Case Studies

Just after sunset on a calm evening, a large inbound container ship was approaching the pilot boarding position about a mile NE of the harbour’s breakwater entrance.

At night, a container vessel had discharged all containers and commenced loading outbound containers, including reefer containers. Some hatches were left open after discharge was completed.

A portable gangway was arranged between the main deck and the terminal with the hooked end of the gangway on the ship’s side and the roller end on shore.

A general cargo vessel in ballast was transiting the restricted waterways of a canal in darkness.

During self-discharging of a dry bulk cargo, the engine room rating on watch informed the cargo control room by portable radio that he was proceeding to the conveyor belt tunnels located beneath the cargo holds on his routine rounds.

In preparation for arrival in port, two seamen were assigned to bring out mooring ropes from the forward rope store and coil them on the forecastle deck. During the operation the foot of one of them got trapped and crushed in the windlass gear.

Own vessel, a product tanker in ballast, was moving from anchorage to her designated berth. As she passed the breakwater inwards, a tug was made fast on the port quarter.

While at anchor, the crew was engaged in cleaning and painting the topside ballast tank as part of an ongoing maintenance programme.

On board a passenger ship, a crossover line between the port and starboard ballast/treated black water/grey water tanks passed through an adjacent cofferdam.