Investigation Report
Fall from main mast ratlines on commercial sailing vessel Albatros with loss of 1 life
Fall from main mast ratlines on commercial sailing vessel Albatros with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Working at Height
- DrowningFalls from height
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Fall protection equipmentLadder
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of a passenger’s fatal fall from Albatros’s mast ratlines in the Thames Estuary. The precise fall mechanism remained uncertain. Analysis examines unsuitable restraint equipment, inadequate briefing and supervision, defective ratline maintenance and shortcomings in the person-overboard response, with recommendations addressing safety-critical repairs and passenger assistance.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: working at height.