Near collision in deepwater route

摘要

One of our company's VLCCs, laden to limiting draught of 20.75m, was eastbound via the Malacca and Singapore Straits when she was involved in a near-miss incident with a handysize bulker close to the One Fathom Bank beacons marking the deep-water channel.rnOwn ship approached the One Fathom Bank beacons via the recommended southern side of the traffic separation scheme in heavy rain and visibility that at times was less than 500m. The timing of the passage was planned for high water (HW) at the beacons to maximise the available depth of water. During the transit, as per the passage plan, speed was to be reduced to below 12kt to minimise the effect of squat on under-keel clearance.