Safety Flash
Positive: Master stopped unsafe fuel transfer whilst vessel alongside rig
Positive: Master stopped unsafe fuel transfer whilst vessel alongside rig
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 26/23
- Control of WorkHot Work and FireSimultaneous Operations
- FireLeadership and safety culture
- BunkeringFluid transferHot work
- Safety communicationSimultaneous operations coordinationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Offshore installationVessel
Summary
A supply vessel halted fuel transfer after its watch officer spotted welding on an adjacent semi-submersible rig. The flash highlights prompt bridge intervention, reporting and positive recognition by rig management. It identifies missing communication about hot work despite mandatory confirmation of simultaneous operations through the Safety Zone checklist.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Bunkering; marine refuelling; marine refueling.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Hot work was being conducted in close proximity to a fuel transfer operation
IMCA SF 26/23. Themes: control of work, hot work and fire, simultaneous operations.