Useful Ideas from the Club's Ships
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| High Visibility Fire Hose | Back to top ^^ |
 The photograph above shows a high visibility fire hose being used in the engine room of a UK P&I Club ship. This would prove invaluable in an emergency situation where restricted visibility is a factor, such as a fire. | |
| Foot Operated Push Pad |
 The Club's ship inspectors often report that spring loaded, self closing devices on the engine room sett/serv tanks are found to be lashed or clamped open (ref Good & Bad Practice poster 16, 463kb pdf). On one of our Members' ships the above system is in place. Here, to check the level of the oil in the settling tanks, the seafarer uses his foot to operate a swivelled push pad (coloured green in the above photo). When the foot operated "push pad" is released the spring loaded valve to the tank closes and the push pad returns to the closed position.
(for further ideas covering the same topic click here.) | |
| Master's Whereabouts | Back to top ^^ |
 The photograph above shows a notice posted on the master's cabin door which informs the crew where the master can be located. This is obviously useful for everyday functions and queries but may also prove invaluable in an emergency situation. | |
| Complacency on the mooring deck |
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| When a mooring line parts or the roller flies off the top of a pedestal fairlead they have a tendency to hit a seamen in the vicinity, and the injuries are nearly always fatal. The attached image shows how on one ship entered with the Club, a safety slogan was stencilled on a bulkhead at the mooring station to remind crew of the dangers. See also a proposed MCA Marine Guidance Note and mooring practice posters available free from the MCA. Click the image to enlarge. | | |
| Smoking policy - free matches |
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| It is normal to find strict smoking policies on tankers and other types of ships. The operator of one UK Club ship supplies its tankers with free safety matches, to be used in designated smoking rooms only. The matchboxes are large and too big for crew pockets, so they shouldn't be accidentally taken on deck or in the engine room. Butane cigarette lighters are banned on board and the only matches allowed are those supplied by the company, to be used in smoking areas only. Click the image to enlarge. | | |
| Readiness of the Aldis lamp |
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| It was observed on a Member's ship that the Aldis lamp is always available for immediate use on the bridge. The lamp, battery, and battery charger were contained within a wooden bracket in a corner on the deck of the bridge, by a socket.
The advantages of this are very obvious compared with a bridge where the lamp is stowed away in locker with other kit. Click the image to enlarge. | | |
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