Lessons Learnt
08/08/2023
Award winning reflective learning animations from the UK P&I club
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
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: Fall in Cargo Hold
16/06/2021
In this lessons learnt video the crew were instructed to clean the vessel's cargo holds in preparation for the next cargo, during the procedure a seaman on top of the staging fell down suffering serious injuries.
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
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
Lessons Learnt: Enclosed Space Fatality
05/06/2020
Learn about the tragic consequences of enclosed space incidents and the importance of proper safety measures to prevent fatalities in the maritime industry.
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: Eye Injury to Fitter
31/01/2020
While a Tanker was lying at a port anchorage waiting to berth, an Engine Room Fitter was instructed to fabricate a steel locking pin
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: 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.
Lessons Learnt: Collision When Overtaking
20/03/2019
A collision occurred between the subject tanker (4,829 GRT) and an overtaking dry cargo ship (93,152 gross tons) in conditions of good weather and visibility on the morning 4-8 watch
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.
Fishing vessels may not always be relied upon to keep a good lookout, manoeuvre as expected or display the correct lights and signals where catching fish may be prioritised over compliance with the COLREGS
Lessons Learnt: Death of a Bosun
21/06/2018
This video features the Death of a Bosun