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Annual Digest 2016

Table of Contents

1. PERSONAL SAFETY 7

Article. 01 Disregard of Basic Safety Standards Onboard a Vehicle Carrier 7
Article. 02 Possible entry into enclosed spaces without full precautions 7
Article. 03 ‘Don’t Get Wet Feet’ – Embarkation and disembarkation risks 8
Article. 04 Safely moored? 8
Article. 05 Unsafe Vessel 10

Article. 06 Uncontrolled release of a blocked pipe 10
Article. 07 Who can undertake Resuscitation? 11
Article. 08 Safety Equipment –Working outboard 11
Article. 09 Advisory Board Insight: A step away from the ‘snap-back zone’ 12

2. GENERAL SAFETY 15

Article. 10 MARPOL – Regulation versus safety culture 15
Article. 11 Thorough inspections reveal hazardous occurrences 15
Article. 12 Short sharp lessons 16
Article. 13 Flash Fire – Welding and painting 16
Article. 14 Correspondence: fire down below 17

Article. 15 An unattended galley range; risk of fire 18
Article. 16 Misuse of VHF radio communications and the COLREGS 18
Article. 17 Obstruction of emergency doors and hatches 19
Article. 18 Heard it all before … 19
Article. 19 Handling and stowage of gas cylinders 20

Article. 20 Weighted monkey fist on heaving line 21

3. COLREGS – TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES 23

Article. 21 The Perils in Traffic Separation Schemes (TSSs) 23
Article. 22 Crossing in a TSS 25
Article. 23 The Perils in Traffic Separation Schemes (TSSs) 26
Article. 24 A Potential Close Quarters Situation in the Approaches to the
Cape Roca TSS 27
Article. 25 Close Encounter Crossing a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) 27
Article. 26 Advisory Board Insight: Crossing Traffic Separation Scheme
(TSS) Best Practice 29

4. COLREGS AND NAVIGATION – VARIOUS 33
Article. 27 Overtaking 33

Article. 28 A Crossing Situation – Collision Avoidance 33
Article. 29 A Very Near Miss Between a Yacht and a Merchant Ship 35
Article. 30 Collision Due to Dragging Anchor 36

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