Useful Ideas from the Club's Ships
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| Wetting the ashtrays |
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Recent advertisements in the UK and USA claim that fires from cigarettes cause more deaths than any other kind of fire, and this risk also exists on ships.
The crew on one ship entered with the Club have taken preventative measures by ensuring that all ashtrays in communal areas on board are filled with a small amount of water. This initiative increases the likelihood of cigarettes being properly extinguished when put out in ashtrays. Click on an image to enlarge. | | |
| Gagging the sounding pipe |
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The Club's Good/Bad Practice Poster No.12 explained the dangers of forcing sounding pipes to remain in the open position. Taking note, the crew of one ship put notices by engine room sounding pipes to ensure this practice does not occur on board. Click on an image to enlarge. | | |
| Stowaway Security |
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The two images below show access to a discrete area on board a ship. At least one person could stowaway in the space using this access point, and could easily be missed in a stowaway search. The second of the two images shows a bar put in place by the crew to restrict the size of the opening and prevent access.
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| Reefer Cables |
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The first image below shows how reefer cables have been rigged on one ship: dangerously hung on the securing lugs of a series of doors, including emergency exits. The second image below show how the cables should be neatly coiled and stowed. Click on an image to enlarge.
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| Testing and repairing of twistlocks | Back to top ^^ |
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The crew on board this ship have created a simple repair and checking / testing area for twistlocks, at the after end of the main deck by welding a clamp and corner casting to the bulwark.
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| Use of old pilot ladders | Back to top ^^ |
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The crew on board this ship used the steps of an old pilot ladder to create a non-slip working deck area in front of machinery in the workshop.
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| Non-slip elevated walkways | Back to top ^^ |
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Crew must ensure elevated walkways are made safe as a slip from one is likely to result in severe injuries when compared with a slip on deck.
The image shows how on a Member ship the crew fitted a non-slip fibreglass mesh to the decks for their own safety. Click on the image to enlarge.
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| Numbering the ship's frames | Back to top ^^ |
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The crew of this ship have marked the frame number on the scupper plates every five frame spaces. This is a good initiative which may prove valuable in saving time in identifying any damaged areas in the event of an incident. Click on the image to enlarge.
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| VHF Signal Booster (Steering Flat) | Back to top ^^ |
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The officers on this Member ship decided it would be prudent to install a VHF radio signal booster in the steering flat of the ship so that handheld VHF units can effectively be used in the space in the event of an emergency where emergency steering is required.
Although it is a requirement for ships to have a phone in the steering flat for this purpose, it is common practice for handheld radios to be used by various parties for communication in an emergency. Click on the image to enlarge.
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