Investigation Report
Lifeboat winch failure during routine drill on passenger cruise ship Arcadia with 1 person injured
Lifeboat winch failure during routine drill on passenger cruise ship Arcadia with 1 person injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueInspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Lifting operations
- LifeboatWinch
- Machine guarding
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
During Arcadia’s routine lifeboat drill at Tenerife, a winch failed because its sprag coupling lubricant was too viscous and differed from the manufacturer’s specification. The lifeboat lowered uncontrollably. Subsequently, a retained hand crank struck an electrical officer’s head when the winch started with its handle cut-out bypassed.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifeboat; survival craft.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.