ladders

Non-compliance with safe working practices leads to fatal fall onboard

The Japan Transport Safety Board issued an investigation report on a crew member fatal fall onboard the cargo ship ‘Erik’, while moored at Kagawa Prefecture in September 2018. The investigation stressed that the crew member was probably working in unstable posture on the ladder and that the company was probably insufficient in monitoring that the crew members clearly understood Ladder guidelines.

The incident

At around 17:26 on 18 September 2018, while the cargo vessel ERIK was moored at the...

https://safety4sea.com/non-compliance-with-safe-working-practices-leads-to-fatal-fall-onboard/

Fatal fall from accommodation ladder attributed to poor safety culture

The Government of Luxembourg’s Administration of Technical Investigations (AET) issued an investigation report on the fatal occupational accident onboard the chemical oil tanker Nabucco on 26 June 2017. The Chief Officer was working alone on the platform of the accommodation ladder, when he fell from the accommodation ladder platform between the vessel and the quay into the water.

The incident

On 26 June 2017, at 19:20, the Nabucco was all fastened and berthed port side alongside Associated...

https://safety4sea.com/fatal-fall-from-accommodation-ladder-attributed-to-poor-safety-culture/

BPA: Shipping needs stronger leadership on safety issues

Following reports of a number of instances where defective pilot ladders were identified on foreign ships visiting British ports and the regular use of dangerously weighted heaving lines by some vessels at UK ports, the British Ports Association (BPA) has called on the international shipping community to face up to these ongoing safety issues.

While UK shipping companies are usually fully compliant with safety rules set by IMO, many UK ports have found that increasing numbers of internationally...

https://safety4sea.com/bpa-shipping-needs-stronger-leadership-on-safety-issues/

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