Safety Flashes

Following a refit, sea trials were being conducted on a member’s vessel in preparation for a return to operations. Defects were discovered on the davit tilt arms on both the […]

A member has reported a high potential near miss incident which occurred during the back loading of a crane boom section from an offshore installation. Although no injuries were sustained […]

Members’ attention is drawn to the attached announcement from the United States Coast Guard regarding possible radio frequency interference with vessel communications equipment which may arise from the use of […]

During a recent mobilisation on a member’s vessel, sub-contractors were burning and welding sea fastenings on the main deck. Following a report that flames were coming from the contractors’ acetylene […]

A member has reported that a diver has sustained a serious Sodasorb burn to his wrist. After investigation by the member, the following was found: The spare bell scrubber basket […]

A member has reported an incident in which a person was injured in a fall from a different level. A saturation diver used the transfer under pressure (TUP) access hatch […]

Members’ attention is drawn to the attached announcement from Oil & Gas UK regarding recent developments with personal locator beacons (PLBs) for passengers in helicopters, which states that it has […]

A member has reported an incident in which a clump weight was inadvertently dropped to the seabed. The incident occurred during diving operations when operating a deck mounted tool deployment […]

Members’ attention is drawn to the following safety flash (No. 280) from the US Department of the Interior MMS (Minerals Management Service for the Gulf Coast Offshore continental shelf), regarding […]

Members’ attention is drawn to the attached document (09/12) from the Marine Safety Forum regarding the failure of a lifeboat D-ring.

A member has reported an incident in which an employee sustained an electrical shock whilst re-routing a work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) tether. The ROV and tether management system […]

IMCA has learnt of a fatal incident in which a person was electrocuted. A rig sub-contractor suffered fatal injuries from electrical shock whilst performing a welding operation. A lamp used […]

A member has reported an incident in which a nipple failed on a bolt tensioning jack. A diver was carrying out bolt tensioning on a 24″ pipeline being connected to […]

A member has reported an incident in which a fatality occurred during lifting operations. The incident occurred on a drillship while attempting to land a christmas tree (XT), using one […]

The UK Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) has issued its initial report into the recent Super Puma helicopter accident. Although this report relates to a North Sea incident, the relevant […]

Further to recent helicopter accidents in the UK Offshore Sector, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has stopped the use of passengers’ personal locator beacons (PLBs) when on helicopter flights […]

A member has reported an incident in which there was a fire in the moonpool of a vertical lay system (VLS). A vessel had been involved with the recovery of […]

Members’ attention is drawn to the attached document from the UK P&I Club which is of interest regarding potential accidents that can arise from mooring operations.

A worker was injured after falling over a bundle of hose and electrical cables which he had to walk over in order to reach his working area. As he stepped […]

An ROV pilot technician suffered burns to his hands, face and knee as a result of a fire in a confined space. The pilot technician entered the hub of a […]