Tag: Monthly Safety Scenario

The Swedish P&I Club published its Monthly Safety Scenario for February 2015 regarding injury due to falling from ladde

Engine failure causes collision

The Swedish P&I Club Monthly Safety Scenario for December 2014 The Swedish P&I Club published its Monthly Safety Scenario for December 2014 regarding injury while climbing onboard .The Swedish Club publishes on a monthly basis a new "Monthly Safety Scenario" (MSS) to assist owners in their efforts of complying with the maritime regulations.The bulk carrier was alongside waiting to preparefor dry-docking. The vessel had cranes with grabs that weigh 10 tonnes and are higher than 4m andare used during the cargo operation. During the daily safety meeting the superintendent informed people that four grabs were to be taken ashore.The chief officer had done a risk assessment of the operation and was monitoring the operation on the vessel. The plan was to land the grabs in the open position onto a trailer on the quay.An AB was operating the crane for lifting thegrabs. On the quay were two cadets, the third officer, two ABs and the vessel's superintendent.The chief officer had instructed the two cadets to only help if specifically needed. The ABs were instructed to remove the wires when the grab wassafely secured on the trailer.The AB operating the crane landed the grabson the trailer in the open position with ...

The Swedish P&I Club Monthly Safety Scenario for November 2014 The Swedish P&I Club published its Monthly Safety Scenario for November 2014 regardingcargo damage caused by excessive heating.The Swedish Club publishes on a monthly basis a new "Monthly Safety Scenario" (MSS) to assist owners in their efforts of complying with the maritime regulations.The bulk carrier was in southeastern Asian port loading bagged parboiled rice. The temperature was over 40oC and the sea temperature was over 30oC. . A surveyor was present during the loading. He tested the rice and the moisture content was precisely on the acceptable limit.During loading it rained a couple of times and the bags which were on a dunnage system got wet as there was no protection against the rain and the stevedores didnt stop loading in time. The surveyor didnt test the bags that had been exposed to rain.The cargo was loaded up almost to the cargohatch cover, so air circulation was limited in thehold. After completing the loading the cargoholds were fumigated with phosphine.The first four days of the voyage the cargoholds were under gas and then the hatch coverswere opened and ventilated as per best practice.The engineers started to heat some of the ...

Serious injury during cargo operation

Collision caused by confusion

Rotten Pilot ladder

The Swedish P&I Club published its Monthly Safety Scenario for June 2014 regarding the danger of partially open hatches

The Swedish P&I Club published its Monthly Safety Scenario for May 2014 regarding an Officer of the Watch who fell asleep while on duty .

The Swedish P&I Club published its Monthly Safety Scenario for April 2014 regarding grounding of a bulker vessel in the Arctic. The Swedish Club publishes on a monthly basis a new "Monthly Safety Scenario" (MSS) to assist owners in their efforts of complying with the above regulations.