Lessons learned
The Norwegian Maritime Authority regularly publishes lessons learned from marine incidents and accidents.
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Lessons learned – personal accidents on trawlers
Despite an increased focus on safety and a general decline in the number of personal accidents in the fishing fleet, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has noticed that serious personal accidents still happen in the trawler fleet.
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Lessons learned – sources of fire on fishing vessels
The Norwegian Maritime Authority regularly receives reports on fires on fishing vessels, both on vessels in operation and vessels at berth.
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Lessons learned – accidents involving smaller fishing vessels
Occasionally, accidents caused by «falling asleep on duty» are reported to the Norwegian Maritime Authority. There can be various underlying causes of falling asleep on duty, such as long shifts, too little rest during off-duty periods, poor indoor air quality on the bridge, monotonous or demanding work tasks, etc.
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Lessons learned – cargo-handling appliances used for lifting people
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has received a note of concern regarding adverse work practices on some self-loading vessels. Excavators are used to lift personnel from deck to shore and from deck to cargo hold and vice versa. Excavators are also used to lift bobcat machines from the ship to the quay and vice versa with personnel sitting in the bobcat machine's operator's cabin.
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Lessons learned – fire incident on board a high-speed craft
A fire started in the machinery space of a small high-speed craft carrying passengers. This is how the crew handled the situation.
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Lessons learned - RIBs
In this issue of “Lessons learned”, we address accidents involving rigid inflatable boats (RIBs). This autumn, the Norwegian Maritime Authority recorded several RIB incidents resulting in serious injuries. The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) recently submitted a report on an accident involving the RIB Hugin, which collided with the art installation and fountain Selsbane Seil in Harstad.