In SwedishSAN NEWS 2 2009
Risky jumping ashore with a mooring line
Crewmembers on some coastal tonnage and smaller ships sometimes jump ashore with the mooring line when docking.
– This is extremely dangerous and could end in a disaster, warns Mikael H Andersson, work environment official at the Swedish Transport Agency.
Sometimes there is no mooring guard and sometimes the shipping company does not want to pay extra [...]
Land and sea come closer at Broström’s office
A two-day introduction to the shipping company for all new crewmembers will bring land and sea closer to each other at Broströms.
– I know that it will be appreciated and it is something we should have done a long time ago, says personnel manager Kenneth Thorén.
Job exchange creates a feeling of solidarity
After six months in the office, he feels more a part of the shipping company and he has a greater understanding of how people work on land. Chief mate Martin Carlweitz thinks that more employees should try exchanging jobs.
New shipping company network discusses work environment
Closer cooperation with the Swedish Transport Agency and exchange of experience. This is what the person taking the initiative to start a new network for shipping companies is hoping for.
SAM must be kept alive
On Stena Jutlandica, systematic work environment management (SAM) is part of the overall quality system.
– It makes work easier and decreases the risk of issues falling between two authorities, says Captain Jörgen Lorén.
Financial crisis threatens the work environment
Of course the situation is tough for shipping companies and they have difficult decisions to make. But in bad times they are a little too quick to close the door on investments for personnel, while that door should really be closed last of all. The employees at sea are their most important resource who must be cared for in all situations.
Seamen who are victims of pirates need help
Pirates in the Aden Bay continue to attack sea traffic off the coast of Somalia and reports of new attacks are streaming in. But there is too much focus on transportation, ships and military units in the area and too little attention paid to the victims – seamen.
Building out risks
In SAN NEWS 1 2009 a serious accident was described in which a pilot crushed his leg between the pilot boat and the ship which was to be boarded. After the event, the shipping company has tried to build out the risk.
”Better control rooms must be pushed through with new rules”
Too much focus on technology and too little on the people who work with it. That is a general problem in control rooms, as shown by new research.
Ulf Milberg’s prize-winning trolley makes descaling easier
Thanks to the needle guns being fastened to a specially constructed trolley, able seamen on the Ortviken can now walk upright when they are at descaling surfaces. The simple but ingenious idea was hatched by able seaman Ulf Milberg and one of his colleagues last year.
Interesting observations after fire
To extinguish the fire the ship’s engineer was going to activate the local fire extinguishing system, which covered all engines. However, he was not able to do this before the control room was so filled with smoke that it had to be evacuated.
Poor lookout resulted in fines
A Swedish ferry ran aground some time ago while entering an area of skerries and the case has now been tried in court. A mate, who was occupied with duties other than navigation, was given a fine of about 20,000 SEK, while the lookout was fined about 10,000 SEK.
Devastating mix-up of controls
The inspector realised that something was wrong when the CO2 alarm sounded and was able to leave the machine room in time. The situation could have become fatal since CO2 will exclude oxygen and suffocation may result.
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