Safety Flash
Anchor handling on deck
Anchor handling on deck
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/00
- Lifting OperationsLine of FireMarine Operations
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Anchor handling
- Wire rope
- Exclusion zonesOperating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A deck crew member suffered serious injury when a tugger wire parted and whipped during anchor handling. Slack in the pennant wire allowed excess anchor movement over the stern roller. The flash identifies good practice covering pennant tension, regular rigging checks, toolbox talks, approved procedures and safe crew positioning.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Anchor handling; anchor deployment.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A tugger wire parted while an anchor was manoeuvred across deck, reinforcing tension control, rigging checks and personnel exclusion.
IMCA SF 07/00. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire, marine operations.