Investigation Report
Person overboard from scallop dredger St Amant with loss of 1 life
Person overboard from scallop dredger St Amant with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Evacuation, Escape and Rescue
- DrowningRegulation and legislationRisk managementSlips, trips and falls
- Fishing operationsInspection and maintenance
- Fall protection equipmentPersonal locator beaconsPersonal protective equipment
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueFall preventionRisk assessment
- Commercial fishing
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of an unwitnessed loss overboard from the scallop dredger St Amant while on passage to fishing grounds. Exact circumstances remained uncertain. The report examines low bulwarks, poor housekeeping, absent toilet facilities, inadequate risk assessments, unused flotation protection, emergency response and weaknesses in survey deficiency follow-up.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Fishing operations.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Personal locator beacons; PLB.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Commercial fishing.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The report examines a fatal person-overboard event involving scallop dredger St Amant.
Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue.