Tag: safety equipment

The body of the man was found floating at the port of Jakarta, after he fell overboard from a vessel during stevedoring operations. This accident comes in addition to the deaths of two workers within two months and four within the past 15 months at the Hutchison’s terminal, unions say.

When a duty engineer was investigating an engine room leakage, the delivery side plastic hose for one of the dosing pumps suddenly disconnected, causing chemical to spurt out from the hose and into his face and left eye. After undergoing many operations and treatments, the vision in the affected eye remained significantly impaired.

DNV GL announced that IMO has introduced new requirements for the maintenance, examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, relevant for shipyards, suppliers, owners/managers, flag states of all ship types.

RMI Administrator issued a marine advisory to underline the importance of ensuring awareness of the requirements for completing and submitting RMI 'Critical Items Checklist', and ensuring that it accurately reflects the status of the critical items, to avoid unsafe conditions onboard RMI-flagged ships.

There are often no policies, procedures or instructions contained in the safety management system for the use and maintenance of the secondary means of support arrangements and crew have been unable to demonstrate proficiency in the use of these arrangements, AMSA notes.

The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission released its report regarding the fatal fall of a crewmember on the bulk carrier 'New Legend Pearl' back in November 2016, describing what happened and providing safety recommendations.

Pew Charitable Trusts issued an informative infographic revealing that the financial drivers behind illegal fishing can lead to poor safety and labor conditions for vessel crews. When stocks are overfished, fishers’ catch and income are reduced.

On 5 December 2016, the high-speed passenger catamaran Typhoon Clipper and the workboat Alison collided adjacent to Tower Millennium Pier on the River Thames. Alison sank and its two crewmen were rescued out of the water by Typhoon Clipper’s crew soon after the collision.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the development of a mariner safety education tool goggle, which uses virtual reality technology created by Tsumiki Seisaku Co. Ltd. The tool uses VR technology to reenact various training scenarios and work operations, offering a new level of realism and immersion.

UK MCA issued amended guidance note to provide information about the changes made the Radio Regulations , which entered into force on January 1st, 2017 highlighting that the agency does not require the replacement of marine radio equipment installed and used on board. Therefore, it is operators' responsibility to consider, based upon the area of operation, whether an update or replacement of the on-board radio equipment is necessary.