Safety Flash
Bail-out whip failures
Bail-out whip failures
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/10
- DivingInspection and MaintenancePressure Systems
- Mechanical failurePressure systems
- Diving operationsInspection and maintenance
- Hose
- Pre-use checks
Summary
Reports failures of diver bail-out high-pressure contents whips near swage fittings. The member had not established the exact cause, while manufacturer investigations identified bending or crimping damage. Describes batch quarantine, planned alternative-design replacement and interim measures covering hose inspection, bend restriction and avoidance of loads on whips and fittings.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Summary
Diver bailout-gauge hoses failed after damage from bending or crimping, prompting quarantine, inspection and replacement measures.
IMCA SF 01/10. Themes: diving, inspection and maintenance, pressure systems.