What happened? A passenger on a crew transfer vessel (CTV) came very close to falling down an open hatch. The incident occurred after a vessel crew change had been abandoned […]
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Safety Events
High potential near miss: passenger on a CTV narrowly avoided being crushed between vessels
What happened? A passenger on a crew transfer vessel (CTV) climbed over the bulwark during a vessel-to-vessel manoeuvre, but narrowly avoided being crushed. Whilst conducting routine crew transfer duties, a […]
Hazard hunt: fire dampers and fixed firefighting systems
What happened? A member reports four recent Port State Control detentions for its vessels; two of which related to fire safety, fire dampers and fixed firefighting equipment. In one incident, […]
Sparks from funnel caused small fire
What happened? A small fire was detected on the well deck area of a diving support vessel (DSV). This occurred during diving operations whilst the vessel was in DP3 mode. […]
Near miss: potential fire – overheating of oil in deep frying pan
What happened? One of the engine room crew members came into the galley and noticed smoke coming from the oil which was in the deep-frying pan. The engineer, working with […]
Galley safety – rice cooker smouldering
What happened? A rice cooker not being used was either left on or accidentally turned on by someone walking past and activating the controls. No rice or liquid was in […]
Subcontractor ROV control room damaged by fire
What happened? An unmanned ROV control room container, located on the deck of accommodation jack-up, caught fire. The fire team extinguished the on-board fire without any injury to personnel. However, […]
LTI: engineer injured following engine room slip/trip
What happened? An engineer was injured when he stepped on a loose deck plate. The incident occurred during a dry dock, when an engineer was walking in the engine room […]
Corrosion: failure of bolts on a cargo barge bollard
What happened? During pipelay operations a cargo barge was moored port side to the pipelay vessel to enable pipe loading. Mooring lines were secured to the cargo barge’s bow, stern […]
Product caution notice relating to commercial diving equipment: gas conditioner charges
What happened? JFD has issued a Product Caution Notice to inform you of a potential safety issue with commercial diving equipment manufactured/supplied by JFD. JFD are aware of a potential […]
High potential near miss: dropped object (flood lamp)
What happened? Yard personnel found a flood lamp broken on the ground. It was found to have fallen from a VLS tower that had been in long-term storage for a […]
High potential near miss: dropped line pipe after vacuum lifter failed
What happened? During load out of a 30cm uncoated line pipe onto a transport trailer, the vacuum lifter unit being used to move the pipe lost suction and uncontrollably released […]
Hazard hunt: pilot ladders and gangways
What happened? A member has taken a focus on pilot ladders and gangways, following an incident where a gangway collapsed, causing the death of the pilot. In that particular incident, […]
BSEE: worker injured in fall from height into water
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 343 in which a worker fell 24m into the water. What Happened? The worker was replacing a control […]
LTI: finger injury during work with rotating machinery
What happened? An electrician tried to modify a cable shoe using a pillar drill in the engine room workshop. During initial use of the drilling machine, the electrician secured the […]
Person felt unwell while working in confined space
What happened? A worker felt dizzy and weak while cleaning a mud tank. The tank watchman noticed this and initiated the emergency rescue procedures to recover the person from confined […]
Confined space entry: worker died inside pump room
What happened? The Singapore Tripartite Alliance for Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) have published an alert notification relating to the death of a worker inside a pump room. The incident […]
Confined space fatality on-board the fishing vessel Sunbeam
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into a confined space fatality on-board the fishing vessel at Fraserburgh in the UK, in August 2018. […]
Confined space entry: person overcome by fumes and rendered unconscious
What happened? Three crew members on a vessel were tasked with opening a sewage tank inspection hatch to check the condition of a faulty sensor. The hatch was subsequently removed […]
MSF: Near miss – potential dropped object during cargo operations
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 18-23, in which a 20ft basket was lifted during offshore cargo operations. The bridge team were later informed by the installation […]
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