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IMCA Digest - July 2024
Published Articles
Safety Events
- Side scuttle (porthole) knocked out by wave impact
- Dropped object: unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell
- Load lost from lorry on public road – inadequate securing of cargo
- Fast Rescue Boat (FRC) comes close to falling off in a dry dock
- MAIB: LTI – a wedge shattered causing injury
- Loss of pressure to diver’s primary air supply
- Equipment fell on someone’s leg causing injury
- Electric shock after water ingress to switch
- Emergency musters and drills
- Bunker hose damaged during connection
- ROV dropped to seabed
- UK HSE: Service lifts on offshore and onshore wind turbines
- Dropped halogen lamp caused small fire
- MAIB: Man overboard – unguarded opening
- MAIB: A slip into the hold
Publications
- Recommended practice for the examination of steel wire rope through magnetic rope testing (MRT)
- Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for surface orientated (air) diving systems
- Code of practice for the initial and periodic examination, testing and certification of diving plant and equipment
- DESIGN for saturation (bell) diving systems
Information Notes
- Summary of the meeting of the 10th session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III)
- Summary of IMO meetings held during the first half of 2024
- Lessons learned and safety issues identified from the analysis of Marine Safety Investigation Reports submitted to IMO
- IMCA approval of ROV introductory training courses
- Audits with Cause
- IMCA registration of in-water commercial diving training schools
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) progress report
- Outcome of the 108th Session of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108)
- Non-compliance with M190 categorisation and recording of findings