Night Vision Equipment Required by Philippines Govt.

February 16, 2008 by John Konrad

Night Vision USCG Ferries operating in the port of Tagbilaran City, Philippines are being required to use night vision equipment. Five fast ferries have been ordered to suspend night operations until the equipment is installed.

As is typical with most new requirements, an incident is at the root of the change. The port insists that one operator (OceanJet) made a non standard approach resulting in a collision with a unlighted barge. The collision resulted in injuries to 45 passengers.

The Bohol Chronicle article on the incident is HERE.

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This post was written by Richard Rodriguez, Rescue Tug Captain, and US Coast Guard approved instructor for License Training. You can read more of his articles at the BitterEnd of the net.

About John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is licensed to captain the world's largest ships and has sailed from ports around the world. John has built some of the world's most advanced ships and managed billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest marine environments. John is a distinguished alumnus of New York Maritime College.