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The MAIB is a branch of the UK Department for Transport that investigates marine accidents. It has four teams of experienced accident investigators from fields like navigation, engineering, and fishing. The MAIB's role is to determine accident causes to reduce future risks, without apportioning blame. Accidents must be reported quickly to allow evidence collection before decay. MAIB inspectors then assess each accident and may launch investigations. Findings are published through bulletins, flyers, and a biannual digest to spread safety lessons.
Maib
- 1. MAIB MAIB is a branch of the Department for Transport. The Branch has four teams of experienced accident investigators, each comprising a principal inspector and three inspectors drawn from the nautical, engineering, naval architecture or fishing disciplines. The role of the MAIB is to contribute to safety at sea by determining the causes and circumstances of marine accidents and working with others to reduce the likelihood of such accidents recurring in the future. Accident investigations are conducted solely in the interest of future safety. The Branch does not apportion blame and it does not establish liability, enforce laws or carry out prosecutions. ACCIDENTS: In summary, an accident is an undesired event that has occurred directly by, or in connection with the operation of a ship, that has resulted in: • the loss or abandonment of the ship • death, serious injury, or the loss of a person from a ship • stranding or disabling of a ship • material damage to the ship, another ship or marine structure • and/or serious pollution Accidents, including serious injuries, should be reported to the MAIB by the quickest possible means to enable inspectors to start an investigation before vital evidence decays, is removed or is lost. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER AN ACCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED? Following the notification of an accident, MAIB inspectors gather as much evidence as possible so that a decision can be reached about how to proceed. In very serious cases a safety investigation will begin immediately. For other casualties, it may be necessary to conduct a Preliminary Assessment during which further details are obtained to establish whether or not further investigation is warranted. This decision will usually be made within 2 weeks of the accident, and all involved parties will be informed.
- 2. The MAIB investigation consists of the following • • Field work and initial enquiries Investigation report • Recommendation The findings are spread in the following ways Safety Bulletin From time to time, urgent safety issues and recommendations need to be disseminated quickly to prevent a further similar accident. Such safety messages are promulgated via a Safety Bulletin. Safety Flyer The MAIB also produces safety flyers, which are published at the same time as an investigation report but which highlight the safety lessons specifically to the relevant sectors of the marine community. Safety Digest Twice a year, the MAIB publishes its Safety Digest. This is a free publication, available to all, but produced primarily for the maritime professional. The Safety Digest comprises a collection of short accounts of accidents and incidents but with the identifying details removed to make them anonymous. The articles are written in a concise style designed to highlight the safety issues and lessons learned from each event. All the MAIB's publications can be viewed and downloaded in pdf format from the Branch's website. Printed copies are available free of charge from the Branch. MAIB personnel regularly give presentations at maritime colleges and to maritime related associations, institutes and clubs with the aim of spreading the safety message across the industry and, in particular, to the next generation of seafarers. Legislation governing the reporting of accident to MAIB: MGN 458 When an accident occurs, the master or senior surviving officer must send a report to the Chief Inspector as soon as is practicable following the accident within 24 hrs. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK ships worldwide, and other ships in UK territorial waters.