Tag: loss prevention

The Skuld P&I Club has issued a loss prevention article regarding loading of logs in New Zealand and Australia

The Skuld P&I Club has posted on its webiste an article referring to when a port is safe when subject to swells.

West of England LP safety posters now available in Chinese

The West of England P&I Club issued a Loss prevention bulletin regarding transfer of personnel between vessels and installations by personnel baskets

West of England publishes new radar best practice LP placards

Monitoring of Self-Heating Coal Cargoes Prior to Loading

The Skuld P&I Club has issued an advisory regarding drug smuggling issues in South America

North P&I Club issues warning The North P&I Club issued a warning for shipowners to check their new ships very carefully before accepting delivery. The North P&I Club says it has become aware of several of instances of poor construction that is potentially dangerous in the newbuilding market.According to Tony Baker, Head of North's Loss Prevention Department, "We have been made aware of instances recently where newly constructed bulk carriers and general cargo ships have been delivered from the shipbuilder with partly completed or poorly constructed ladders in the cargo holds, for example."The Club reports that ships are being delivered with cargo hold access ladders, platforms and their cages constructed and secured to the bulkheads only by tack welds, rather than being fully welded."When subject to a load or any other applied stress, such as vessel movement, the tack welds have failed and resulted in an unsafe access to and from the cargo hold. This introduces a very high risk of injury to crew members, stevedores and any third parties entering or leaving the cargo hold."In addition to accidents North warns that defects can also result in costly delays and port state control problems. While the cost of repairs for ...

The West of England P&I Club has issued new Loss Prevention Safety Alert regarding wire damage and failure of pedestal cargo cranes

The Skuld P&I Club informs operators trading to or from Canada, that new rules have come into force from 1 July 2014 that regulate the reporting of "Marine Occurrences" that happen within the waters of Canada.