Safety Flash
Crew transfer vessel (CTV) personnel transfers
Crew transfer vessel (CTV) personnel transfers
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/16
- Marine OperationsSimultaneous OperationsWorking at Height
- Loss of station keeping
- Dynamic positioningPersonnel transfer
- Fall protection equipment
- Operating and work proceduresSimultaneous operations coordinationStop-work authority
- Marine industryOffshore wind
- Vessel
Summary
Two offshore wind crew-transfer incidents illustrate hazards from fall-arrest attachment during vessel movement and thruster wash near a dynamically positioned construction vessel. The flash describes a rogue wave during a dark winter transfer, suspension of transfers pending improved conditions, and revised vessel separation and work sequencing arrangements.
Classifications: Loss of station keeping; drive-off; drift-off.
Classifications: Dynamic positioning; DP; DP operations.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore wind; offshore wind energy.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Two incidents highlighted hazards from personnel transfers in poor conditions and close-quarters vessel manoeuvring.
IMCA SF 03/16. Themes: marine operations, simultaneous operations, working at height.