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Good practice

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NUMBER 72

It’s your ship and equipment– look after them and they will look after you

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Counterweight riggedcorrectly, externally

✓ All crew aware of operationthrough drills and lecture

✓ Monthly checks as per SMS

BAD PRACTICE

✗ Incorrectly riggedcounterweight

✗ Lack of understanding byship’s staff

✗ Failure of SMS system

Enclosed lifeboat launching

The brake wireshould fall free from theboat when launched and

making way.

Good practice





NUMBER 73


BAD PRACTICE

✗ No signs, meaning no risk assessmentperformed and failure of SMS system

✗ Exits not obvious to someone unfamiliarwith the vessel

✗ Where used, arrows are located in highposition

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Exit signs on exits at low level, for whencrawling under smoke

✓ High-visibility fluorescent strips or arrowsat deck level

✓ Location and use of escape signs placedfrom the point-of-view of someonecrawling in smoke

Low-level escape signs

When placinghigh-visibility strips, keep them

low and ensure they do not guide you pastexits, which should be highlighted

themselves!

Good practice





NUMBER 74


GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Rubber matting laid on deckprotects lashing gear andship’s deck

✓ Working practices assessedand positive action taken

✓ All cargo equipmentmaintained as per SMS

✓ Steel locking pins in goodworking condition andmaintained/replaced

BAD PRACTICE

✗ No care for lashingequipment

✗ No checks for damagedequipment

✗ Insufficient repairs/temporary solutions –a wooden stick in thisexample

✗ Risk of losing containersoverboard

Container lashings

Care of cargosecuring equipment

is important for the safetyof the cargo, ship and

her crew.

Good practice





NUMBER 75


GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Hard hats and otherappropriate PPE worn

✓ Safe practices and riskassessment in operation

✓ Team management andbriefing

Safe working practices

Club analysisshows that the majority of

personal injury claims are causedby crewmembers injuring

themselves.

BAD PRACTICE

✗ No PPE – danger ofpersonal injury or worse

✗ No risk assessmentevident

✗ Poor management andfailure of SMS

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NUMBER 76


BAD PRACTICE

✗ An open door allows fireto spread rapidly

✗ Damage to door whenship is rolling/pitching

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Doors maintained and operating well

✓ Emergency signage as necessary

✓ Door closing automatically will holdback fire

Fire doors

Never allowfire doors to bewedged open.

Good practice





NUMBER 77


GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Reasonably tight chainsoperate effectively with noslippage

✓ Chains off the ground areeasy to inspect andmaintain

✓ Chains safe when noexcessive slack exists

BAD PRACTICE

✗ Slack chain a slip/triphazard

✗ Wear and tear on chain andsteelwork in contact with it

✗ Wear and tear on workinggear due to slippage

✗ Slack chainmay come offchain guides

Hatch opening chains

Chains area hazard both when in motion

and when still. Slack chains pose anincreased danger and should be

taken up.

Good practice





NUMBER 78


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Poor temporary measurein this example

✗ Pin could jam or break

✗ A danger to crew and/orcargo

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Pin maintained and in goodcondition

✓ Correct pin of substantialsize capable of holdingback hatch lids

✓ Safe to operate with handleand locking position

Hatchcover locking pins

A proper pinis required to stop the

hatch lid unintentionally closing anda faulty pin may stop

you closing it!

Good practice





NUMBER 79


BAD PRACTICE

✗ No PPE at all

✗ No risk assessment

✗ Danger to life and poorexample to set others

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Appropriate PPE worn ondeck

✓ Operational proceduresadhered to

✓ Crew trained in cargooperations

✓ Good example set bysenior staff enforcingregulations

Container top safety

Both crew andstevedores should be

stopped when acting witha lack of safety and

common sense.

Good practice





NUMBER 80


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Incorrect and illegal repairmethods and materials

✗ Non-compliant withSOLAS and statutoryinstruments

✗ Ladder in poor conditionand unsafe

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Ladder stowed clear ofdeck, weather and sunlight

✓ Checked monthly asper SMS

✓ Any repairs in accordancewith the MerchantShipping (Pilot Ladders &Hoists) Regulations(statutory instrument)

Pilot ladder care

SOLAS regulationsstate ladder requirements

including repairs.

Good practice





NUMBER 81


BAD PRACTICE

✗ No handle on door in this example

✗ Exit not visible in reduced visibility

✗ Difficult escape for unfamiliar personnel

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ All emergency exits assessed forvisibility and effectiveness

✓ Appropriate reflective signage

✓ All doors functioning correctly andtested monthly as per maintenanceschedule

Engine roomemergency exits

Emergency exitsshould be highly-visible and guide you to

safety in smoke.

