Safety Flash
Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) hit protruding scaffolding on a supply vessel
Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) hit protruding scaffolding on a supply vessel
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/24
- Human FactorsMarine Operations
- Human factorsRisk managementVessel collision
- Personnel transfer
- Scaffold
- Risk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crew transfer vessel struck scaffolding protruding from an anchored offshore supply vessel, damaging a railing without injury. The master underestimated the projection and vessel swing, while repeated transfers were treated as routine. The flash calls for a more comprehensive risk assessment addressing protruding objects and continuous swing.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Scaffold; scaffolding.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) came into contact with protruding scaffolding on an OSV.
IMCA SF 05/24. Themes: human factors, marine operations.