Safety Digest 2/2015 including lessons learned from maritime accidents
The UK MAIB has announced the publication of the second issued for 2015 of its Safety Digest which includes lessons learned from maritime accidents.
This latest edition of the Safety Digest contains 25 articles about mariners who have had a bad day at the office sometimes with tragic consequences. The sole purpose of the Safety Digest is to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
Steve Clinch, Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents states:
” When you are reading the articles, please take time to consider how you might have avoided the problems they describe. Better still, use the opportunity to discuss the articles with your shipmates or colleagues. The safety lessons listed at the end of each article are not necessarily exhaustive, you may identify others, and discussion of such issues is an excellent way of improving safety awareness.”
”I draw your attention to the MAIB Safety Bulletin at Appendix C. Although the accident which prompted the Bulletin related to the use of mooring ropes used mainly by larger commercial vessels, many of the safety lessons are pertinent to all sectors and vessel sizes. Handling of mooring ropes is a task that seafarers do on a routine basis it is also one that regularly leads to serious injury or worse.”
”When you are on mooring stations please ensure you remain vigilant and aware of the potential risks involved when handling ropes under tension. If you are acting in a supervisory role, ensure you are always able to maintain an overview of the task in hand so that risks can be identified and dealt with. Tool Box Talks before any mooring operation are a good way of ensuring that everyone involved has a good understanding of the plan, especially when crew are also empowered to stop operations should the plan begin to go wrong. ”
Please click below to read UK MAIB – Safety Digest 2/2015
