Safety Flashes 2002

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/02	Aluminium fresh water tanks: Near collapse due to serious corrosion Lacerated wound and fracture of the knee Dangers of battery charging Drugs tampering Ikaros MOB MkII smoke/light units (model 345105)	Jan 2002
IMCA SF 02/02	Helideck operations Incorrectly supplied diving equipment Near-miss incident involving insecure load	Feb 2002
IMCA SF 03/02	Guidewire anchor failure Caution advised on cellphone use due to ignition fears Explosion of hose-ball valve assembly Improper use of lifting equipment	Apr 2002
IMCA SF 04/02	DSI air helmets - Leakage of water into regulator	Jun 2002
IMCA SF 05/02	Failure of lifeboat lowering mechanism Warning signs not respected Faulty bevel machine trolley Lifting operation incident Corrosion pitting on bailout cylinder Toxic gas emission from transponder	Jul 2002
IMCA SF 06/02	Dynamic positioning (DP) vessel blackout	Jul 2002
IMCA SF 07/02	Power management system dynamic positioning (DP) incident	Jul 2002
IMCA SF 08/02	Update on 'DSI Air Helmets - Leakage of Water into Regulator'	Jul 2002
IMCA SF 09/02	Failure of bail-out regulator Loss of a vessel	Sep 2002
IMCA SF 10/02	Pipe stacking fatality Dangers from insecure crane loads Securing of office equipment on vessels Near-miss: Broken high pressure oxygen fitting	Oct 2002
IMCA SF 11/02	Failure during lift bag operations Fatality during lifting operations Filter failure in diver gas reclaims boosters EPIRB antenna failures Saturn engine safety notice	Dec 2002

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