Safety Flash
MSF: Daughter craft man overboard incident
MSF: Daughter craft man overboard incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/15
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueMarine OperationsPersonal Protective Equipment
- DrowningHuman factors
- Marine operations
- Fall protection equipment
- Safety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A boatman fell backwards into the water when a daughter craft jerked to starboard during recovery after a drill. He was recovered uninjured. The flash identifies an unsecured safety harness, failure to inform the deck crew, and lowering of the davit wire without confirmation that he was secure.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A boatman fell into the water during daughter-craft recovery after failing to secure his safety harness.
IMCA SF 10/15. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, marine operations, personal protective equipment.