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Human error leads to many navigation-related shipping casualties. Such incidents can not only lead to crew death, but also cause significant damage to vessels, cargoes, the environment, and the reputation of companies and the shipping industry. Standard Club is invested in doing our part for the maritime industry in this aspect and we have collaborated with industry bodies in the publication of The Human Element: A Guide to Human Behaviour in the Shipping Industry. In the same vein, Capt Yves Vandenborn, Director of Loss Prevention, has written the foreword for the Nautical Institute’s late...

Mereseini Sokoilagi commissioned as the second female officer in the Fiji Navy Mereseini Sokoilagi commissioned as the second female officer in the Fiji Navy Saturday 13/02/2021 Mereseini Sokoilagi is the first female naval officer to have completed all formal military and midshipmen training. [Image: Republic of Fiji Navy/ Twitter] It was a historic day for the Republic of Fiji Navy with the commissioning of their second female naval officer. Mereseini Sokoilagi is the first female naval officer to have completed all formal military and midshipmen training to the standard required of he...