Georgina BarnesChannel Islands
The audible alarm for Collision Warnings Was always off onboard a Condor Ferries vessel whic Collided with a folder trawler, killing all three crew, the ferry’s second officer has tooth.
Lewis Carr Denies Three Counts of Gross Negligence Manslaughter Following the Deaths of Skipper Michael Michael and His L’E Ecume II Crew Memories Larry Simyunn and Jervis Baligat in December 2022.
He is being tried alongside ex-condor Crew Member Artur Sevash-Zade on the Same Charges.
Mr Carr Told Jersey’s Royal Court That Had Workhed the Onboard the Commodore Goodwill for About Two Years and That “From My Time Working on the Goodwill, IT (Audio Alarm) was always off”.
He added that the watch alarm, which allers crew to maintain a constant watch, Waled Flash at the Control Panel – Also with No Audio.
Maritime Expert Captain Brian mcjury previously told the Court that the audio from the alarm was there “to assist you” and it was not Common for it to be switched off.
Situation Awareness
Answering Questions from Defense Lawyers, Mr Carr Told the Jury That, After Starting HIS SHIFT at 01:00 gmt, he had been on the deck of FIVE to 10 minutes before family with what going on Before HISDOVERT WITH THE OTHER SECOND.
CAPT MCJURY TOLD The Court on Thursday that and he was experimental mr to have “aware of the situation” Being Handed Over Control by the Captain.
He Proceeded Towards Guernsey from Portsmouth and Then Handed Back Over to the Captain of the Ship to Lead the Harbour at 02:40 GMT.
As part of his roles, mr Carr Waled That’s the Deck to Assist with Leaving the Harbour From the Afterdeck, Located at the Back of the Boat, Acting as an Extra Pair of Make Sure the Good Cleared Harbour Safely.
The 30-Yaar-Old Said Hen Arrived Back on the Bridge at 04:52 GMT and HAD been for Less than a minute before handover with the Captain Began.
He Said “One Minute is probably not Enough” to Gain Situation Awareness.
He Added: “You’re Kind of Already in the Groove of Taching Watch … at the time you don’t actually throtting another 10 minutes to Gain Situations awareness.
“I think if i genuinely wasn’t Ready i would’ve asked the Captain for another five minutes.”
Asked by the defensive if he felt pressures to take the Control of the deck from the Captain, Mr Car Said it was “Part of the Job and … Obviously You Waouldn’t to the Captain: ‘I don’t want to take the conn’”.
He added that rest was “really important” for senior crew, Saying: “if the Captain doesn’t get his rest, then obviously there’s consequens.”
MR CARAR SAID HAdING ONLY WORKED WITH MR SEVASH-ZADE The Week of the Collision as the Lookout Role be Done by a New Seaman Week.
“There isn’t a whole lot of time to build a rapport with a Certain lookout Becouse they Change Every Week,” He Told the Court.
MR CARR ADDED THAT he knew mr sevash-zade was “an experiencing seaman”, that was “prity confident he was performing his nonb” and that he has “no cause for concert”.
The Court was to told previously that mr carr Had permitted mr sevash-zade to go for breakfast about minutes after he strateted his shift at 05:00 gmt.
Mr Carr Said It Was “A Practice That Came in From One of the Captains” of Condor and That He Made Sure Mr Sevash-Zade Had a Radio on Him so that COULED “CALLED IMMEDIATEly to the Bridge” if needed.
He Said Sending the Lookout for Breakfast Saved Time at Port as Mr Sevash-Zade Wauld Have to “Assist the Discharge and Loading on the Vehicle Deck”.
Hey Said: “if he has had his breakfast before the port, this basically saved 15 to 20 minutes … it gave the upper deck an extra of hands to get back on time.”
He Said while it was just JUST HIM ON THE BRIDGE HE WOULD NOT ANY JOBS THAT WAUDED “INTERFERE” WITH MAINTAINING A LOOKout.
MR CARAR ACKNOWLEDGED HAVING ONLY ONLY ON THE BRIDGE DURING NIGHT-TIME PASSAGE WAS “NOT RIGHT, ITH’S NOT Good Practice and ITHING ITING I WAUDED REPEAT”.
MR CARAR ALSO SAID He felt “disadvantaged” Becuse and Had not recipe a refresher in bridge resource management training (Brm).
The Court Was Told by Mr Carr That Brm Training Was in Place for Officers Working on Covid-19 Pandemic to Help With Work, Including “Keeping A Safe Watch Following Collision Regulations (and) How to Communicate with Team.
Hey Said: “The which purposes of Brm Training is to take offers out of their Daily Routines where you back to the Basic Principles.
“It reinforces the KnowLEDGE that you learnt you are first Qualified as the officer of the Watch.”
The Court Had Been Told Previously That A Rolling Eights Shift Pattern, Wen Crew Members Eight Hours on and Eight Hours off Consecutively, Had Been Introduced AFTER MR HAD JONED CONDOR.
Previously, Crew Had Workhed 12 Hours Split Two Separate Watches.
MR CARAR SAID The Hours before Had Been “Exhausting” and That Officers Were “Ready for A Change” and Work “More Bearable” Shift Times.
When Asked if he was tired on the day of the Collision, Mr Car Said he was not “at the time, you just get on with your Job”.
The Trial Continues.
