Safety Flash
Crew member stopped unsafe cargo operations
Crew member stopped unsafe cargo operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 33/21
- Control of WorkCrane and RiggingLifting Operations
- Leadership and safety culture
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Lifting accessoriesWire rope
- Contractor managementPre-use checksStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A Second Officer stopped third-party dock-to-vessel cargo lifting after observing an uncoloured wire set and a metal cargo box without valid certification marks. Requested assurance was not provided, so the cargo remained on the quay and was quarantined. The flash highlights stop-work authority, knowledge of colour coding and equipment checks before lifting.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During third-party cargo operations from the dock to the vessel it was noticed that the lift was being conducted using a wire set with no colour code and the cargo/metal box had no valid certification marks
IMCA SF 33/21. Themes: control of work, crane and rigging, lifting operations.