(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) BIMCO has developed new guidance for seafarers on the safe launching and recovery of lifeboats using fall preventer devices (FPDs), aiming to reduce the number of seafarer fatalities and injuries. The ‘Avoid Lifeboat Accidents’ pamphlet gives clear guidance on how to prevent accidents with lifeboats and rescue boats equipped with on-load release systems.…
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) issued a media release concerning the foundering of the offshore supply vessels Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper while under tow by Maersk Battler in the Bay of Biscay on 21-22 December 2016. The report concluded that the risk analysis focused on various risks in isolation and failed to…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Irish Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport issued a notice providing guidance on the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations on vessels. Dangers and Best Practice Guidance: Due to the continuing use of LPG systems on smaller cargo ships, fishing vessels, pleasure craft and other marine craft, the Irish Maritime Administration…
(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) IMO has agreed new guidelines developed by shipowner organisations to tackle the problem of lifeboat accidents. Proposals put forward by Intertanko and others to IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) should reduce the risks faced by seafarers during lifeboat drills. In fairly quick succession, MSC’s 97th meeting in November last year, followed by the…
(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The déjà vu collision of the guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain with an oil tanker near Singapore was the Navy’s fourth serious incident in the western Pacific this year, and mirrored a similar disaster in June that claimed the lives of seven sailors off the coast of Japan. In January, the USS Antietam ran aground near Yokosuka, Japan, where the U.S.…
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Annual Report for 2016 highlighting the work of the branch during the year and includes: PART 1: 2016 OVERVIEW PART 2: INVESTIGATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS PART 3: STATISTICS In 2016 1 190 accidents (casualties and incidents) to UK vessels or in UK coastal waters were reported…
The US Coast Guard posted a compilation of its safety alerts issued from 1996 to date (downloadable). These can be accessed from USCG website, by clicking here The above link is expected to change in the near future, so it is advisable that interested parties download the Safety Alerts as soon as possible. Source: USCG…
