When very serious marine casualties occur, SOLAS requires the flag administrations involved to conduct a safety investigation. Relevant information arising from the investigations should be made available to the IMO in a timely manner so that lessons can be learnt. Although the time between an accident occurring and the report being published is improving – as is the actual number of accidents being investigated and reported – a number of accidents still go unreported. Due to the critical nature of improving the safety and of protecting the environment, the importance of publishing lessons learnt cannot be overstated.
IUMI supports IMO’s work on improving the accident reporting process and timelines and will advocate for timely publication of such reports and their wide circulation.
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