Personnel Transfer – Together in Safety

Personnel Transfer

Risk of serious injury and drowning during the transfer of personnel, including use of gangways, ladders and personnel baskets.

5m passengers transferred by crane in the offshore industry each year ¹

1 fatality per year from crane accidents ²

¹ (Source: https://www.dnv.com/article/risks-of-marine-transfer-of-personnel-offshore-200559) ² (Source: https://www.dnv.com/article/risks-of-marine-transfer-of-personnel-offshore-200559)

Eliminate the need for personnel transfers, where possible. Consider ‘Do we really need to do this?’
Pilot Ladder Checklist
Conduct risk assessment and identify if additional hazards specific to the operation and prevailing conditions.
Establish and implement HSE procedures on personnel transfer, based on a risk assessment.
Shipping Industry Guidance on Pilot Transfer Arrangements, Third Edition
Supervise by a responsible officer - rigging of the transfer arrangement and operation.
Keep equipment well maintained - the appliances shall be kept clean, properly maintained and stowed and shall be regularly inspected to ensure they are safe to use. Inspection routines should be included in the vessels planned maintenance system.
Cranes required for personnel basket operations must be class-approved as suitable for this purpose.
Train crew in their responsibilities as part of the risk assessment controls. Conduct Toolbox Talks.
Lessons Learnt: Serious injury to pilot
Supplement practical training with Reflective Learning exercise “Personnel Transfer”
Reflective Learning Library
Give specific focus during Company audits and periodical risk assessment reviews.
Pilot Ladder Safety: Do It Right, The First Time
Check maintenance and inspection records during Superintendent visits.
Arrange third party safety inspections.
IMO / IMPA Wheelhouse Poster

Incident Prevention

Guidelines for the management of distraction causing devices on board ships

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Incident Prevention

UKP&I Club

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.

Incident Prevention

Lloyds Register

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

Incident Prevention

Lloyds Register

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.

Navigation incidents

Collisions, allisions, fixed & floating objects (FFO) and groundings. Risk of serious injury, pollution and total loss.

Lifeboats

Incidents during launching , recovery and planned maintenance of lifeboats.

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