Lifeboat on-load hooks; problem solved - or is it?

01 May 2011 Resource

Article in Seaways (May 2011) by Harry Gale FNI on the outcome of the DE subcommittee meeting on 'measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats'

Seaways May 2011

Lifeboat hook failures have caused death and injury to seafarers for too long now and mariners have lost confidence in using lifeboats in training drills. The Industry Lifeboat Group (ILG) in which The Nautical Institute is an active participant, was set up to address the concerns of the maritime industry on the issue of lifeboat safety; to identify features of existing survival craft and associated systems for which remedial measures are required; and to provide clear recommendations to IMO. This we have achieved through papers submitted to the Design and Equipment Sub-committee (DE)

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Lifeboat on-load hooks; problem solved?

 

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