Safety Flash
Pilots leaving the vessel in port in an unsafe manner
Pilots leaving the vessel in port in an unsafe manner
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 31/20
- Control of WorkLine of FireMarine OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Slips, trips and falls
- Mooring operationsPersonnel transfer
- GangwayPersonal protective equipment
- Operating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Two incidents involving pilots leaving unstable gangways before they rested on the jetty resulted in a medical treatment case and a near miss. The flash recommends completing mooring before disembarkation, ensuring the gangway lies flat with crew attending, communicating delays, using available shoreside assistance where possible and wearing lifejackets.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Pilots jumped from unstable gangways before berthing was complete, causing one treatment case and one near miss.
IMCA SF 31/20. Themes: control of work, line of fire, marine operations, slips, trips and falls.