Tag: Safety at Sea
OneLearn launches lifesaving enclosed spaces course. A maritime training course for safely accessing enclosed spaces on vessels could help save the lives of seafarers entering confined areas with dangerously low oxygen levels, explosive gases or ...
UK Small Fishing Vessel Code enters into force. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels (less than 15 metres length overall) now includes a requirement for fishing boats to ...
Survitec enhances lifeboat inspection solution to deliver savings and flexibilty for ship operators. Leading survival technology provider, Survitec, has relaunched its lifeboat inspection solution underpinned by the company’s novel ‘Hub and Spoke’ network model. Lifeboat ...
DNV verifies Survitec’s new ultrasound method for fire fighting foam tests. Classification society DNV has issued a verification statement allowing global survival technology specialist Survitec to use its game-changing fire foam testing process onboard maritime ...
New Sea Survival Training Unit on the cards for Ireland. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has accepted a business case from Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) for the development of a ...
Funding for vital life-saving training for the Scottish fishing industry welcomed. Seafish secures £140,000 from Scottish Government to continue offering free training. The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer has had a welcome boost ...
Survitec simplifies the ship safety supply chain with new service available at several ports worldwide. Global safety solutions provider Survitec has launched a unique service for the marine industry that provides a streamlined supply chain ...
Fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered from seabed The wreck of sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27 January, has been raised from the seabed by the ...
Industry first as Loch Duart introduces new ‘person overboard’ system’. Rapidly spreading system alerts, drive forward standards for safety at sea. Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart has introduced a new person overboard (POB) system, ensuring ...
New medical guidelines for European fishers. European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Europêche have published new Guidelines on the medical examinations of fishers, paving the way for the harmonisation of standards for health and fitness ...
NFFO Training and Safety Initiative – The NFFO Training Trust, the charity arm of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, has announced that it will be offering grants worth a total of £100,000 to support ...
Nicola Faith to be raised: MAIB Investigation Update. Since locating and identifying Nicola Faith in April, 1.9 nautical miles off Rhos Point, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has gathered and analysed dive survey data ...
Fatal accident on board fishing vessel Olivia Jean. A crew member was struck by moving fishing equipment on the deck of fishing vessel Olivia Jean resulting in fatal crush injuries. Summary: At about 2200 on 28 June ...
Survitec acquires Hansen Protection, strengthening its position as the global leader in survival technology. Survival technology leader Survitec today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hansen Protection, a leading European provider of personal ...
New man overboard prevention campaign launched as data shows 85% of fatalities in the fishing industry involve people ending up in the water. A new campaign on man overboard prevention has launched today in a ...
Flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest. MAIB report on the investigation of the flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest (FR375), 70 miles north-east of Fraserburgh. Summary: On 18 August 2019 ...
Crewsaver locks in lifejacket protection with new cylinder locking system. Building on its leading reputation for increased lifejacket safety and pushing the boundaries in search of excellence for its customers, Survitec brand, Crewsaver, is pleased ...
UK fishers at risk in ‘perfect storm’. Stormier weather will increasingly force fishers to choose between their safety and income, researchers say. Climate change is causing more extreme weather in many locations. Storms will likely ...
Life raft for missing fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered. The life raft for fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27th January, has been recovered. The raft was ...
Britannia P&I supports Sailors’ Society Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign. Britannia P&I is delighted to announce that, as part of its recently launched BSafe initiative, it is supporting Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea awareness campaign. ...
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