Tag: safety measures

The main reasons behind the topic of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) becoming a serious safety concern are the enormous growth of the AFVs fleet, the potential fire risks of these vehicles and a high uncertainty on the associated fire characteristics, EMSA notes.

Enclosed space accidents have always been a major headache for the shipping industry. Although the industry has taken many precautions, the fatalities keep repeating itself, argues Capt. Zhao, Marine Safety Manager of DASIN Singapore based shipping company.

MOL participated in a tabletop drill in preparation for a serious marine incident, organized by Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The effects of water and other contaminants in fuel systems can be detrimental to the operation of any vessel, USCG warned and issued a Safety Alert with key recommendations.

Following an extreme weather event with a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) conducting well operations in the Gulf of Mexico, USCG and BSEE issued a joint Safety Alert to share lessons learned and highlight to operators the importance of suspending all well operations and crew changes safely when  extreme weather plans are initiated.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of an incident involving the discovery of cracks in the outer shell of second-stage gas coolers on Troll C in October 2021. Breaches of the regulations have been identified, and operator Equinor has now been given an order.

“Safety Insights” includes case studies from industry practitioners exactly as they experience them without relying on the understanding of researchers who try to map the overall situation using multiple interviews, observations and questionnaires.

In the UK, there is an increasing number of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs). Taking this into consideration, the UK MCA published a guide providing details on the impact of OREIs on navigational safety and emergency response.

Whenever a pilot or other person embarks or disembarks from a ship by ladder, they entrust their safety to the pilot transfer arrangements provided by the ship and the pilot boat crew. AMSA has noted with concern that since November 2017 several pilots’ lives have been placed at risk, in six separate incidents where man ropes have parted, or its securing point has failed.

The often-unplanned methane slip as a result from LNG combustion is the main argument of “LNG as a marine fuel” opponents. What does “methane slip” exactly refer to?