Rescue Craft & Equipment

Most Recent Rescue Craft & Equipment Alerts

Unsafe Condition – Anomaly During Lifeboat Lowering

Number: 18-02

During lowering of a lifeboat, the davits initially failed to lower due to an indentation in the face of the gripe cam on the forward arm. To complete the lowering the fall wires were tensioned using the manual

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Forward Painter Quick Release

Number: 17-07

Three crew-members were in the FRC (Fast Rescue Craft). During recovery of FRC, the forward painter quick release parted just as the FRC lifted from the water. The FRC then swung to starboard causing the stern to come

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Damage to Fast Rescue Craft

Number: 17-02

Within the last month, a Marine Safety Forum member has reported separate incidents on two of their chartered vessels where limit switches have not operated as expected causing damage to Fast Rescue Craft both (FRC) with obvious potential

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Multiple Injuries and Asset Damage during FRC launch

Number: 15-24

Upon request from the charterer our vessel proceeded to assist in an in-field emergency response situation. While the vessel was underway, the Master requested the Chief Officer to get the FRC prepared; the C/O delegated this task to

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Daughter Craft – Man Overboard Incident

Number: 15-19

An ERRV was on location performing routine duties. The Daughter Craft (DC) had been used for a drill and was in the process of being recovered when the boat man, after attaching the davit wire ‘O’ ring to

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FPD

Number: 15-12

After launching of starboard side lifeboat during hoisting and as it reaches the upper deck, it was noticed that the FPD was not properly secured or attached to the lifeboat.

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