Safety Flash
LTI during mooring operations
LTI during mooring operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/19
- Competence and TrainingHand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireVessel and Mooring
- Hand and finger injuriesLine of fire
- Mooring operations
- Mooring lines
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crewman suffered a hairline fracture to his right hand while attempting to stop a rapidly slackening breast line during vessel mooring. The flash identifies misjudgement of the moving line’s force, inadequate qualifications, absence of an officer in charge, unenforced procedures and an unassessed risk.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crewman fractured his hand when he tried to stop a rapidly slackening mooring line.
IMCA SF 20/19. Themes: competence and training, hand and finger injuries, line of fire, vessel and mooring.