Tag: lessons learned

In its January issue of 'Safety Flashes', IMCA describes an injury case of an AB after falling into the water during mooring operations. This was a high potential near miss incident which could have been avoided if assistance was requested by the vessel Master from onshore.

During a third party survey, the surveyor requested to test the emergency fire pump, with assistance of the chief engineer. Shortly after descending into the fire pump well, the chief engineer ordered the surveyor to get out and by the time both men reached the deck, they were experiencing symptoms of dizziness, with the chief engineer in a state of near collapse.

In a latest publication by UK P&I Club, Captain David Nichol describes a cargo damage case involving a bulk carrier, as a result from insufficient maintenance of the bilge system valves and the crew's wrong estimation of the ingress alarm system.

In the latest of UK Club's 'Lessons Learned' articles, Captain David Nichol analyzes the collision of a tanker with a yacht while underway, due to insufficient look-out during hours of darkness. Midway through the watch, the OOW permitted the AB to perform cleaning and housekeeping duties, therefore becoming the sole lookout.

UK Club's Capt. David Nichol described a serious leg injury of an AB during un-mooring operations. The AB stood astride a slackened spring rope which suddenly came under tension, striking his leg with considerable force. After being landed ashore, he was hospitalised with a broken thigh bone, requiring almost one year of rehabilitation.

When a duty engineer was investigating an engine room leakage, the delivery side plastic hose for one of the dosing pumps suddenly disconnected, causing chemical to spurt out from the hose and into his face and left eye. After undergoing many operations and treatments, the vision in the affected eye remained significantly impaired.

As the hatch covers were being opened, the officer heard a scream coming from the direction of the port side hatch coaming. He ran to the port side where he found one of the duty A.B.’s bleeding from his right hand. Two fingers were sheared off by the wheel and another damaged finger required surgical amputation in hospital.

While manoeuvring along a river channel, a tanker contacted the jetty, due to lack of control being exercised in the navigation of the vessel. The UK P&I Club provided a description of what happened and important lessons learned to prevent similar cases in the future.

The UK P&I Club informed about an incident of flooding onboard a container ship, causing significant cargo damage, because of corrosion fractures in the ballast tanks. The Club provides a description of what happened and important lessons learned to prevent similar incidents in the future.