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.
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.
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.
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.