NEW INSTALLATIONS & ARRANGEMENTSONBOARD?
NEW INSTALLATIONS & ARRANGEMENTSONBOARD?
NEW CONTENTFEATURED!NEW CONTENTFEATURED!Test your knowledge at pages 4 & 5.Test your knowledge at pages 4 & 5.
ISSUE 01 FEBRUARY 2020
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MOORING EQUIPMENTMAINTENANCE
MOORING EQUIPMENTMAINTENANCE
MOORING EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Ships shall be provided with arrangements, equipment and fittings of sufficient safe working load to enable the safe conduct of all towing and mooring operations associated with the normal operation of the ship.
AS PER SOLAS II-1/3-8
All rollers should be adequately maintained and inspected at a regular interval to ensure they allow free rotation. If grease points are used, they should be easily accessible.
AS PER MEG 4 §7.2.5,
During a H.EL.M.E.T. assessment onboard a vessel, the P@S Assessor evidenced serious damage on the ship’s mooring rollers. More specifically, the rollers were found rusty and corroded. During the assessment, vital mooring equipment was also found in poor condi-tion. Such condition was highlighted by the Assessor as constituting an unsafe business culture.
The periodical inspection of mooring equipment as per Company’s Policy had not been conducted, as it was recorded, on a regular basis.
Maintenance on the Mooring Equipment was not as per best practice.
The Crew members underestimated the importance of well maintained Mooring Equipment.Safety precautions in regards to mooring operations were not taken.Absence of Safe business Culture was observed.
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This resulted in vessel’s detention by the PSC Inspector few weeks later.
WHAT WENT WRONG?
CASE
Don’t Cure PreventPaSea Circular 10/2019
Check the condition of Mooring Equipment as per Company’s Procedures.Check that the mooring lines’ condition is satisfactory in order for the mooring operation to be conducted in a safe manner.Conduct periodical maintenance as per manufacture's instructions.Report any defect upon identification and apply necessary correction orrectification plan.
Prevention at Sea suggests the following indicative actions undertaken by the Responsible Officer(s);
Note: Mooring equipment that has suffered severe wastage will not perform to the certified standard.
The periodical inspection of mooring equipment as per Company’s Policy had not been conducted, as it was recorded, on a regular basis.
Maintenance on the Mooring Equipment was not as per best practice.
The Crew members underestimated the importance of well maintained Mooring Equipment.
Safety precautions in regards to mooring operations were not taken.
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OUR SOLUTION
REMEMBER: Mooring operations involve risky operations if safety precau-tions are not in place. Understanding the principles of mooring, training on the job, risk assessed procedures and well maintained equipment will ensure that mooring operation is conducted in a safe manner.
BEST PRACTICE
Don’t Cure PreventPaSea Circular 10/2019
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
a. To belay figures of eights.b. To make one full turn around the leading post before belaying figure of eights.c. To make two full turns around the leading post before belaying figure of eights.d. To make three full turns around the leading post before belaying figure of eights.
What is the recommended method of turning up a line on bitts?1.
a. The SWL should be less than the ship design MBL.b. The SWL should be greater than the ship design MBL.c. The SWL should be equal to the ship design MBL.d. The SWL should be equal to or greater than the ship design MBL.
How the SWL of the mooring equipment is calculated in relation to the ship design Minimum Breaking Load (MBL)?
2.
a. 50%b. 90%c. 60%d. 80%
At what % of the ship design MBL should the brakes be tested to prove they render at a load?
4.
Q&A
Split-drum winches should not have more than one layer of mooring line on the tensions section of the drum.Split-drum winches should have three layers of mooring line on the tensions section of the drum.Split-drum winches should have two layers of mooring line on the tensions section of the drum.Split-drum winches should have more than four layers of mooring line on the tensions section of the drum.
How many layers of mooring line should be on the tensions section of the split drum winches?
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE (CONTINUED)
Don’t Cure PreventPaSea Circular 10/2019
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SPOT THE DEFICIENCY
Can you find the deficiency in the photo below?
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS
Q&A1. c (MEG 4, 7.3.2)2. d (MEG 4, 1.4.2)3. a (MEG 4, 6.3.4.1)4. c (MEG 4, 6.4.6.1)
SPOT THE DEFICIENCY
The HMSF mooring line was less than ten turnsin the tension of the split drum.As a general guideline allow for the following:• A minimum of ten turns for steel wire rope and HMSF mooring lines.• A minimum of five to six turns for conventional fibre mooring lines.Ref.: MEG 4, 6.3.3.1
ISSUE 01 FEBRUARY 2020
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