Industry Advice
This page contains links to Reports published by Flag State, Maritime Safety and Accident Investigation Bodies and other newsletters that may be of interest.
The links below show a range of the latest industry reports and newsletters which are available to be downloaded.
ITOPF Technical Information Papers (TIPs)

ITOPF, the world's leading provider of technical advice on oil spill response, has kindly allowed the Club to reproduce a series of 17 highly technical papers on various aspects of oil pollution. These papers, just released, are based on over 40 years experience of dealing with spills on behalf of owners and their insurers and come highly recommended by the Club.
with thanks to : Karen Purnell, Managing Director ITOPF
www.itopf.com
Alert!

Alert! is the international maritime human element bulletin - A Nautical Institute project sponsored by Lloyd's Register. The bulletins are designed to promote awareness and interest in the management of the human issues in all areas of the maritime industry.
Alert! 27 (861 kB)
Alert! 26 (1.2 MB)
Alert! 25 (611 kB)
Alert24 (0.9 MB)
Alert23 (839 kB)
Alert22 (1.0 MB)
Alert21 (2.3 MB)
Alert20 (1.8 MB)
Alert19 (1.5 MB)
Alert18 (1.4 MB)
Alert17 (1.2 MB)
Alert16 (1.2 MB)
Alert15 (1.4 MB)
Alert14 (1.9 MB)
Alert13 (1.4 MB)
Alert12 (1.5 MB)
Alert! 11 (1.1 MB)
Alert10 (1.1 MB)
Alert! 9 (1.2 MB)
Alert8 (846 kB)
Alert7 (2.2 MB)
Alert6 (407 kB)
Alert 5 (741 kB)
Alert! 4 (1.5 MB)
Alert 3 (791 kB)
Alert 2 (460 kB)
Alert 1 (1.0 MB)
Mariners Alerting and Reporting Scheme (MARS)

The Mariners' Alerting and Reporting Scheme is a confidential reporting system run by The Nautical Institute to allow full reporting of Accidents (and Near Misses) without fear of litigation. MARS reports are available to download below and can also be accessed through the Nautical Institute website.
MARS 235 - May 2012 (394 kB)
MARS 234 - April 2012 (282 kB)
MARS 233 - March 2012 (278 kB)
MARS 232 - February 2012 (429 kB)
MARS 231 - January 2012 (342 kB)
MARS 230 - December 2011 (325 kB)
MARS 229 - November 2011 (434 kB)
MARS 228 - October 2011 (396 kB)
MARS 227 - September 2011 (334 kB)
MARS 226 - August 2011 (239 kB)
MARS 225 - July 2011 (845 kB)
MARS 224 - June 2011 (367 kB)
MARS 223 - May 2011 (1.4 MB)
MARS 222 - April 2011 (744 kB)
MARS 221 - March 2011 (464 kB)
MARS 220 - February 2011 (429 kB)
MARS 219 - January 2011 (243 kB)
MARS 218 - December 2010 (231 kB)
MARS 217 - November 2010 (294 kB)
MARS216 (307 kB)
MARS215 (1.6 MB)
MARS214 (251 kB)
MARS213 (310 kB)
MARS212 (309 kB)
MARS211 (254 kB)
MARS210 (275 kB)
MARS209 (244 kB)
MARS208 (595 kB)
MARS207 (1.1 MB)
MARS206 (1.3 MB)
MARS205 (0.9 MB)
MARS204 (1.0 MB)
MARS203 (832 kB)
MARS202 (846 kB)
MARS201 (1.0 MB)
MARS200 (604 kB)
MARS199 (227 kB)
MARS189 (295 kB)
MARS190 (189 kB)
Mars191 (195 kB)
MARS192 (140 kB)
MARS193 (230 kB)
MARS194 (215 kB)
MARS195 (203 kB)
MARS 196 (224 kB)
MARS197 (337 kB)
MARS198 (111 kB)
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
The MAIB publishes a range of digests, flyers and annual reports on its website. These documents provide useful information to shipowners and seafarers. Links to each section can be found below.
Safety Digests - Several digests are issued throughout each year, summarising lessons learned from incidents from the period. Safety Digests for all years are available from the MAIB website.
Annual Reports - Click Here to visit the MAIB Annual Reports download page.
Safety Flyers - The MAIB also produces a range of safety flyers which provide a good overall summary of recent incidents and provide useful lessons in how to avoid accidents.
CHIRP
CHIRP publishes 4 quarterly FEEDBACK newsletters containing a selection of reports (given the reporter's consent) combined with CHIRPs response, in order to make a wider audience aware of situations. All CHIRP newsletters can be downloaded by clicking on this link.
Featured Report
The MAIB recently released a flyer following an incident onboard a ship where a shoreside fell from a ladder and died. You can download the flyer here.
