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Different flags but the same rules at Viking Line
Viking Line is implementing a harmonization of environmental work on the company’s ships. Safety rounds will be introduced under the Swedish flag and there will be joint work environment courses and projects. The work is being led by the coordinator for the environment and worker protection, Susanna Airola.
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Functioning quick-closing valves?
Quick-closing valves (QCV) are used, among other functions, to prevent fires by isolating the oil in tankers and preventing oil in the system being distributed and maintaining a fire.
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Unmarked bottle with unknown contents
When the gyro needed to be replaced, an engineer emptied the liquid from the old gyro. The liquid was poured into an empty water bottle and was left, unmarked, on the bridge.
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Suction in lifeboat became hazard
A ship was at anchor and the crew were training with a free-fall lifeboat. After the life boat had been launched and the engine started up, there was a negative pressure and the crew of the boat could not open any of the covers.
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Serious burns
A ship’s engineer started a venturi pump in order to start the fresh water separator.
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Explosion risk with refrigeration containers
There is a risk of explosion with refrigerated containers. Three separate events have occurred: two in Vietnam and one in Brazil, resulting in three deaths. Another accident occurred in the United States, when the refrigerant in a container ignited spontaneously on contact with air.
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Rise in the number of deaths at sea in 2011
In 2011, three people died in the maritime transport sector. The year before the number was zero. Certainly these are low numbers, but there are still good reasons to look into the deaths.
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Lift for safety officers in the EU
The fact that Swedish safety officers are celebrating their centenary has had repercussions at the European level.
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Easier to report
It has now become easier to report occupational injuries, accidents and serious incidents at work.
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Maritime science gains new research subject
In the autumn, the Kalmar Maritime Academy started a more systematic research project on Swedish and international shipping.
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Research on the work environment at sea making headway
As you have probably already noticed, it is a jubilee year for Swedish safety officers. For this reason we are launching SAN News 2012 with the theme of safety officers. And safety officers really deserve to be in the limelight. Out on our ships, there are many dedicated and skilled seafarers who choose to spend their time and commitment creating a better work environment for themselves and their colleagues. One of them is Dennis Berggren, mate with Destination Gotland, whom you can read about in this issue.
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Johan Högdén’s recipe for success: dialogue and cooperation
Johan Högdén is the Bohus boy who dreamed of becoming a politician but went to sea instead. He now works with safety and work environment issues at Transatlantic and he does not regret his choice of profession.
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Ships sinking by quayside
Every year there are a number of vessels, often small ships, that sink while moored at berth.
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Lifeboat problems in Insjö/ForeSea
A search in the maritime industry’s accident and incident reporting system Insjö/ForeSea shows that there have been 32 incidents in which the words ”dävert” or ”davit” appears.
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Fault in the triggering device in life jackets
CM Hammar, which produces life-saving equipment, issued a product warning in September 2011 regarding inflatable life jackets manufactured before 2006.
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Seafarers with their lives on the line
In the middle of November this year 195 seafarers were being held hostage by Somali pirates. How many people will be forced to spend Christmas aboard their hijacked ships remains to be seen, but the statistics are dismal.
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Major challenges for the Navy
Attitudes, management and updating of an aging fleet are all areas that the Navy needs to work with. Mikael Wendel, head of the Military Maritime Safety Inspectorate, explains.
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False or unintentional alarms followed up
Electronic equipment can sometimes cause problems, especially if it includes an alarm function. Last summer the Transport Agency received a request via Stockholm Radio/Sea Assistance from a boat owner who heard a distress alarm on his VHF.
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Unreliable controls constitute a risk
A recurring problem on power driven vessels is faulty machine control or engine control. Problems often occur during manoeuvres because the control gear is not working properly.
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Cuts in personnel is a risk
- Traffic watch on a Ro-Ro ferry
- Signalman on a dry cargo ship
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