IMCA Digest - December 2021
News
- Podcast – What is Competence? Part five
- IMCA celebrates with Brazil’s ‘Friend of the Navy’ award
- Panama Maritime Authority vaccinates Seafarers
- WHO and ILO form Action Group with global transport bodies to protect workers’ rights and ease supply chain congestion
- IMCA urges members to be vigilant against fabricated certificates
- Making Waves – December 2021
- Contribute to our DP Reporting for 2021
- Podcast – Reflecting on COP26
- IMCA publishes Jones Act related Information Note
- IMCA supports UN International Anti-Corruption Day 2021
- WHO travel advice for international traffic in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
- Podcast – Safety Corner November 2021
Published Articles
Safety Events
- Safety Flashes – a review of 2021
- MSF: Crankcase failure
- Oil leakage from cylinder head cover
- Importance of safety by design: acoustic beacon damage in splash zone
- ROV main lift failure
- Failure of 64mm polyester rope in subsea mooring operations
- Crew member stopped unsafe cargo operations
- UHMPE pull-in rope damaged during mooring connection to buoy
- UK HSE: Employee in shipyard killed by falling steel post
- Watch your hands!! person injured while using an angle grinder
- Cyber-security – malicious spoofing and phishing
Publications
No new or updated publications issued during this period.
Information Notes
- Loosening of COBRA Handle Manifold – JFD Guidance Note
- COBRA Pre-use Procedures – JFD Guidance Note
- Summary of 2021 DESIGN Changes for Hyperbaric Rescue Unit (HRU) Life Support Packages (LSP)
- Summary of IMCA D 024 Document Changes 2021
- Summary of IMCA D 018 Document Changes 2021
- One Year Adoption Period for Updated IMCA DESIGN Suite Documents
- Changes to ECM in a Closed Bell and Airway Adjunct Training
- New Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Committee
- Enforcement of the Jones Act and Vessel Crewing Laws
- Digital Certification – New IMCA Certificate Formats