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Requirements For Reefer Ship Carrying Fishery Products To The EU

7 June 2021

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) outlines the requirements for refrigerated cargo ships carrying frozen fishery products to countries in the European Union (EU) in order to comply with EU regulations.

EU regulation

The EU has several regulations addressing the safety of food, in order to provide a high level of protection of human life and health for EU citizens.

The regulations require that ships flying the flag of non-EU countries, are inspected by the relevant competent authority and appear...

https://mfame.guru/requirements-for-reefer-ship-carrying-fishery-products-to-the-eu/

BMA: Hand injury while attempting to secure crane’s auxiliary block

30 August 2019

The Bahamas Maritime Authority issued a new Safety Alert to inform and share lessons learned on a hand injury of a crewman attempting to secure a crane’s auxiliary block. The Authority concluded that the planning for the work activity was inappropriate and the risks were not appropriately identified.

The incident

On a Bahamas registered pipe laying vessel, the auxiliary block of the main crane was being moved to a location on the deck, where it could be handled for rigging purposes.

The team...

https://safety4sea.com/bma-hand-injury-while-attempting-to-secure-cranes-auxiliary-block/

Crew sustain serious burn injuries on passenger vessel

7 June 2019

The Bahamas Maritime Authority issued a new Safety Alert to inform of an incident involving serious crew injuries onboard a passenger vessel. In this regard, BMA seeks to bring attention to crew members undertaking maintenance of any system under pressure or with potential of exposure to high-temperature liquid/gas.

The incident

A leak was observed in the area around the insulated hot potable water pipe in the Engine room on deck 2.

In the vicinity of the leak, the Hot Potable Water pipeline...

https://safety4sea.com/crew-sustain-serious-burn-injuries-on-passenger-vessel/

Two passengers injured during tender boat transfer

22 March 2019

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) issued a safety alert concerning the safe transfer of passengers during tender boat operations. The publication came following a recent injury incident of two passengers during transfer on a tender boat.

The incident

A Bahamas-flagged passenger vessel was conducting routine passenger transfers back to the ship via the ship’s tender boat, when a large wave rocked the tender boat with such force that two passengers were seriously injured, one of which was thrown...

https://safety4sea.com/two-passengers-injured-during-tender-boat-transfer/