Routine maintenance on a fuel oil pump for the auxiliary boiler was scheduled while the vessel was at anchor. A toolbox meeting was held to discuss the work and the risks and the appropriate permits to work were checked, including cold work and pressure pipeline work permits. The Second Engineer was to be the work supervisor.
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During a regular crew inspection of lifesaving and other equipment it was found that both pilot ladders had sustained damage on the side and on the top part of the manilla side ropes.
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Three tugs were assigned to assist an ultra-large container ship to its berth at a terminal. Tug A, which was allocated the role of stern tug, was a five-year old vessel that had been very recently delivered to the harbour fleet.
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A tanker was berthed and discharging cargo when carbon shoot particles were observed on the sea side of the vessel. It was quickly identified that the shoot particles were coming from the overboard discharge of the Inert Gas Generator (IGG) scrubber.
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A loaded bulk carrier arrived at an anchorage off a busy port. Once at anchor, the plan was to use the ship’s cranes to discharge the cargo of scrap steel into self-propelled lightering barges made fast alongside both sides.
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A vessel was at anchor near a port. As part of regular maintenance checks, a member of the engine room crew went into the funnel space to verify whether the funnel flaps were working.
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During a recent marine search and rescue incident, a survivor was drifting in the water holding an activated 9 GHz (X-band radar) Search and Rescue Transponder (SART).
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