Tag: life-saving equipment

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.

The US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is collaborating with the US Coast Guard aiming to develop a large capacity-floating device to keep survivors out of the water during mass rescue operations. 

The Republic of the Marshall Islands stressed the importance of properly inspecting and maintaining all immersion suits, following recent cases of defective immersion suits found onboard RMI-flagged vessels. 

In its monthly safety scenario for June, the Swedish Club describes how two crew members were lost after being swept away by a large wave amid heavy weather, as lifebuoys were not in place. 

While the Bosun and an AB were recovering the accommodation ladder on a bulk carrier, heavy weather caused the AB to fall overboard from the lower platform of the ladder. The Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident. 

The US Coast Guard shared equipment manufacturers' guidance to seek approval of pilot ladders and embarkation ladders that meet ISO 799-1:2019 or ISO 5489:2008, respectively, as well as current guidance on embarking and disembarking of pilots.