Safety Alerts
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CO2 Firefighting Systems
A valuable lesson learned from an MSF member relating to maintenance of a safety critical system.
Finger Injury During Drills & Exercises
Severe injury to a crew members hand during vessel drills and exercises.
Manual Handling Injury During Bulk Hose Operations
Vessel crew member injured during manual handling of bulk hose at an offshore installation
Unsafe Cargo Transfer Using Pallets
2 x incidents reported by a MSF member involving loading of cargo using pallets
Mooring Line Dragged Overboard During Port Approach
A combination of mooring practices and weather conditions led to a mooring line being dragged overboard on vessels approach to port with a risk of entanglement in propulsion units.
Man Overboard Incident
High potential incident with a crew member during mooring operations
Whip Checks on Bulk Hoses – Update
Follow up to safety alert 19-11 “Whip Checks on Bulk Hoses” stressing correct usage
Contact Between Vessel in Standby & Offshore Installation
Contact between offshore support vessel and offshore installation
High Levels of H2S Detected in Bilge Tank
Dangerously high levels of Hydrogen Sulphide detected during a routine transfer of bilge water on a members vessel.
Foreign Object in Eye
Seafarer hospitalised to remove foreign object from eye after insufficient assessment of safety eyewear requirement
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