Tag: lifeboats

The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident where a newly acquired vessel experienced an uncontrolled lifeboat descent during a drill due to a jammed and improperly stored brake release wire. 

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. 

Lifeboats and rescue boats play a crucial role in emergency situations, and their proper maintenance and inspection are essential for saving lives.

The American P&I Club has issued a guidance that highlights the importance of indepth training, robust familiarity with the specific lifeboat onboard, and rigorous maintenance routines to ensure the safety and reliability of lifeboats.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has issued a Marine Notice to address the issue of lifeboat safety which has been the focus of considerable efforts over several years at the International Maritime Organization.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) focuses on an incident in which a Chief Officer slipped and fell from a pilot ladder onto a lifeboat, suffering minor bruising.

According to Loyd’s Register, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted amendments to the SOLAS Convention, Resolution MSC.81(70) and the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, which come into force on 1 January 2024.

The 107th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 107), 31 May to 9 June 2023, adopted new requirements in order to improve safety, including new mandatory requirements for lifting appliances and anchor handling winches, and new mandatory requirements for ventilation of totally enclosed lifeboats.

Container Ship Safety Forum e.V. (CSSF) released a statement today to call for a reinvention of the lifeboat onboard cargo vessels so safety can be improved.