The UK MAIB analyzed an injury case during trials of marine evacuation system (MES) slides. The investigation highlighted that the MES design concept was to accommodate mass evacuation of passengers wearing normal clothing, but not survival suits.
The incident
A vessel was secured alongside in port undergoing scheduled maintenance. Part of the work included deployment of the marine evacuation system (MES) in the presence of an MCA surveyor, to satisfy a statutory certification requirement. In...
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