Tag: maintenance

AMSA issued a Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin to highlight that a lack of planned maintenance can have a significant impact on the safety of the vessel, people, and the marine environment.

In a new edition of feedback, CHIRP Maritime contains several reports that involve loss of life to highlight never to relax our vigilance when onboard. One case refers to an incident involving main engine failure that revealed maintenance deficiencies. 

Following a fatal incident involving the release of a carbon dioxide, North P&I Club highlights the importance of ensuring the system is safe before carrying out maintenance.

Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) will evaluate Wärtsilä’s predictive maintenance service as part of a pilot programme, with NYK planning to adopt the programme as part of its fleet. 

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA desribes a case of an injury onboard, involving a crew member who had his hand trapped by a moving belt, during maintenance of an Air Handling Unit (AHU) Humidifier.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB describes a case of small fire on the TV onboard a ferry, which was attributed to an overheated electrical power surge protection unit that had been fitted by the ferry owners to help prevent screen failures.

DMAIB issued an investigation report on the accidental fall of a rescue boat from the oil products tanker TORM MAREN, while off the coast of Guinea, on 1st April 2020. The investigation established that the condition of the wire rope was not recognised as being detrimental to the functioning of the rescue boat system.

Following three incident investigations, Transport Malta issued a notice to draw attention to the dangers of sheathed steel wires onboard ships due to restricted access to the wire rope for a thorough inspection and the possible factors for corrosion in wire ropes. 

Partners of an EU initiative have unveiled a recently assembled full-scale section of a ship’s hull made of composite materials to help reduce energy and maintenance costs.

As much as 40% of maintenance work carried out by FPSO vessel operators is unnecessary, according to latest findings by Lloyd's Register. By reducing these unwarranted manhours, operators could save on average almost £600,000 per asset each year, which is equivalent to £15m over an assets' life.