Safety Flash
Positive: Vessel improvements made following a man overboard incident
Positive: Vessel improvements made following a man overboard incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/21
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueLine of FireMarine Operations
- DrowningLearning from incidents
- Personnel transfer
- Competence and trainingFall prevention
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Following a non-fatal fall overboard from a tug, a member reviewed bow transfers and introduced removable handrails and refresher training. Subsequent dry-dock modifications created a larger, obstruction-free embarkation platform with improved fendering and hazard markings. Similar tugs were scheduled for modification as they docked over the following 12–18 months.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A review following a man overboard incident identified improvements to crew transfers across vessel bow areas.
IMCA SF 03/21. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, line of fire, marine operations.