Mr. California

6 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

No, they are not "career enders".  The company is required to have in place a document called the ISM (International Safety Management) code, which must delineate the company's policies and procedures for nearly every phase of company operation, both ashore and onboard.  This document will outline the proper procedures and policies for conducting a docking operation, for every member of the "bridge resource team" (the officers and crew on the bridge), the officers and crew at the mooring stations fore and aft, and the engineering staff.  Yes, there will be an internal investigation of this incident, as required by the ISM, as well as investigations by the USCG (because it was a US port), the Bahamas Maritime Authority, and the classification society all as required under ISM, and part of this investigation will be to determine if the policies and procedures in the ISM need revision.

 

But, if the Captain was found to have followed the published policies and procedures as stated by the company's ISM code, then he cannot be found negligent, and there won't be any disciplinary action taken.  Things happen.  The ISM policies and procedures are written to mitigate as many adverse outcomes as possible, but it is never possible to predict every possible risk or even find an economical way to mitigate a very small percentage risk.

Thanks for your reply. Your perspective is  very informative.

I'm curious as to what, if any.  repercussions, or any disciplinary actions,  from NCL, the captain or any senior officers may face,  because of this incident ? I'm sure they will conduct a full investigation. Should they find fault or negligence...I always understood that they're "career enders".

We love the sea days. There's a certain "calmness and restfulness" that sea days provide. Plenty of things to do, and plenty of reasons to do almost nothing on a sea day.

We've done four transatlantics, just because of the high number of sea days, usually, 7-9 sea days out of 14-15.

CCL did the same thing a few weeks ago. Went from 0.25 to 0.30 per share.

For us...the sea days are the best part of a cruise. We've taken two trans-atlantics so far, with usually seven straight days at sea, just for that reason.

We just enjoy the peacefulness, of not being in port, no excursions to take, no nothing really, just relaxing.

But sea days may not be for you ...so do whatever pleases you most as the old saying goes "whatever floats your boat".