TB18 - Helicopter Ops
27/07/2005
The UK Club finds, through its large claims analysis, that the majority of personal injury claims are trip/fall incidents onboard and the major cause is input from the crews themselves. This bulletin highlights a recent incident onboard a Member's vessel, which has left a shipyard worker with severe injuries which he may not recover from.
The case described below highlights the need for shipowners to carry out proper risk assessments so that the master and his officers have guidance on how to devise and execute an appropriate plan with regard to the rescue of a person in the water when weather conditions do not permit the launching of a rescue craft.
424 - 07/05 - Orders under Pilotage
30/06/2005
The Club would like to highlight to Members a case where a ship ran aground on a mud/sand patch just south of Bradleys Head light in the middle of Sydney Harbour. When the ship came to an intended course alteration position in the harbour east of Bradleys Head, the pilot initiated the turn to starboard to round the headland. He firstly ordered 5° starboard rudder and then, when the ship did not respond quickly enough, he increased the order to starboard 10°. The rate of swing increased markedly and so the pilot ordered port 20° to slow the swing. The seaman on the wheel confirmed the order as port 20° and instead applied starboard 20° wheel. Before the consequences of this error could be corrected, the ship ran aground on a mud/sand patch just south of the light on the southern end of the headland.
Alert! 8 - Testing times for the crew
30/06/2005
Highlights Issue 12: 2005
17/06/2005
415 - 05/05 - Fatal Fall in Engine Room
31/05/2005
A recent incident highlights the need for Members to be aware that when shipping plastic scraps, metal scraps and other wastes to China, the shipper must be registered to do so. Without a registration certificate, such cargoes cannot be cleared through Chinese Customs as per import regulations on scrap which came into force 08 May 2004.
416 - 06/05 - Scrap/Waste Imports - China
31/05/2005
A recent incident highlights the need for Members to be aware that when shipping plastic scraps, metal scraps and other wastes to China, the shipper must be registered to do so. Without a registration certificate, such cargoes cannot be cleared through Chinese Customs as per import regulations on scrap which came into force 08 May 2004.
418 - 06/05 - Working Hours - Worldwide
31/05/2005
This bulletin highlights a ship visit aboard a well maintained Member vessel where commercial pressure and minimum manning leading to fatigue made 'an accident waiting to happen'.
419 - 06/05 - Abnormal Waves - Worldwide
31/05/2005
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) recently released a report of an incident where a crewmember died of injuries sustained after being knocked against and over the windlass by an abnormal wave, which broke over the forecastle while the crew were securing the anchors.
Circular 9/05: Investment in Millers
25/05/2005
It is anticipated that the project of deepening and widening the Houston Ship Channel will be completed this month. Information received suggests there is concern about the affects on vessels moored along the channel of the larger vessels that will now be able to transit further up the channel. The charted dimensions of this project are from the entrance area in the Gulf of Mexico to the Shell and Oil Tanking facilities on the Houston Ship Channel in the vicinity of light 142.
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice stating that, effective May 23, 2005, it will impose conditions on entry on vessels arriving from countries that have not instituted effective anti-terrorism measures.