Despite ongoing efforts, enclosed space entry remains a critical safety issue within the shipping industry, with incidents and fatalities still occurring. This year OCIMF hosted two Enclosed Space Entry – Joint Industry Workshop meetings, made up of leading organisations, governmental departments, and specialists to collectively address this challenge. The group is currently gathering data on accidents within enclosed spaces to inform the development of strategies to improve safety standards and protect lives at sea. This collaborative effort reflects a shared commitment to finding practical solutions for the wellbeing of seafarers and third-party contractors. In the video below, Saurabh Sachdeva, Publications & Advocacy Director, OCIMF, provides feedback on the Joint Industry Workshops and reiterates that everyone is responsible for safety. #EnclosedSpaceEntry #OCIMF #IndustryCollaboration
Nippin Anand
1mo
please appoint an active seafarer, not a captain but an AB, an ordinary person, or even a chief cook and give them a serious and non-judgmental listening, there is a great deal to learn from those who enter into these spaces, their myths, their values, their assumptions, their beliefs and their stories. we cannot solve these issues without their involvement. we start with 'saving lives' without understanding the deep-rooted beliefs.
I have inspected ocean going ships with 'one' oxygen measuring meter on board. Company SMS does not mention a required number. Having a trained and committed crew is extremely important but we need to give them the tools to be safe. As a minimum ensure sufficient multi gas meters and personal meters on board to not only enable enclosed space entry BUT also subsequent rescue should it be required - risk assess your worst case scenario and work backwards to a solution.
peter reynolds
1mo
I have had more thoughts on this and yes enclosed spaces are killers you could even include the term the silent assassin in respect of this , the key to preventing an incident is knowledge and good briefings before task and every one should be involved in this to ensure that all have knowledge and Input in to the task that is about to be carried out . Besides this we should also look at spaces which could be come dangerous spaces because this is a killer as well Reference the Sava Lake in one case and am sure we will find others in refence archives , I remain committed to coaching vessels crews on both enclosed and dangerous spaces and raising their level of awareness
To prevent fatalities in enclosed spaces, we must prioritize safety of life above all, continuously raise awareness by reminding everyone of the past horrific incidents in the industry, implement engineering solutions to limit hazardous entries, further simplify fail-safe procedures, ensure rigorous training, and foster a culture that empowers everyone to stop unsafe acts.
peter reynolds
1mo
Enclosed spaces are a bit imotive to me from the point of view of being involved in the aftermath of the Viking Isley incident where there 3 deaths and an incident earlier in my sea going career . One of the biggest issues is that if something happens we let our hearts rule our minds this is and seems to be the biggest issue , education and good pre work briefings and knowledge of the space are paramount to this type of task being carried out safely
Parveen Ahlawat
1mo
No doubt and it boils down to training, #training the crew and office staff to develop a safety oriented attitude, which would change the crew behaviour, leading to an improved and empowered safety culture.
FERRAH karim
1mo
In 2024 still found on vessel an old heavy tripod tied off in motor room (LNG vessel).that need 3proples to transfer and make it ready.and when you see the market a lighter and practical usefull tripod already existe but the the owner dont care as there no remark or observation hoghlighted by Psc or sire inspector.it s time to look at this matter .
Axel Kahl
1mo
It is time to differentiate the enclosed spaces and relevant Hazards. Tank entry is different to a ballast tank and again the same is different to other enclosed spaces on board. Often enough the time for a successful rescue is not emphasized enough.
Abner Carvalho
1mo
Entries into enclosed spaces carry inherent risks, so we need to consider design barriers and explore ways to reduce the frequency of such entries on ships
OCIMF SIRE 2.0 INSPECTOR-OIL CHEM & GAS, CDI-Terminal inspector, Deep Sea Captain
1moEnclosed space entry like hot work carries a lot of risk and hence we need to ask firstly if it’s avoidable?, where it is not then crew need to know and follow procedures like it’s second nature else there is room to follow the heart and rush to the rescue of a fellow seafarer without taking precautions. That said, in the chemical trade we have started to implement better technology to reduce tank entry using devices such as spectrometer’s for wash water analysis and big data concepts. Back in the day as a Ch Officer the same tank cleaning needed numerous tank entries to determine that tanks are cleaned to a certain wall wash standard. Yes, we have engineered out the risk to a large extend in that example and we must continue to persue new technology and processes to reduce enclosed space entry where ever it happens. And lastly crew need to stay vigilant/ informed because there is no room for error and management needs to run these drills under realistic conditions to identify and over come specific gaps with feedback from the grassroots level.