Safety issue

Safety issue description

The ship’s crew were not appropriately trained or drilled in the operation and maintenance of the oxygen breathing apparatus.
Issue number MO-2011-007-SI-01
Issue owner Taiyo Nippon Kisen
Transport function Marine: Shipboard operations
Date issue released 05/04/2012
Issue status justification

The company has forwarded a safety bulletin to all of its managed ships highlighting the lessons that can be learnt from the incident.

These include the need to:

  • re- fill all OBA oxygen cylinders ashore;
  • clearly mark the word ‘oxygen’ in English on all OBA oxygen cylinders;
  • post signs on all breathing apparatus compressors stating that they are only to be used to re-fill air breathing apparatus and emergency escape breathing device cylinders;
  • seek approval from a responsible person prior to re-filling cylinders; and
  • assign more than one crew member to the task of re-filling cylinders. This action does not address the training issues.

Safety action

Action type Proactive action
Action number MO-2011-007-NSA-003
Organisation Taiyo Nippon Kisen
Action date 05/04/2012
Action description

The company has forwarded a safety bulletin to all of its managed ships highlighting the lessons that can be learnt from the incident.

These include the need to:

• re- fill all OBA oxygen cylinders ashore;

• clearly mark the word ‘oxygen’ in English on all OBA oxygen cylinders;

• post signs on all breathing apparatus compressors stating that they are only to be used to re-fill air breathing apparatus and emergency escape breathing device cylinders;

• seek approval from a responsible person prior to re-filling cylinders; and

• assign more than one crew member to the task of re-filling cylinders.
Action status Closed