Safety Flash
Small boat deployment near miss incident
Small boat deployment near miss incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 24/17
- Competence and TrainingEvacuation, Escape and RescueMarine Operations
- Human factors
- Lifting operationsMarine operations
- Fall protection equipmentRescue craftRescue-craft davit
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
During a rescue boat drill, a tied remote-control wire tightened and the electric motor tripped, allowing the boat to descend under gravity. Two crew members remained suspended by fall arrestors; nobody was injured. The flash identifies training and procedural shortcomings and calls for launching instruction, conditional fall-arrestor use and risk-assessment review.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Rescue-craft davit; FRC davit; rescue boat davit.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A vessel was carrying out a monthly rescue boat drill when, as a result of procedures not being followed, there was a sudden and unplanned deployment of the boat into the sea.
IMCA SF 24/17. Themes: competence and training, evacuation, escape and rescue, marine operations.