Tag: Safety Digest

In the latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB focuses on the importance of the weather forecasts for the avoidance of relevant accidents; UK MAIB advises that if severe weather is forecast, all options available should be considered and all relevant precautions should be taken to establish the safety of the crew.

In the latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB focuses on a large cruise vessel entering a narrow river, which resulted to the cruise ship’s stern hit a yacht moored in the navigable channel; UK MAIB recommends that prior to the vessel's entrance, the interested parties should have specifically planned how the vessel would maneuver, to avoid any accidents. 

UK MAIB, in its latest Safety Digest, discusses a CO2 gas release from the engine room’s fixed fire extinguishing system of a roro passenger ferry, highlighting that amongst the possible factors that caused the release was the fact that the service supplier overhauled the cylinder valves, instead of returning them back to the manufacturer and acquire new ones.

In its latest edition of Safety Digest, UK MAIB pays attention to a grounding incident, when a ferry grounded because of high wind conditions; UK MAIB notes that if the skipper had conducted a proper passage plan and was informed of the weather the accident could have been prevented.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB focuses on how a mooring line from a ferry, can easily be tangled in the propeller, without the right communication between the ship personnel and the shore. Based on this accident, MAIB advises to always follow the directions of the safety system and keep in mind that routine operations allow safe practices to be tested.

The UK MAIB, in its latest Safety Digest, describes how a ro-ro passenger ferry's propulsion system stopped out of the blue, discussing what caused the system to fail and how the lack of the crews' training impacted the situation.

In its latest Safety Digest, the UK MAIB describes an accident of a Master's injury onboard a tug, which was caused by miscommunication and not proper sharing of information. The Master fell through a hatchway which was open while contractors were conducting operations. 

In the latest edition of Safety Digest, UK MAIB focuses on a collision, when a crew transfer vessel collided with a wind turbine power, as the pitch control rod on the starboard controllable pitch propeller system was stuck, making the skippers attempts to slow down the vessel unsuccessful. 

In the latest edition of Safety Digest, UK MAIB analyzes the hazards behind grey water exposure and its impact on one's health, discussing  a grey water incident that took part onboard a ro-ro ferry where the crewmembers undertaking the task were taken to the hospital vomiting.

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued its second edition of Safety Digest for 2019, presenting the lessons learned from a variety of marine accidents, highlighting the key factors that cause an accident, from weather conditions to the human error.