Safety Flash
MSF: Lost time injury (LTI): Pilot ladder failure
MSF: Lost time injury (LTI): Pilot ladder failure
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/13
- Inspection and MaintenanceMarine OperationsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightMechanical failure
- Personnel transfer
- Ladder
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This safety flash summarises a Marine Safety Forum incident involving simultaneous failure of both pilot-ladder ropes. The pilot fell approximately two metres onto the launch deck and sustained an ankle injury resulting in lost time. The full report is available on request from the Forum.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 13-34, regarding an incident in which both ropes on a ladder parted simultaneously, causing the pilot to fall approximately two metres to the deck of the launch.
IMCA SF 17/13. Themes: inspection and maintenance, marine operations, working at height.