Observation on an unsafe lift and recommendations for improvements that can be made.
Cargo basket snagged on ships structure during back-load from offshore installation.
2 x Near Miss events involving dropped and potential dropped objects during routine lifting operations offshore
A vessel sustained damage to one of their PV valves for the LFL system during back loading of cargo. This in turn raised concerns around possible lack of containment of hazardous cargoes.
A PSV was carrying out routine deck cargo transfer operations at an offshore installation with the two AB’s on the vessels deck routinely hooking on and off cargo as it was being discharged and back loaded to and
A quayside boatman recently reported concerns with a ‘monkey’s fist’ that had been thrown ashore by an attending vessel during the mooring process. Picture 2 below shows the condition of the ‘monkey’s fist’ when it was initially thrown
During deck cargo operations at an offshore location, a hoisted 10ft container became snagged on the bridle of a backloaded tote tank. A ‘Stop Stop Stop’ was given over the Radio and the Crane Operator immediately stopped hoisting
During chain handling operations on an Anchor Handling Vessel deck; the vessel crew were preparing 76mm chain length for decanting operation onto a Semi‐Submersible MODU. While recovering the chain from the AHV locker the Stbd-Aft tugger wire was
The ‘strop and pin’ method of connecting a bulk hose to a PSV for bulk transfer operations offshore is now becoming the norm and is generally considered to be a safe and easy method of securing a bulk
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