Tag: life-saving equipment

USCG issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin regarding the implementation of Out of the Water Survival Craft requirements

The Nautical Institute has issued a Mars Report regarding a fall protection device improperly attached.

Accident onboard during lifeboat recovery from the water after drill

The design of all-weather lifeboats is being reviewed by RNLI with support from Lloyds' Register

AMSA issues Marine Notice The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a Marine Noticealerting the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TIAC). These investigations have highlighted ongoing safety issues related to free-fall lifeboats and identified maintenance issues that the maritime industry should be aware of.The incidentsAquarosa (IMO No. 9506708) - On 1 March 2014, Aquarosas free-fall lifeboat was inadvertently released during a routine maintenance inspection while the ship was en route to Fremantle, Western Australia. One crew member was injured in the incident and it took 5 hours for the crew to recover the lifeboat.Aquarosas Free-fall Lifeboat arrangementDa Dan Xia (IMO No. 9451290) - On 14 April 2014, the wire lifting sling for the ships free-fall lifeboat failed catastrophically during recovery of the lifeboat after a routine launching exercise in Wellington, New Zealand. This resulted in the lifeboat falling several metres into harbour waters. One crew member was injured, and the lifeboat launching davit was rendered unserviceable.Incident analysis AquarosaThe ATSB identified that the Second Engineer accidently activated the lifeboats on-load release mechanism while carrying out a test procedure. When the Second ...

Japan Club: Focus on Fall Preventer Devices

A 4-year project by The School of Marine Science and Technology

Need for close examination and non-destructively tests for possible fractures The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued a Marine Safety Advisory to advise inspectors, masters and owners/ agents that fractures have been identified during routine maintenance on a freefall lifeboat lifting sling ring.It is recommended that the lifting sling arrangement on all freefall lifeboats be closely examined and non-destructively tested for possible fractures.If fractures are found, the lifting sling arrangement should immediately be taken out of service and the defective part renewed.While the capability to retrieve the lifeboat is not available, additional safety measures should be put in place relative to operational readiness and drills and all should be properly recorded in the vessel log books.Source & Image Credit: RMI

The approach to the design of all-weather lifeboats is set for a re-evaluation as part of a major study being led by Newcastle University

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment took an important step on the road to gaining approval for the VIKING LifeCraft