Tag: risk assessment

Marine Safety Investigation (MSI) of Malta issued a simplified investigation report on an accident, that happened during Cielo di Tocopilla, a register bulk carrier, was loading steel products in the port of Ilo, Peru and the whiplash of the mooring rope section struck a bosun on his right leg.

The US Maritime Administration issued an advisory recommending that US-flag commercial vessels avoid entering or loitering near Yemen’s Red Sea ports and that vessels transiting the area exercise special vigilance. US MARAD also warns U.S. flagged commercial vessels transiting the region to conduct a pre-voyage risk assessment.

The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) issued a report, highlighting some of the technical risk elements of ultra large container vessels, in order to raise awareness and discussion on some of the possible problems associated with them - seen from en insurer's perspective.

RINA Services carried out the first independent review and verification of risk management in line with the EU Directive 2013/30/EU in Italy for the oil and gas operator Eni. Eni carried out a first application of the Directive on their fixed offshore platform Angela Angelina, located off the Ravenna coast.

Working on board a ship often exposes seafarers to a variety of work-related accidents and incidents. In most cases, these may have been easily avoided had a proper risk assessment been undertaken. The Shipowners P&I Club has begun a year-long project to assist operators in incorporating a risk assessment ethos into their on board operating procedures.

Transport Malta has issued safety investigation report into the mooring equipment failure and subsequent fatality of a shipyard worker on board the Cyprus registered ro-ro passenger GALAXY in Valletta, Malta on 18 January 2016.

An increasing trend in reported incidents involving aft propeller shaft bearing damages has been observed. DNV GL cites what is suspected to be one of the contributory factors to some of these types of damages, namely operation involving incomplete propeller immersion.

ABS has published Guidance Notes presenting a method for subsea pipeline route determination that combines risk assessment techniques with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology.

The UK MAIB has reported an incident in which an uncontrolled fire broke out in the furnace of a thermal oil heater onboard a passenger/ro-ro cargo ferrywhile approaching port.