Lessons Learnt: Serious eye injury to fitter
20/07/2017
Whilst the vessel was at anchor waiting to berth, one of the engine room fitters was instructed by the Chief Engineer to fabricate a set of locking pins for the anchor cable stoppers. It was planned that the work would take place in the engine room workshop and involve the use of an angle grinder for which the fitter had the choice of an electrical or pneumatically powered tool.
The subject vessel was berthed on a NNE heading, port side to an exposed quay for cargo discharge operations. In the early morning, the wind was observed to increase in strength from the NW. The Master ordered the crew to deploy additional mooring ropes, with the final arrangement reported to be 4 head/stern lines, 2 breast lines and 2 spring lines forward and aft.
Linda Wright, claims executive at UK P&I Club advises on what to do when death occurs at sea.
The UK P&I Club was recently invited to take part in a seminar for the officers of Members TMS Bulkers Ltd. Senior Loss Prevention Advisor Captain Anuj Velankar represented the Club, taking part in talks and interactive workshops.
Hong Kong will introduce their own regulation to require vessels plying Hong Kong waters to use cleaner fuel from January 2019 to complement the efforts under the PRC's Ministry of Transport's action plan for the Hong Kong, Macau and PRD (Pearl River Delta).
A shipyard pipe fitter was tasked with disassembling a section of steam piping in the engine room. He was not expected to read the repair specification for the job but instead he was to receive general repair guidance from his foreman, who did have a copy of the repair specification.
A regular Crew Health team review of seafarer medical statistics found the main cause of crew failing the medical was active Hepatitis B - an immunisable and preventable illness.
1133 - 07/17 - Use of Flexi tanks
06/07/2017
Following a number of queries from Members the Club issues the below advice in the use of Flexi Tanks. The advice has been written in collaboration with ICHCA's International Safety Panel.
Risk Focus: Consolidated 2017
06/07/2017
With its team of risk assessors, the UK Club is in a unique position to gather data and target areas of risk onboard ships.
The Club had recently been notified of claims involving our Members' vessels running into fishing farms anchored at the vicinity around the entrance of Lanshan Port.
Bodily Injury News- Summer 17 edition
29/06/2017
Welcome to this summer edition of Bodily Injury News that reports on some of the latest legal and practical developments observed by our Bodily Injury Team in the US.
Mental health affects crew of all ages, nationalities and ranks. A recent analysis of crew mental health revealed anxiety, social isolation, pressure of work and disturbed sleep can affect crew, all of which can negatively influence their mental health.
Round Table discussion on Crew Welfare
26/06/2017
UK P&I Club recently partnered with Fairplay Events to host a Round Table discussion on Crew Welfare organised by Safety at Sea magazine and focussing on Mental Health.
1131 - 06/17 - PSC CIC Navigation
19/06/2017
The MoUs of Paris and Tokyo will carry out a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Navigational Safety from September to November 2017.
China launches CIC for ageing bulk carriers
19/06/2017
The China Maritime Safety Administration (China MSA) announced the launch of a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) focusing on large bulk carriers of more than 10,000 gross tonnage (GT).
Burn injury to engineer
12/06/2017
Vessel Type: Tanker
Seminars for Japanese Members- Manila
08/06/2017
The UK Club is grateful to have been invited to contribute to the senior officers seminar for Members' Misuga Kaiun which was recently held in Manila. Capt Anuj Velankar and Hironobu Bekku represented the Club at the seminar.
UK Club sponsorship of CHIRP
08/06/2017
UK Club has, together with TT Club, recently agreed to sponsor
Signum Services Cyber Fraud Prosecution
02/06/2017
In May 2015 Signum Services were requested to investigate an internet based payment diversion fraud concerning a ship owner who had been duped into paying a large sum of money into a fraudster's bank account in Birmingham.