Developments in Shipboard Survival Craft and Life Saving Appliances Abdul Khalique Principal...

Developments in Shipboard Survival Craft and Life

Saving AppliancesAbdul KhaliquePrincipal Lecturer

Maritime and Offshore Safety

Joughin, R. W.Deputy Director &Head of Maritime Training

Gunter, J.Senior Lecturer

Maritime and Offshore Safety

Developments?

Lifeboat Drill

Lifeboats Accidents Jan 94 - Dec 09(Source: MAIB) Tot

alFall wire failure 3Hook mechanism failure

4

Launching procedural failure

14

Operator error 17Other launch system failure

12

Unknown 28

Comparison with other accidents*

Deaths

Lifeboat Accidents Total

12

Entering Confined Spaces

12

Fall Overboard 12Fires & Explosions 10* Lang, J. S. (2001) Review of Lifeboat & Launching Systems’ Accidents, MAIB, UK.

Current Practices

On-Load Release Gear

Off-Load Release Gear

WMA’s FPD Survey

Questions Yes No

Q5Are FPDs fitted to your Lifeboats/Davits?

37% 58%

FPD Issues•Not all manufacturers incorporate a pin arrangement•Retrofitting not possible.

•The release gear including the FPDs to be serviced by the original manufacturer, who

a) may have ceased operations;b) may not have authorised agents in all parts

of the world;

Current Practices

On-Load Release Gear

Off-Load Release Gear

New Passenger Ship Legislation

• Prescriptive rules with a goal-setting regime that emphasised the use of ‘safety cases’

• SAFEDOR Project – Enhance Safety through ‘innovation’

• Oasis of the Seas – built on ‘Risk Based Design’ - it would have required 44 lifeboats with 150 person capacity

• Titanic

Norsafe’s ‘Rescube’ - Capacity up to 300 persons

Future Developments

Options for Lifeboat Release Gear

1.Fail to Safe2.Float Free Capability of

Lifeboats3.Standardisation of Lifeboat

Equipment and Design

Amendments to the LSA Code - Issues

Resistance or lack of supportManufacturing time, approval from administrations, classification societies. Delays in fitting to the shipsTraining providers

Conclusions

1. Means to reduce/eliminate accidents;2. Develop new technology that will

possibly replace lifeboats;3. Persuade industry to achieve

commonality in LSA;4. Devise a set of unambiguous

‘standards’;5. Improve the safety culture within the

seafaring community.

Thank you!

Questions

Future Developments

• Code of Practice for the Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel LSA & Arrangements

• Alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS Chapters II-1 and III (MSC.1/Circ.1212)

• Norsafe’s ‘Rescube’ - capacity up to 300 persons

• Typical construction size 20 x 7 x 6 m and estimated weight is approx 70t when fully loaded.