IMCA Digest - March 2021
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Here you can find a handy list of all IMCA output – publications, information notes, minutes, news updates, events information and more - to help you catch up, or to identify the issues we’ve been working on that are the most important to you.
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News
- International Chamber of Shipping Guidance on COVID-19 vaccination
- DPO CPD APP Launched by Nautical Institute and IMCA
- Consultation on IMCA’s Code of Practice on Environmental Sustainability
- Publications is the new home for Information Notes and Bulletins
- Making Waves – March 2021
- Industry backs United Nations $5 Billion “Moon-Shot” Programme to Decarbonise Shipping
- A chance to recognise engineering excellence?
- Bypassing Safety Controls remains a top reason for safety incidents or events reported to IMCA
- IMCA’s Asia Pacific and Middle East & India Regional Committees present a webinar focusing on Market, Technical and Regional Updates
- Revision of the Guidelines for GNSS Positioning in the Oil & Gas Industry published by IOGP and IMCA
Published Articles
Safety Events
- Engineer suffered burn injuries in engine room incident
- Case study: Lone watchkeeping grounding at night
- Incorrect measurement and markings on divers umbilical
- Dropped Object – Steel deck plate falls from pipelay tower
- Dropped object during crane operations
- MSF: Air cylinder failure in lifeboat
- Electric shock due to water in electrical equipment
- Tumble dryer fire: lint ignition
- Crane wire parted during offshore operations
- Fatality: person crushed when secured material fell on him
- Vessel hull damage due to quayside contact
- Failure of natural fibre rope in embarkation ladder
- Line of fire: deck tugger wire failure
- Bypassing safety controls – violation of working at height requirements
- Three man overboard fatalities
DP Events
No DP events published during this period.
Publications
- Basic safety training and vessel induction for non-marine personnel working offshore
- Overboard scaffolding operations and their effect on diving safety
- Guidance on mobilisation requirements for offshore survey operations
- Limitations in the use of SCUBA offshore
- Battery packs in pressure housings
- Workboat crew logbook
- Survey personnel logbook
- Record of competence logbook
- Offshore safety adviser’s logbook
- Offshore mariner’s logbook
- Offshore manager’s logbook
- Offshore engineer’s logbook
- Life support technician’s logbook
- Diving technician’s logbook
- Diving supervisor’s logbook
- Diving inspection personnel logbook
- Crane operator’s logbook (for offshore vessels)
- Crane logbook (for offshore vessels)
- Auditor/Inspector’s logbook