Real Life Incident: OOW Loses Life After Falling Overboard While Inspecting Light And Smoke Signal

A deck crewmember went to the bridge to make a telephone call with the ship’s internet phone. While walking about on the bridge with the cordless phone, he went to the open outer door on the starboard side bridge wing, where he saw a slipper lying on the grating by the lifebuoy release station.

Real Life Incident: Finger Crushed While Operating Crane Jib

Two crew members were tasked to secure the hose handling crane jib in its cradle support. One crew operated the crane while the other signaled. As the crane jib was lowered, the signaller attempted to manually align the wooden block over the jib cradle support.

RMI: Key similarities of enclosed space entry incidents

In 2019, two seafarers died and two were seriously injured in an enclosed space entry incident on an RMI-registered bulk carrier. With this respect, the RMI reiterated once again the need to maintain vigilance with regards to enclosed space entry and rescue training.

Real Life Incident: Death Due To Fatal Fall From Ladder During Hold Washing

A bulk carrier was underway. The vessel was in ballast and hold washing was scheduled in preparation for taking the next cargo. An officer, bosun, and another deck crew conducted a risk assessment for cargo hold washing operations, as required by the company’s SMS.