Whistleblowing
Two cases of ‘whistle blowing’. A conflict between the Chief Engineer and Third Engineer culminated in the dismissal of the Third Engineer after he was found to be asleep on duty. In a US port, the agent collected the Third Engineer to take him to the local airport. Three hours later however, the Third Engineer returned with the USCG who advised the Captain that the vessel was to be investigated for alleged dumping at sea. All computers, hard drives etc were taken ashore for analysis, the oily water separator dismantled and all garbage bins inspected for paper evidence. The statement from the sacked Engineer stated that….’ I have suspicions but have not actually seen anything…..’. Not proven.
In a second incident, an Engineer cadet told a class surveyor that be believed his Chief Engineer was bypassing the separator but couldn’t prove it. Investigated by class and the Company and not proven.
This Company insists that a copy of every completed page and the current page are sent into the Company with the vessel’s monthly report.
