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According to SOLAS Regulation III/19.3.6, every ship must conduct a rescue drill from an enclosed space at least once every two months. But why is the emphasis placed on rescue from an enclosed space rather than the entry into one?

Companies should review the placement and labelling of fuel quick-closing valves and assess the operation of fire dampers, the Norwegian Maritime Authority highlights in a new safety notice, following a fire on a Norwegian vessel.

Simulated launching of free-fall lifeboats is a training procedure used to practice and familiarize crew members with the deployment and operation of free-fall lifeboats without actually launching the boat into the water. 

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident in which during a routine rescue drill the self-righting frame assembly fell off the Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) into the water, while the FRC was transiting at approximately 15 knots. 

On March 13th, Joe Biden, president of U.S.A., gave approval for Willow Master Development Plan, oil drilling project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), after significantly reducing its size. 

In the worst case scenario of a fire onboard, crew members are required to act as professional firemen in a challenging environment, without any other assistance. Above all, the best fire prevention is a well-trained crew and fire drills aim at experience transfer between the crew in order to become able to recognize potential fire hazards.

Health and Safety Executive summarizes a case where an employee received scalping injuries as her hair became entangled in a pillar drill.

The Marine Safety Forum published a Safety Alert relating to a person who was injured as a result of being suspended in a safety harness during a rescue at height drill.

A security drill is to take place in the Port of Rotterdam and surrounding area in the coming two weeks, in an effort to boost effective response to national threats.

There are a number of factors that need to be considered in order to effectively reduce the risks associated with enclosed spaces, notes Capt. Akshat Arora, Standard Club’s Senior Surveyor of Loss Prevention. Although the regulatory requirements are well laid out, and safety standards should be improving, the increasing trend of enclosed space related casualty statistics highlight the importance of training.