Tag: maintenance

In September 2016, the ro-ro passenger ferry Hebrides was approaching Lochmaddy, Scotland when control of the ferry’s port controllable pitch propeller was lost. The master attempted to control movements, but he was unable to prevent it from running over several mooring pontoons and grounding.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued a marine safety note, informing that 32 engine room or other machinery space flooding incidents have been reported in the past five years, that are not related to a navigational casualty.

Lloyd’s Register announced release of Type Approval Requirements for components within Cyber Enabled Systems on board Ships and Procedure for Network and Network-related devices, enabling smart technology implementation within the marine and offshore industry.

Bureau Veritas has informed that a certification scheme has been introduced in the Netherlands, aiming to ensure a safe working environment and reduce pollution in line with regulatory requirements.

The Nautical Institute issued its Mars report for 2017, where it presents a case of injury of a newly-hired crew member during his first trip, that resulted from lack of experience. The report provides a description of what happened and important lessons learned to prevent similar accidents in the future.

The United States Coast Guard is reminding owners and operators that CO2 system inspection, testing, and maintenance requires thoughtful planning and risk mitigation efforts to prevent serious safety threats and loss of lives.

MOL announced intent to install the "ClassNK CMAXS", a next-generation engine status monitoring system developed by ClassNK, on two newbuilding vessels. The system utilizes sensor data acquired from data logger and VDR to offer diagnoses of onboard machinery and equipment.

In view of the sudden spread of a new ransomware variant, that affected maritime owners and operators, forcing them to shutter operations, ABS suggests that such cases illustrate what can happen to systems, when technology use outruns system understanding.

The completion of maintenance dredging of the Bayport channel was announced to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. The channel will be maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a depth of 48.5 feet mean lower low water, enabling the Bayport Container Terminal to receive 45-foot draft vessels.

The US NTSB published an investigation report, regarding the dive support vessel "Hammerhead", that was discovered partially flooded with an increased aft trim, while moored alongside the pier at the Newport Marine Terminal in Galveston, Texas, March 2016. The vessel was in a layup period with no one on board. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $900,000.