Safety Flash
Offshore telescopic gangway
Offshore telescopic gangway
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/99
- Marine OperationsPressure SystemsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Mechanical failurePressure systems
- GangwayValve
- Marine industry
Summary
This safety flash relays a UKOOA alert concerning an unplanned disconnection of a marine aluminium telescopic gangway. Investigations identified a potential single-point failure of the joystick pressure-control valve that could expose joysticks rated at 50 bar to substantially higher hydraulic pressure.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
An investigation identified a potential pressure-control valve failure that could overpressure telescopic gangway components.
IMCA SF 04/99. Themes: marine operations, pressure systems, structural and asset integrity.