Surveys of a 55 year-old dumb barge did not identify the lack of stability data and bending moment information, nor required an inspection in drydock says an MAIB preliminary report on the sinking of the Henty Supplier follwoing catastrophic hull failure at 1313 BST on 19 July 2010.
Says the MAIB: “Buckling of the hull leading to a transverse split along a cross-deck weld adjacent to hatch coamings in way of number 4 cargo tank.
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Concordia - a poster child for BMSR still
It was not so much Transport Canada’s decision to investigate the capsize and sinking of the Barbados-flagged sailing vessel Concordia that raised questioning eyebrows as the apparent implication that TSB did not trust the Barbadian maritime authority to do the job properly. The issues surrounding the investigation of what happened to the 58 metre tallship Concordia and the subsequent search and rescue operations, SAR, may go somewhat deeper.
Concordia, built in Poland and completed in 1992, apparently capsized swiftly and without warning on 17 February off the coast of Brazil. Its 64 passengers and crew were rescued 40 hours later by a merchant ship and subsequently transferred to Brazilian Navy rescue helicopters.
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is looking for a qualified, experienced and highly motivated materials/metallurgical engineer, metallurgist or equivalent, to join the Canberra forensic materials engineering team.
The Transport Safety Investigator – Materials Failure Specialist will undertake forensic engineering investigations into transport accidents and incidents in accordance with the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. In this unique and challenging role, you will contribute to the maintenance and improvement of Australian transport safety by examining, analysing and reporting on damage and failures associated with safety occurrences within the aviation, rail and marine transport industries.
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Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau is looking for a qualified and experienced Human Factors specialist.
The main duty of this position is to undertake technical investigations into aviation accidents and incidents in accordance with the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. Other duties include liaising with various organisations including the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Airservices, other Commonwealth and State authorities and the broader Australian/international aviation industry. The role may also involve undertaking research into various aspects of transport safety. Note: On-site investigation of fatal accidents in sometimes harsh conditions is a part of the job (specific ATSB conditions of employment apply). Read the rest of this entry »
Risk assessments, often, and unwisely, seen as little more than mere paperwork by busy seafarers are the focus of MAIB Chief Inspector Stephen Meyer in his introduction to the latest MAIB Safety Digest.
Writes Meyer: “It is only a year since I last wrote about the importance of risk assessments. However, in the past 12 months, so many deaths have been reported that could have been avoided by a simple consideration of the risks, that I feel compelled to return to the subject.
Just the phrase “risk assessment” is enough to cause most mariners’ eyes to glaze over. “More paperwork and bureaucracy” I hear you cry. But what I am after is the thought process, not the paperwork. Let me give you a couple of examples.
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