What happened? During diving operations to clean a riser with a HP water jet type Cavitek, a diver cut his leg (thigh) with the water jet. The incident occurred whilst […]
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Safety Events
Diver’s worksite identification errors
A member reports continued worksite identification errors by divers. This is in spite of a significant reduction in such errors following improved engineering procedures and the application of operational good […]
Diving bell TUP O-ring seal damage
What happened During the locking on of the diving bell to the saturation system on a DSV, difficulty was encountered in closing the locking clamp. After a few attempts, the […]
Lost time injury (LTI): DMA toppled over, injuring a diver
What happened? A DMA* toppled over, trapping a diver on the seabed and causing an injury to his leg. The incident occurred whilst a diving support vessel (DSV) was working […]
Serious finger injury: procedures during engine maintenance
A member has reported an incident in which an engineer suffered a serious finger injury during planned engine maintenance. The incident occurred alongside during overhaul of a main engine in […]
Eye injury: Crewman got something in his eye when removing his PPE
A member has reported an incident in which a seafarer had to receive medical treatment due to a foreign object getting in his eye. The incident occurred when the injured […]
Lost time injury (LTI): leg injured while dealing with vent flaps
A member has reported an incident in which a crew member suffered a serious leg injury whilst closing ventilation flaps. Two crewmen, one an AB, the other a more inexperienced […]
Pilot ladder requirements
A member has reported an incident in which a vessel was supplied with a new pilot ladder which did not meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) or International Organization for Standardization […]
Step change: cargo operations offshore causing damage
UK Step Change in Safety has published a safety alert regarding a number of incidents which have taken place during cargo operations offshore causing damage to vessels, the cargo, and/or […]
Vessel mast struck bridge – equipment damage
A member has reported an incident in which the aft mast of a vessel struck an overbridge and broke, damaging the navigation lights on the mast. The incident took place […]
MAIB: Two recent vessel collisions
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have published two reports relating to two vessel collisions which will be of interest to members. Incident 1: Collision between general cargo vessel […]
Vessel activities near platforms – two incidents
A member has reported a number of incidents involving vessels working close to fixed platforms. Incident 1: High potential near miss – vessel blackout on approach to platform A DP1 […]
Near miss: Emergency fire pump could not be started from the bridge
A member has reported a near miss incident in which it was discovered that an emergency fire pump could not be started from the bridge. The discovery was made during […]
Near miss: Fire hazard from engine room equipment failure
A member has reported a near miss incident relating to a fire hazard in a separator room. During routine planned maintenance and testing of a main engine lube oil purifier […]
Near miss: Fire hazard arising from failed fuel pipe connection
A member has reported a near miss incident involving a failed fuel pipe connection. The incident occurred while the vessel was full ahead in transit. Smoke was observed near the […]
Fire in the deep fat fryer
A member has reported an incident in which there was a fire in a deep fat fryer. The galley crew were finished in the galley and went for a break […]
Bailout cylinder and pillar valve compatibility failure
A member has reported a near miss incident in which there were failures of pillar valves. The incident occurred during visual inspection of bailout cylinders, when it was identified that […]
Near-miss: Suspected high levels of CO₂ in diver breathing gas
A member has reported an incident where there was an elevated level of COâ‚‚ in the divers reclaim breathing gas during saturation diving operations. A dive team was performing diving […]
Clarification from NOPSEMA: Quality assurance of diving system audits
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) of Australia published Safety Alert 63 regarding the quality assurance of diving system audits. This was passed on to IMCA […]
Two falls – one from a telehandler in a shipyard – failure to think through risks
The UK Health and Safety Executive (UK HSE) has published two recent news alerts covering prosecutions of companies responsible for someone falling from height. Incident 1 Two companies were fined […]
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