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MARITIME-SHIPPING5 MIN READ

Commit to a 15-Minute Port-Call Pre-Mortem

Create a commitment to run a short premortem before a specific risky port call.

Run a 15-minute premortem before an upcoming risky port call. A vessel arrival with tight free time, uncertain berth, critical cargo, permit dependency, or narrow delivery slot. I will run a 15-minute premortem for [vessel/shipment] at [T-24 or exact time]. I will ask: 'It is 48 hours after arrival and this port call failed. What caused it?' I will capture the top three failure paths, assign one owner for each prevention action, and set the next trigger time. In 3 days, check whether the premortem happened, which failure path was named, and whether one prevention action was assigned. A vessel…

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