Marine safety issues and actions
Shipboard emergency contingency plans
| Issue number: | MO-2018-011-SI-03 |
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| Issue owner: | Canada Steamship Lines Australia |
| Transport function: | Marine: Shipboard operations |
| Background: | Investigation Report 346-MO-2018-011 |
| Issue release date: | 11 May 2021 |
| Current issue status: | Closed – Adequately addressed |
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| Issue status justification: | The development of ship-specific emergency contingency plans for responding to fire in the self-unloading system spaces should provide a useful framework to build and improve upon. These plans, exercised in conjunction with regular and realistic emergency drills, should adequately address this safety issue. |
Safety issue description
Iron Chieftain's Emergency Contingency Plan did not include a response plan to fire in the high fire risk self-unloading system spaces. Consequently, there was no clear plan or practiced sequence of actions that could aid emergency preparedness.
Proactive action
| Action number: | MO-2018-011-NSA-012 |
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| Action organisation: | Canada Steamship Lines Australia |
| Date: | 11 May 2021 |
| Action status: | Closed |
On 18 February 2021, Canada Steamship Lines Australia (CSL Australia) advised the ATSB that CSL Australia continued to develop emergency contingency plans specific to SUL ships as part of a continued improvement of its safety management system. In an update on 9 March 2021, CSL Australia confirmed that ship-specific emergency contingency plans for responding to fires in the self-unloading system spaces had been developed and implemented across the organisation’s SUL ships.