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ENTRY INTO
ENCLOSED SPACES:
AN OVERVIEW
Steve Clinch
Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents
GARMULA : Santos, 1974 :
3 Senior Officers lost their lives
VIKING ISLAY
September 2007
SAVA LAKE
JANUARY 2008
SAGA ROSEJune 2008
MAIB Safety Bulletin 2/2008
Issued in wake of Viking Islay, Sava Lake and Saga Rose Accidents
Identified that “Accidents in enclosed /confined spaces continues to be one of the most common causes of work related fatalities on board ships today due to– Complacency leading to lapses of procedure
– Lack of knowledge
– Potentially dangerous spaces not being identified
– Would-be rescuers acting on instinct and emotion rather than knowledge and training”
MAIB SAFETY BULLETIN 2/2008
RECOMMENDATIONS
Ship owners and managers, and industry
bodies and organisations are recommended to:
• Identify and implement measures aimed at
improving the identification of all dangerous
and potentially dangerous spaces and
increasing compliance with the safe working
practices required when working in such
compartments.
• Individually and collectively raise the
awareness of the continuing high incidence of
fatalities of seafarers working in enclosed
spaces.
MAIB SAFETY BULLETIN 2/2008
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is
recommended to:
Co-sponsor with the Maritime Administration of
Vanuatu and other concerned administrations a
submission to the IMO aimed at raising the
awareness of the number of fatalities on ships
which have occurred in enclosed spaces, and
highlighting the need for measures to be identified
which will reduce this unnecessary loss of life, such
as the identification and marking of all potentially
dangerous spaces.
MAIIF PAPER TO IMO
Reported 101 Enclosed Space Accidents between March 1998 and May 2009
93 Fatalities
96 Injuries
Tip of the Ice Berg?
Since May 2009, further 14 accidents resulting in 14 deaths and 9 injuries on MAIB database alone….
MAIIF Statistics 1998 - 2009 : Type and Number of Vessels involved in enclosed entry accidents
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Tim
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Cru
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oat
MAIIF Statistics 1998 - 2009: Location of Accidents
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20
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Hold
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Funn
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Free
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MAIIF Statistics 1998 - 2009: - Causes of Death or Injury
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CMA CGM VILLES DE
MARS
JANUARY 2009
STARLIGHT RAYS
AUGUST 2011
STARLIGHT RAYS
MAIB ISSUED A SAFETY BULLETIN TO FISHING INDUSTRY ABOUT DANGERS OF PETROL DRIVEN SALVAGE PUMPS
MCA RECOMMENDED TO (INTER ALIA)– PROVIDE FISHERMEN WiTH BETTER GUIDANCE
ON THE DANGERS OF ENCLOSED SPACES
– WITH SEAFISH ADJUST SYLLABI OF FIRE FIGHTING AND SAFETY AWARENESS COURSES TO HIGHLIGHT DANGERS OF ENCLOSED SPACES
SUNTIS
(May 2014)
German Flag Cargo
vessel discharging timber
cargo in Goole Docks
2 crew entered forward
main hold access
compartment – collapsed
Chief Officer sees door to
compartment open,
observes crewmen and
enters space – collapsed
SUNTIS
(May 2014)
Alarm raised by third
crewman
Crewman attempts rescue –
dons BA without proper
mouthpiece
2 stevedores also enter
space – 0ne wearing EEBD,
the other without – all 3
suffered severe breathing
difficulties but manage pass
lifting slings around fallen
crew before leaving space
Ambulance paramedics, F&R
and police arrive – O2 levels
in hold measured:
20.9% at access
hatch
10% below main
deck
5-6% at bottom of
ladder
THE
CONSEQUENCES
• 3 Crew,
including the
Chief Officer
died
• 3 others,
including 2
Stevedores
were very lucky
to survive
MAIB SAFETY
BULLETIN:
Issued to Marine
& Ports Industries
Provides
overview of
accident and key
safety lessons
THE MAIN LESSON
NEVER enter a confined space if
safer alternatives for carrying out the
work are available. If entry into an
enclosed space is avoidable, robust
procedures should be put in place
which should include emergency
arrangements. These are often
referred to as “Safe System of Work” or
“Permit to Work”
HOW DO WE PREVENT SUCH
ACCIDENTS ?
PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY ENCLOSED SPACES?– RISK ASSESSMENTS!
INCREASED AWARENESS?– POSTER CAMPAIGNS (MAIIF, MCA, ICHCA)
– TRAINING VIDEOS (VIDEOTEL)
BETTER GUIDANCE?– (IMO RESOLUTION A.1050(27), MGN 423
BETTER TRAINING?– (MNTB, SEAFISH SYLLABI)
COMPULSORY DRILLS?– MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FROM 1st JANUARY 2015
PORTS ???????????
THE MARINE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BRANCH
www.maib.gov.uk