Accident Files

The constantly high number of deaths resulting from entry into enclosed spaces on board is of increasing concern to maritime authorities. Often these fatalities occur because basic procedures, such as permit to work systems, have not been followed. Far too often they are the result of ignorance and complacency.

The first in a new series based on real case studies, Accident Files: Entry into Enclosed Spaces sets out to explore the main reasons why so many seafarers lose their lives in tragic circumstances. Captain Timothy Crowch, a former commercial airline pilot who now works with organisations around the world in the development of safety management systems, presents the programme, which highlights the need to comply with legislation such as the code for the Carriage of Bulk Cargoes, the IMDG Code, and the Merchant Shipping Act. The need for an effective safety management system on board - a requirement under The ISM Code - is also underlined.

This programme stresses the need for shared responsibility. Ship owners and operators must not only design and implement effective procedures that are relevant to actual shipboard operations, but they must also make sure that training is thorough and similarly effective. Using powerful dramatic elements, this programme recreates the deaths of five seafarers. Five deaths that actually happened. Five deaths that could have been prevented.

Format
VHS/DVD
Interactive CD-ROM

Regulations Addressed

• SOLAS (ISM)
• IMDG
• BC Code
• Merchant Shipping Act

Target Audience

• Shipboard and shore based personnel

Main Topics

• “Procedures protect” - compliance with legislation and other procedures
• Effective and relevant on board safety management systems
• Effective and relevant training
• Shared responsibility
• Positive awareness