Safety Alerts

Ten most recent alerts

Number: 17-01 Dated: 17/03/2017

Tugger Winch Incident

A Platform Supply Vessel had completed loading operations and the deck crew were securing the cargo for sea with assistance from the tugger winch. The AB who was operating the tugger winch was well experienced and had carried

Number: 16-27 Dated: 07/11/2016

Fuel Spill During in Port Bunkering

While loading fuel in port a Platform Supply Vessel reported having a fuel spill. Upon discovering the spill, the job was immediately stopped and clean up actions initiated. During the morning the vessels crew had been using a

Number: 16-26 Dated: 31/10/2016

Fire in Engine Room

Whilst returning to port from offshore one of our member’s vessels suffered a fire in her engine room. The crew were alerted when 3 sensors on the fire detection system activated setting off the fire alarm and the

Number: 16-25 Dated: 16/10/2016

Injury to Crew Member

A recently qualified Third Engineer was assigned to a member’s vessel, his first trip as a qualified officer. After 5 days on board the 3/E took over watches in the engine room as the sole engine room watch

Number: 16-24 Dated: 12/10/2016

Unsafe Boarding of Vessels

Over the last year one of our members has received a number of reports from their fleet of individuals boarding vessels via means other than the ships gangway.

Number: 16-23 Dated: 10/10/2016

Crewman Fell on External Stairway

Crewman had just completed recovery of the vessels daughter craft (DC) and had informed the Officers in the bridge that the DC had been recovered and stowed safely on-board. He left the bridge and was making his way

Number: 16-22 Dated: 05/10/2016

Unsafe Method of Rope Work Resulted in Severe Hand Injury

A vessel which had been attending an offshore installation had completed operations and had left the 500m zone. The deck crew decided to prepare mooring lines for arrival in port. One of the ABs was spooling a mooring

Number: 16-21 Dated: 04/10/2016

Hit by Mud/Clay During Anchor Handling Operations

During recovery of anchors from the seabed a marine rep was injured after he got a 50 kg lump of mud/clay rolled onto his back as he was checking the Identification number of a shackle. The anchor was

Number: 16-20 Dated: 04/10/2016

Pallet Strop Hook Broke and Hit AB

During maintenance on deck the vessels AB’s discovered a roller on a winch that was stuck. They decided to try to loosen it by the use of the rail crane fitted on the vessel. When the crane driver

Number: 16-19 Dated: 26/09/2016

Dropped Objects Awareness

The issue of dropped objects and potential dropped objects has been a persistent problem within the Oil & Gas industry, 2016 has so far seen a rise in frequency of these reports.

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