Post by vgp on May 24, 2008 11:08:09 GMT 12
apologies in advance if this has already been posted:
News Video:
www.tv3.co.nz/VideoBrowseAll/NationalVideo/tabid/309/articleID/56996/cat/41/Default.aspx#video
British Navy says ours is 'sloppy and unsafe'
Fri, 23 May 2008 10:13p.m.
The multi-role vessel Canterbury and frigate Te Mana are tonight at the centre of a British Navy investigation that slams the standard of seamanship in our Navy.
Their review was ordered after a 22-year-old Byron Solomon, a sailor on the Canterbury, died during a training exercise.
It says a lack of attention to safety on the Canterbury and Te Mana was “a major concern,” with some crew members showing little thought for their own safety or that of others.
The review found that seamanship manuals were not being followed and there were many unauthorised practices, some of them sloppy and unsafe.
It said there was a lack of safety awareness at all levels, and safety rules should be re-introduced and enforced.
The reviews is the latest piece of bad news for the Navy, and comes after a 3 News investigation into the Canterbury found serious design flaws put the safety of its crew at risk.
A defence ministry report leaked last year said the need to build the ship on time and on budget meant safety checks weren’t carried out correctly.
At the time the Canterbury was launched, some safety processes were 18 months behind schedule and had to be introduced retrospectively.
Defence Minister Phil Goff told 3 News in February this hadn’t compromised ship safety.
“That ship is safe to use in the conditions where it is being utilised now,” Goff said back in February.
But only if the Canterbury’s sailors are trained to operate the ship safely, something the Navy says it is working hard to ensure.
www.tv3.co.nz/News/BritishNavysaysoursissloppyandunsafe/tabid/209/articleID/56996/cat/41/Default.aspx
News Video:
www.tv3.co.nz/VideoBrowseAll/NationalVideo/tabid/309/articleID/56996/cat/41/Default.aspx#video
British Navy says ours is 'sloppy and unsafe'
Fri, 23 May 2008 10:13p.m.
The multi-role vessel Canterbury and frigate Te Mana are tonight at the centre of a British Navy investigation that slams the standard of seamanship in our Navy.
Their review was ordered after a 22-year-old Byron Solomon, a sailor on the Canterbury, died during a training exercise.
It says a lack of attention to safety on the Canterbury and Te Mana was “a major concern,” with some crew members showing little thought for their own safety or that of others.
The review found that seamanship manuals were not being followed and there were many unauthorised practices, some of them sloppy and unsafe.
It said there was a lack of safety awareness at all levels, and safety rules should be re-introduced and enforced.
The reviews is the latest piece of bad news for the Navy, and comes after a 3 News investigation into the Canterbury found serious design flaws put the safety of its crew at risk.
A defence ministry report leaked last year said the need to build the ship on time and on budget meant safety checks weren’t carried out correctly.
At the time the Canterbury was launched, some safety processes were 18 months behind schedule and had to be introduced retrospectively.
Defence Minister Phil Goff told 3 News in February this hadn’t compromised ship safety.
“That ship is safe to use in the conditions where it is being utilised now,” Goff said back in February.
But only if the Canterbury’s sailors are trained to operate the ship safely, something the Navy says it is working hard to ensure.
www.tv3.co.nz/News/BritishNavysaysoursissloppyandunsafe/tabid/209/articleID/56996/cat/41/Default.aspx
Never heard that on before. Is it like the Royal Navy ;D