A member reports continued worksite identification errors by divers. This is in spite of a significant reduction in such errors following improved engineering procedures and the application of operational good […]
IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.
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A member reports continued worksite identification errors by divers. This is in spite of a significant reduction in such errors following improved engineering procedures and the application of operational good […]
A member has reported an incident in which a vessel was supplied with a new pilot ladder which did not meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) or International Organization for Standardization […]
A member has reported an incident in which the aft mast of a vessel struck an overbridge and broke, damaging the navigation lights on the mast. The incident took place […]
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have published two reports relating to two vessel collisions which will be of interest to members. Incident 1: Collision between general cargo vessel […]
A member has reported a number of incidents involving vessels working close to fixed platforms. Incident 1: High potential near miss – vessel blackout on approach to platform A DP1 […]
A member has reported a near miss incident in which it was discovered that an emergency fire pump could not be started from the bridge. The discovery was made during […]
A member has reported a near miss incident involving a failed fuel pipe connection. The incident occurred while the vessel was full ahead in transit. Smoke was observed near the […]
A member has reported an incident in which there was a fire in a deep fat fryer. The galley crew were finished in the galley and went for a break […]
The UK Health and Safety Executive (UK HSE) has published two recent news alerts covering prosecutions of companies responsible for someone falling from height. Incident 1 Two companies were fined […]
A member has reported an incident in which a person was struck by a shipyard forklift while returning to the vessel from the yard machine shop. The blow to the […]
The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 01-17 relating to a man overboard fatality. Whilst a vessel was at anchor off the coast, a crewmember that could […]
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Report 1/2017 regarding a fatal fall from height during cargo operations. The Chief Officer on board the UK registered general cargo […]
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