Tag: life-saving equipment

When someone collapses due to a cardiac arrest, treating the patient immediately with CPR and using an AED can save their life.

Previous IMO Martitime Safety Committees decided to amend the LSA Code and the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances. The Hong Kong Marine Department has issued a notice to inform about these amendments which will enter into force on 1 January 2026.

USCG has issued a Safety Alert to raise awareness of potential hazards with insufficiently inspected compressed air cylinders used in lifeboat self-contained air support systems for fireprotected lifeboats.

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. 

In the latest UK MAIB Safety Digest, a case that involved a training vessel comes to highlight that lifejackets save lives and that cold water shock can cause physical reactions that increase the risk of drowning.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) draws attention to the importance of regular maintenance of float-free Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) to ensure they function properly in an emergency, especially after two years of use.

RINA and lifesaving appliance manufacturer Survival Systems International (SSI) collaborate to ensure the safety of life-saving appliances.

As part of its latest safety flashes for January, IMCA summarized a case where a lithium battery exploded burning the ship's lifejackets.

AMSA has amended Exemption 06 to provide the domestic commercial vessel (DCV) industry with greater flexibility to temporarily operate if a liferaft is being serviced, repaired or replaced. 

While recovering the starboard accommodation ladder onboard a Hong Kong-flagged general cargo ship, a deck officer fell overboard from the last few steps of the ladder and was later found dead. Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident.