Lessons learned: Extreme caution advised during swing rope transfers
BSEE informs of an incident where personnel transfers using swing ropes and baskets present a considerable risk for offshore workers, to provide lessons learned.
Read moreBSEE informs of an incident where personnel transfers using swing ropes and baskets present a considerable risk for offshore workers, to provide lessons learned.
Read moreAs the Nautical Institute reports, a vessel underwent a routine firefighting equipment survey. All equipment was fully inspected, and any faults or non-conformities were apparently rectified.
Read moreA recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, an AHTS vessel made a close approach to the mooring lines for an offshore rig, to provide lessons learned.
Read moreAs the Nautical Institute reports, the deck crew of a bulk carrier were undertaking hold cleaning while at sea in ballast. Based on the completed risk assessment, the PPE required for the job included a safety harness with lifeline.
Read moreAs the Nautical Institute reports, a loaded VLCC was underway. The vessel’s weather routing service was forecasting waves with a significant height of more than six metres. The vessel’s speed was slowed to between five and six knots to reduce the chances of shipping seas on deck.
Read moreAs the Nautical Institute reports, in the early morning hours, a car carrier departed port in a partially loaded condition.
Read moreAs the Nautical Institute reports, an LNG vessel had completed loading and preparations for departure were underway.
Read moreThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an investigation report regarding a fire on aboard scrap metal barge last May.
Read moreBSEE informs of an incident where a third-party contract operator sandblasting on an offshore facility in the Gulf of Mexico was injured when a temporary air dryer used for sandblasting operations recoiled and broke the safety cable, to provide lessons learned.
Read moreA recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a vessel was set up alongside a barge in preparation for the subsea deployment of a 16″ (40cm) spool, to provide lessons learned.
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