Tag: lessons learned

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which, a member conducting management visits to vessels discovered three separate cases where “Bosun’s Chairs” or similar support structures for working at height activities related to painting and repair works, had been fabricated by crew from wooden boards and ropes. 

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which two workers removed grating panels at height on a horizontal lay system, in order to gain access to lift points for further removal of a lateral walkway section.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a research ship was unloading in port following its arrival from overseas and its crew had made a plan to offload a 20ft open-top container, which was filled with various pieces of equipment.

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from a fatal fall from height accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered container carrier (the vessel) at the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador during cargo operations.

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from a fatal accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier during the painting of the inside of cargo hold hatch coaming when she was en route from Imbituba, Brazil to Barra dos Coqueiros.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which work was stopped during the practical evaluation portion of rigger training in an onshore industry.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which a smoke detector was activated, to provide lessons learned. 

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, on a dark, blustery winter’s morning a harbour ferry was leaving its overnight berth, where it had been secured using fixed length, double-eyed mooring ropes.

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which, during a voyage, a 20ft container loaded with cargo installed with lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The cargo had been mis-declared as non-DG (dangerous goods). 

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a stevedore was fortunate to escape with a fractured leg after being run over by a forklift truck on the stern ramp of a ro-ro ferry.