Safety issue

Safety issue description

The gantry crane in motion warning light nearest to the assistant electrician’s location was not operating and the warning sirens were not audible from his location. As a result, he was not provided with either a visual or audible warning of the crane’s movement.

Issue number MO-2013-010-SI-01
Issue owner Gearbulk Norway
Transport function Marine: Shipboard operations
Date issue released 16/06/2014
Issue status justification

The adjustment of the warning siren and the addition of the limit switches will provide an added level of protection over the crew inductions and will help prevent a re-occurrence.