Prepare the marine incident report for a commercial vessel
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the master's report, the logbook, crew accounts and photographs, fill the incident report fields with the time, position, vessel, people involved, what happened and the immediate response, mark each fact with its source, and flag personal information that must not be included.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the event is a marine incident that must be reported, check every fact against the source records, decide how the account is expressed given any investigation, insurance or litigation exposure, and confirm the report is made within 72 hours of the operator becoming aware.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the master's report, the logbook, crew accounts and photographs, fill the incident report fields with the time, position, vessel, people involved, what happened and the immediate response, mark each fact with its source, and flag personal information that must not be included. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Confirm the time the operator became aware of the incident, because the 72 hours run from then.
- Check each fact in the report against the logbook or other source record.
- Remove personal identification details and images of injured people before submission.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Sources
- AMSA: Incident report (form 19) · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.