Mooring line operational safety
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued Marine Safety Alert 01-11 (attached) regarding the operational safety of mooring lines, which covers recent injuries and fatalities that have occurred during mooring line operations on vessels in US waters.
The safety alert can be downloaded from the USCG’s ‘Homeport’ portal at homeport.uscg.mil/cgi-bin/st/portal/uscg_docs/MyCG/Editorial/20110610/01-11%20Mooring%20Line%20Operation%20Safety.pdf?id=3daf75b965d99c4735f4f31dcbf15549242ffe11
Safety Event
Published: 16 September 2011
Download: IMCA SF 10/11
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