Safety Flash
Wear a life-jacket!! (MAIB)
Wear a life-jacket!! (MAIB)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 22/21
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueMarine OperationsPersonal Protective Equipment
- Cold stressDrowning
- Personal protective equipment
- Competence and trainingEvacuation, escape and rescue
- Commercial fishing
Summary
This safety flash summarises an MAIB inspector’s man overboard experience exercise for the fishing community. It contrasts wave-pool immersion without a lifejacket with improved flotation when wearing one, including correct crotch-strap adjustment. It highlights cold-water incapacitation, ready recovery arrangements, rescue drills and preventing falls overboard.
Classifications: Cold stress; hypothermia.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Commercial fishing.
Summary
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an instructive and useful account of a recent man overboard exercise, which is summarised below for Members
IMCA SF 22/21. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, marine operations, personal protective equipment.