Good practice





NUMBER 82


BAD PRACTICE

✗ No evidence of charts andpublications updated

✗ Charts in use notcorrected to-date

✗ Danger to navigation

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Weekly correctionsapplied

✓ Record of updates forcharts and publications

✓ Corrected to date beforeuse

Admiralty corrections

It is a legal obligationto update charts/publications

and maintain records.

Good practice





NUMBER 83


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Relaxed galley standardsshould not be encouraged

✗ Stove should be keptclear, unlike this example

✗ An untidy galley is adanger to galley staff

✗ Fire hazard

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Fire, health and hazardawareness by crew evident

✓ Strict galley inspectionsand recommendations/remedial action

✓ Good stowagearrangement assists inmaintaining a safe galley

Galley fire hazards

It is theresponsibility of allonboard to remedy

hazards.

Good practice





NUMBER 84


BAD PRACTICE

✗ No measures taken to protectpersonnel from open hatch

✗ Cables and rubbish are a trip hazard.Next to the unguarded hatch theypresent a deadly risk

✗ No co-ordination of safety in a busyworking environment

Hatch opening

Every ship shouldestablish procedures to

eliminate risk when any ofher hatches are open.

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Secure railing or bars toprevent a fall

✓ Complying with safetyregulations and reducingrisk of accidents

Good practice





NUMBER 85


GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Hatch maintained and rust-free

✓ Rubber packing kept ingood condition

✓ Distinctive markings showopen/close direction

BAD PRACTICE

✗ Hatch rusting and seizing

✗ Rubber packing in poorcondition

✗ Likelihood of wateringress

Hold access lids

The access hatchneeds to be weathertight as well

as function efficiently as anemergency escape.

Good practice





NUMBER 86


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Use of LSA for workoverboard

✗ Unecessary stress onlife-saving appliances

✗ Wear/tear and damageto LSA

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Code of Safe WorkingPractices for MerchantSeamen observed

✓ Risk assessment and permitto work in place

✓ Correct PPE andsupervision

Working overboard

LSA is exactly thatand should not be used

for work overboard.

Good practice





NUMBER 87


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Knot tied in mooring rope

✗ Shore barge wire splayedas in a splice andincorrect number ofbulldog grips

✗ Lines not safe for mooringoperations

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Correct rope splice onmooring line

✓ Correct fitting of bulldoggrips on wire line fromshore barge

✓ Alterations safe whenmooring line undertension

Third party equipment –moorings

Incorrect but quickmethods may seem practical

in the short term but can be extremelycostly despite being someone

else’s responsibility.

Good practice





NUMBER 88


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Records of tests not maintained

✗ Batteries poorly maintained and showingsigns of leakage and corrosion

✗ Risk of batteries failing when required

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Tested weekly and recorded

✓ Electrolyte levels maintained

✓ Located secure andprotected from the weather

✓ PPE available for testing andhandling batteries

Emergency batteries

As part of the ship’s safetyequipment emergency batteriesmust be checked as per ISM.

Good practice





NUMBER 89


BAD PRACTICE

✗ Label in poor andunreadable condition

✗ Label would be obscuredin the event of a spilloverflowing the save-all

✗ Potential delay inrecognising source of aspill

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Clear labelling in goodcondition

✓ Labels located clear of oilin the event of a spill

✓ Vents colour-coded

Oil tank ventilators

In the event ofa spill, it is importantto be able to identifythe overflowing tank

immediately.

Good practice





NUMBER 90


GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Product data sheetsdisplayed

✓ Protective equipment andeye wash readily available

✓ Organised and securestow

BAD PRACTICE

✗ No protective equipmentor product data sheets

✗ Poor labelling andorganisation of chemicals

✗ Careless stow is a hazard

Chemical storage

All chemicals shouldbe easily identifiable and handling

information available.

Good practice





NUMBER 91


BAD PRACTICE

✗ No torch located next tostarting instructions

✗ Instructions ofinappropriate size, clarityand location

✗ Danger to ship and crewin an emergency

GOOD PRACTICE

✓ Clear instructions bycontrol panel

✓ Written in languages ofship’s crew

✓ Torch located byinstructions

Emergency generatorstarting instructions

Any action toaid a speedy start of the

generator in an emergencyis a good practice.