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IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.

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Lacerated finger during rigging operations

A member has reported an incident in which a crewman involved in rigging operations sustained a laceration to one of his fingers. The incident occurred during offshore operations when two […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 04/12

Watertight doors and hatches routinely left open at sea

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority of Australia (NOPSEMA) has published the following Safety Flash regarding several instances where designated watertight doors – which are to be […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/12

Bypassing of storage tanks safety features

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority of Australia (NOPSEMA) published Alert #50 regarding instances where safety features associated with machinery space oil and fuel tanks have been […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/12

Near-miss: supply vessel pulls platform crane overboard

The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Flash 12-08 regarding an incident in which a platform crane was destroyed. During ‘routine’ hoisting activities on board discharging of a 20 […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/12

Lifting post failure on survey equipment

A member has reported an incident in which a lifting post fractured completely, leaving equipment hanging overboard by only a hold-back safety tether and electrical umbilical. The incident occurred during […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/12

Near-miss: 220v cable not isolated during work

A member has reported an incident in which a 220 volt mains cable was left live and exposed in situ during repair works. During the ‘routine’ maintenance task of outfitting […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/12

Snagged cargo carrying unit during offshore discharge

The MSF published Safety Flash 12-07 regarding an incident in which, during a ‘routine’ cargo discharge operation, the corner stacking point on a skip snagged on the top of one […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/12


Major injury suffered in confined space incident

An incident has been brought to IMCA’s attention in which a person suffered severe brain damage as a result of entering a confined space to read a water meter. He […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/12

Near-miss: Serious subsea burning incident

A member has reported an incident in which a saturation diver caused an underwater explosion during subsea burning operations. The incident occurred when the diver was in the process of […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/12

Equipment at height not properly secured

A member has reported an incident in which tools were found inappropriately secured above a pedestrian walkway. A slip-in spade was found tied to a hand rail with a badly […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/12


H₂S leak umbilical laying

A member has reported an incident in which there was a H₂S (Hydrogen Sulphide) leak during umbilical laying operations. A deck-hand and others on deck noticed a smell of rotten […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/12


Lost time incident (LTI): Laceration to finger

A member has reported an incident in which a crewman on a dive support vessel suffered a serious laceration to one of the fingers of his left hand. The incident […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/12

Near-miss: Crane hook block dropped to deck

A member has reported an incident in which a crane winch wire parted and the hook block was dropped to deck. The incident occurred when the crane operator began to […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/12

Biocide incident

The MSF has published the following Safety Flash 11-41 regarding a biocide pollution incident. During the treatment of ships fuel tanks with a biocide chemical an incident in which someone […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 14/11

Leak of oil-based mud from drain valve

The MSF has published the following Safety Flash 11-40 regarding leakage of oil-based mud from a drain valve. This incident had the potential to cause a significant pollution incident and […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 14/11

Poor condition of lifting strops

The MSF has published the following Safety Flash 11-39 regarding lifting strops found in poor condition. Recent audits/inspections have highlighted deficiencies with regards the state of lifting strops which were […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 14/11

Near-miss during anchor line recovery

The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published the following Safety Flash 11-38 regarding a near miss incident during anchor line recovery. A large anchor chain snapped and the inboard end […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 14/11

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