Lessons Learnt: Death of an Engine Rating
13/04/2023
Incidents during lifting operations show a pattern of repeating events, with the UK Club’s work on Incident Prevention showing that an appalling number of these incidents result in life-changing injuries and tragic loss of life
During a third party survey, the surveyor made a request to test the emergency fire pump, what followed resulted in a close call when both the surveyor and chief engineer nearly collapsed due to refrigerant gas
Lessons Learnt: Bunker Spill
18/06/2019
This video focuses on a spillage incident that occurred during a poorly planning bunkering operation, with neglect of the company's SMS procedures.
A fully loaded bulk carrier was proceeding at full sea speed on a south westerly course in the Mediterranean Sea in conditions of heavy weather.
Lessons Learnt: Death of a Bosun
21/06/2018
This video features the Death of a Bosun
Lessons Learnt: Enclosed Space Fatality
05/06/2020
On a loaded bulk carrier, a bulkhead stool void space was due for periodical internal inspection. The C/O instructed the bosun to open the main deck lid to the vertical access trunk and place a small ventilation fan over the opening.
This video focuses on an engineer who fell from a generator platform. The videos feature solutions and thought-provoking preventative strategies to mitigate the risk of accidents like those portrayed happening again.
Lessons Learnt: Mooring Injury
16/04/2020
The animated video depicts a mooring accident that occurred when a bulk carrier was discharging cargo alongside a mineral terminal.
Lessons Learnt: Serious Injury to Pilot
14/08/2020
In this Lessons Learnt video: In preparation for arrival in port the pilot ladder was rigged on the side of the vessel
This is one of a number of accidents notified to the Club relating to the explosive failure of glass fittings, pressure gauge glasses, manometers and light bulbs resulting in serious injuries to crew.
Lessons Learnt: Wet damage to cargo of maize
08/04/2021
During the initial stages of the voyage, the vessel encountered heavy weather, with spray and seas shipped on deck and all hatch covers over a period of 8 days; this video explores how this affected the maize cargo
Lessons Learnt: Burn Injury to Engineer
08/01/2021
When carrying out a routine inspection of the engine room, the first engineer noticed steam leaking from the main steam dump valve gasket