Safety Flash
Watertight doors and hatches routinely left open at sea
Watertight doors and hatches routinely left open at sea
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/12
- Marine OperationsStructural and Asset IntegrityVessel and Mooring
- Structural and asset integrity
- Marine operations
- Flood containment and watertight integrity
- Marine industry
Summary
This IMCA safety flash relays NOPSEMA’s report of several instances in which designated watertight doors were routinely left open despite being required to remain closed at sea. It directs readers to NOPSEMA Safety Alert 51 for further information, without providing individual incident details.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Flood containment and watertight integrity.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
Watertight doors and hatches were routinely left open despite the risk of progressive flooding at sea.
IMCA SF 03/12. Themes: marine operations, structural and asset integrity, vessel and mooring.