Atvik seafarers - a reporting system for marine incidents

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ATVIK seafarers was developed in 2017 by the insurance company VÍS in cooperation with the Marine Accident Prevention School, the Marine Accident Investigation Committee and several of the larger commercial operators at VÍS.

The purpose of the incident reporting program was to help fishing operators gain a better overview of incidents on board their fishing vessels that affect safety in the working environment and work-place accidents of seafarers.

The objective of the system was to increase safety in the working environment of seafarers and reduce the number of accidents on board fishing vessels at VÍS.

In 2020, the Icelandic Transport Authority approached VÍS about ATVIK seafarers being accessible to all operators in Iceland, as it had demonstrated its usefulness in insurance operations at VÍS.

On Marine Day in 2021, VÍS decided to donate Atvik seafarers to the Icelandic Transport Accident Investigation Board for its ownership and operation. It was a gift from VÍS to Icelandic seafarers for the good of the community. The handover was made aboard the school ship Sæbjörg at the Marine Accident Prevention School.

This led to considerable preparations to place the ATVIK seafarers in a new operational environment as well as the development of an interactive dashboard that gives operators an overview of all incidents and accidents that should be used immediately to identify priorities in seafarer prevention. Likewise, accidents involving seafarers could be reported electronically from the system to the Icelandic Transport Accident Investigation Board.

A new ATVIK seafarers was launched in October 2022, which is accessible to all operators for use and free of charge. Likewise, seamen and smaller fishing operators can report accidents to seafarers electronically through the program on the website of the Icelandic Transport Accident Investigation Board. There is a single, common database on incidents and accidents at sea which will produce unique statistics to facilitate all analytical work in order to contribute to a data-driven preventive approach to maritime safety.