Not a place to be when over the limit or tired
A Filipino seafarer aboard the car carrier Yohjin died because he did not wear a fall-arrester while arranging stanchions on a gangway at Bremerhaven. He fell 5.5 metres to the quay wall, was still conscious when an ambulance arrived but died a few minutes later and resuscitation efforts failed.
It appears that he had been drinking ashore the evening before and had a high blood-alcohol level. He returned to the vessel at about, two and a half hours before going on duty.
The full report, currently only in German, is available from the Germany’s Bundesstelle für Seeunfalluntersuchung, Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation.
The safer way - note orange safety line
MAC notes that the Master’s written instructions are not very clear or unambiguous. They might been more effective if illustrated – easy enough to do with a camera-enabled cellphone or digital camera.
This is the latest of a series of incident reports involving gangways, vessel/vessel, vessel/shore and similar access. Together they highlight a need to understand risk assessment and increase safety awareness regarding vessel access systems.
See also:
Badly-Made Gangway Could Have Killed
Dumb and Dumber – Where’s Jim Carey?
Think Safety When Transferring At Sea
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