Safety issue

Safety issue description

River Embley’s planned maintenance system did not require routine testing of the compressor high temperature alarm/shutdown.

Issue number MO-2010-001-SI-01
Issue owner ASP Ship Management
Transport function Marine: Shipboard operations
Date issue released 25/01/2011
Issue status justification

The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by ASP Ship MAnagement adequately address this safety issue.

Safety action

Action type Proactive action
Action number MO-2010-001-NSA-001
Organisation ASP Ship Management
Action date 25/01/2011
Action description On 17 February, the day after the fire, ASP Ship Management advised all chief engineers in the fleet of the incident on board River Embley and instructed them to check the operation of each screw air compressor and to test all associated safety devices. Subsequently, the planned maintenance schedules on board all ships in the fleet have been updated to include routine testing of compressor shutdown devices.
ATSB response The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by ASP Ship Management adequately addresses this safety issue.
Action status Closed