Investigation Report
Safety warning after failure of seat attachment results in ejection of passengers from rigid inflatable boat
Safety warning after failure of seat attachment results in ejection of passengers from rigid inflatable boat
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine OperationsStructural and Asset Integrity
- DrowningMechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenanceMarine operations
- Personal protective equipment
- Functional testingPositive retention and reliable securing
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This bulletin examines seat-pod detachment aboard Time Flies on the Thames, which threw three occupants into the river. Ineffective adhesion and water-softened plywood undermined the attachments. It recommends regular checks of glued and screwed seats and consoles, and describes an incorrectly fitted kill-cord and successful lifejacket operation.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
This document urges RIB owners and operators to ensure checks can be made on their own craft.
Themes: marine operations, structural and asset integrity.