Safety Flash
Bow thruster room flooded during fresh water transfer operation
Bow thruster room flooded during fresh water transfer operation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 31/17
- Control of WorkEmergency ResponseMachinery and Equipment
- Vessel flooding and foundering
- Fluid transfer
- Process pipework and pipelinesStorage tanks
- Emergency responseOperational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Fresh-water transfer flooded a vessel’s bow thruster room through an unclosed sounding pipe after a cadet changed the tank filling sequence. The flash identifies inadequate risk assessment, absent crew discussion, neglected bilge alarm and failure to follow the emergency plan, with lessons on watch-keeping, handover and trainee supervision.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Though these two incidents do not pertain to the marine environment, the underlying issues involved – traffic management and separation, planning and safe systems of work, risk assessment, work at height etc. – are of relevance and interest to IMCA members.
IMCA SF 31/17. Themes: control of work, emergency response, machinery and equipment.