanate that I was again employed so managed to take him with me on my vessel. My point is dont be fooled by these gestures made by various companies and oil companies re. safety. The biggest safety factor is manpower, it is people who save lives, and if you dont have the numbers, all the fancy gear in the world is not going to help them. John Sabourn Read your article on Piper A, as also many others, this being the twentieth anniversary.My own views on same are very different. As I was Master of the Siver Pit at time of disaster, I can point out a few salient facts, especially as now retired and have no need of employment from so called shipowners. A lot has been said about the defincies of the Silver Pit by myself included, however this dated vessel did the job at the time. One of the critical factors in such a case recurring is manpower, can you imagine trying to transfer 229 men by one boat to the vessel, I know that in an ideal situation this would be done by the lifeboats of the rig, this was not an ideal situation. I was back at sea 2 week after the diasaster, and thereafter worked for various companys, one a well known Company were going to send be back up to Lerwick to rejoin a vessel, on asking them for a crew list, the complement consisted of one seaman (AB), when I said this was insufficient regarding manning of FRCs I was told the ship complied with the manning scale and I had to do, I told them to stick their job. Some people never learn, also the D.O.T to my way of thinking is at fault, no effort was put into the manning of so called specialized vessels. I really think that it is still only a money making opportunity between the oil companies and the shipowners. That same vessel my friend the Ch.Eng (now deceased) did go back and join, on the way out to rig they had an E.R. fire caused by oil in the bilges and broken lamps, the company would not have the bilges pumped ashore or broken glasses repaired. The Chief set of the C02 system, and ship limped back into Lerwick on one engine. He was told by Supt. if he took blame they would give him a good reference. It was fortuanate that I was again employed so managed to take him with me on my vessel. My point is dont be fooled by these gestures made by various companies and oil companies re. safety. The biggest safety factor is manpower, it is people who save lives, and if you dont have the numbers, all the fancy gear in the world is not going to help them. John Sabourn

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