Safety Flash
Incidents relating to hatches and doors
Incidents relating to hatches and doors
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/21
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueHot Work and FireStructural and Asset Integrity
- Falls from heightFire
- Inspection and maintenance
- Fall preventionFire protectionFlood containment and watertight integrityStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Three cases concern a wired-open engine-room fire door, a watertight door left open at sea, and unprotected open wharf hatches. The flash explains the protective purposes of closed doors and reports crew intervention leading to hatch closure and locking, illustrating stop-work authority beyond the vessel.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Flood containment and watertight integrity.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A Member reports a number of incidents relating to hatches and doors, which can be summarised briefly for our instruction here
IMCA SF 19/21. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, hot work and fire, structural and asset integrity.