Real Life Incident: Limited Experience And Limited Communication Leads To Bad Consequence

Limited experience + limited communication = bad consequence

A ferry was in port loading cars and trucks. Communication between the drivers and the crew members during loading took place visually through hand signals and via hearing with whistles. The crew who were loading wore yellow high-visibility clothing equipped with reflectors, and the deck apprentice, who was not participating in loading, wore an orange vest that was marked ‘Cadet’.

One semi-trailer truck had already been parked in lane C and another one was being directed to reverse in the same...

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