Safety Flash
Stored energy near miss: Person nearly hit by equipment caught during light daughtercraft operations
Stored energy near miss: Person nearly hit by equipment caught during light daughtercraft operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 26/17
- Competence and TrainingDivingLine of FireMarine Operations
- Human factorsLine of fire
- Diving operationsMooring operations
- Mooring linesOperator displays and control interfaces
- Competence and trainingOperating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A stand-by diver narrowly avoided a block and tackle projected when a mooring line caught a deployed rescue davit on a light daughtercraft. The flash examines hurried transit preparations, restricted monitoring and procedural gaps, and records revised departure hold points, operating checklists and practical familiarisation requirements.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A stand-by diver on a light daughtercraft (LDC) was nearly hit by a flying block and tackle, which was thrown towards him by an unplanned release of tension during mooring operations
IMCA SF 26/17. Themes: competence and training, diving, line of fire, marine operations.