Incident Prevention
Most serious incidents at sea are preventable. We've identified the key risk areas where accidents are most likely to happen and developed practical guidance to help you and your teams stay safe, both on deck and below.
Golden Safety Rules
Ten everyday actions that can help cut the risk of serious injury or death at sea.
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Leadership Resources
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V. Ships Safety Culture Assessment
Over the last five years V.Group has worked with Lloyd's Register (LR) to assess the organisation's safety climate maturity. This has been completed using the LR Safety Climate Assessment Tool, which collates employees' attitudes and perceptions towards safety.
Incident prevention resources
View allGuidelines for the management of distraction causing devices on board ships
The document provides voluntary guidelines for shipping companies to manage the risks associated with distractions from electronic devices on ships. It outlines a framework for identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing controls to minimize distractions, particularly for key personnel in
Lifesaving appliance pocket checklist (Apple)
This is Lloyd's Register's Port State Control app, designed to streamline ship inspections and compliance processes. Created by the world's oldest marine classification society (established over 260 years ago), the app helps ship owners and crew manage port state inspections more efficiently.
Risk focus: moornings
This document from the UK P&I Club focuses on mooring safety risks and inspection findings across 373 ships. While the physical mooring equipment (winches, ropes, etc.) was generally found to be in good condition, the report highlights significant concerns about operational practices and procedures.
Lifesaving appliance pocket checklist (Google Play store)
This is Lloyd's Register's Port State Control app, designed to streamline ship inspections and compliance processes. Created by the world's oldest marine classification society (established over 260 years ago), the app helps ship owners and crew manage port state inspections more efficiently by ensu
UK P&I Club Carefully to Carry General Container Operations
The document is a section from a maritime shipping manual focused on container operations and waste shipments. It provides detailed guidance on how to properly load, stack, and secure cargo in shipping containers, with specific emphasis on waste transport regulations.
Golden Safety Rules 2024
The Golden Safety Rules have been selected following a detailed review of fatal incident reports across all sectors of the shipping industry. They comprise activities that are most likely to lead to fatalities and serious injury, and focus on the areas that an individual has control over.
Wellbeing & Care
View allFatigue guidelines: managing and reducing the risk of fatigue at sea
Simple information for companies & operators on the causes, consequences and management of fatigue. Primarily aimed at managers /operators of Australian regulated vessels but can be applied by all.
Best Practices Guide on Prevention of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in The US Merchant Marine
Guidance on seafarers’ responsibility to be respectful and actively participate in a work environment free of sexual assault, harassment and other prohibited behaviours.
A Standard for Seafarers’ Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing
Training Developed from the Mental Health First Aid approach, the standard contains suggested criteria for the development of a training course concentrated on seafarers’ mental health and wellbeing (paid resource).
Mentally healthy ships: policy and practice to promote mental health onboard
Useful information for companies & operators on how best to devise and implement mental health policies and practices that promote and protect positive mental health shore-side and on-board.