Offshore telescopic gangway
- Safety Flash
- Published on 1 July 1999
- Generated on 6 July 2026
- IMCA SF 04/99
- 1 minute read
We have received the following safety alert from UKOOA – the UK Offshore Operators Association:
“Recent investigations on an unplanned disconnection of a marine aluminium telescopic gangway identified a potential for a single point failure of joystick pressure control valve which could result in 350 bas hydraulic pressure being applied to 50 bar rated joysticks.”
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