Investigation Report
Failure to engage locking pin during lifeboat drill on bulk carrier Galateia with 3 people injured
Failure to engage locking pin during lifeboat drill on bulk carrier Galateia with 3 people injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Competence and TrainingEvacuation, Escape and RescueMachinery and Equipment
- Human factors
- Lifting operationsMarine operations
- LifeboatLifting accessories
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresPositive retention and reliable securingRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Investigation of a lifeboat drill accident aboard Galateia at Seaforth Docks, Liverpool. Both release hooks opened with the locking pin absent from its locking position, and the boat fell about 19 metres, injuring three crewmen. The report examines familiarisation, unclear instructions and mechanism visibility, recommending operating guidance and release-mechanism instruction.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Lifeboat; survival craft.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: competence and training, evacuation, escape and rescue, machinery and equipment.