Safety Flash
Marine Safety Forum: Two incidents relating to fast rescue craft
Marine Safety Forum: Two incidents relating to fast rescue craft
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/20
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueInspection and MaintenanceMarine Operations
- DrowningHuman factorsLoss of vessel stabilityMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceMarine operations
- Rescue craftRescue-craft davitValve
- Competence and trainingFunctional testingOperating and work proceduresPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises two fast rescue craft incidents: a capsize after a release cable parted and a misunderstood gesture led to bow-line release, and an emergency lowering failure involving a stuck valve arm. Actions address crew communication, launch procedures, release-mechanism checks, maintenance clarity and functional testing.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Rescue-craft davit; FRC davit; rescue boat davit.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published two recent Safety Alerts relating to Fast Rescue Craft (FRCs). In the first, an FRC capsized during launch. The second covers launching conditions for Fast Rescue Craft.
IMCA SF 10/20. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, inspection and maintenance, marine operations.