Mooring Incidents

Large Personal Injury Claims by Accident Type (Number)

FALL (OTHER)

SLIP AND FALL

STRUCK BY FALLING/FLYINGSTRAIN BY LIFTING

FALL FROM LADDER OR SCAFF

PASSENGER CASUALTY

CAUGHT IN MACHINERY

FALL/SLIP FROM GANGWAY

STRAIN BY PULLING OR PUSH

EXPLOSION

CRUISE CANCELLATION

BURNS BY STEAM OR FLUIDS

STRAIN BY HOLDING OR CARR

STRUCK BY MOTOR VEHICLE

CHEMICAL EXPOSUREBURNS

DROWNING (04)

MOORING INCIDENT(06)

81 claims value 34.65$m

7th highest in frequency

Large Personal Injury Claims by Accident Type (Value)

FALL (OTHER)

STRUCK BY FALLING/FLYING

SLIP AND FALL

PASSENGER CASUALTYCRUISE CANCELLATION

FALL FROM LADDER OR SCAFF

STRAIN BY LIFTING

EXPLOSION

FALL/SLIP FROM GANGWAY

CAUGHT IN MACHINERY

BURNS BY STEAM OR FLUIDS

STRAIN BY PULLING OR PUSH

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

STRAIN BY HOLDING OR CARR

MOORING INCIDENT

81 claims value 34.65$m

7th highest in overall cost

Large Personal Injury Claims by Accident Type (Av Value)

FALL (OTHER)

STRUCK BY FALLING/FLYING

SLIP AND FALL

PASSENGER CASUALTY

CRUISE CANCELLATION

FALL FROM LADDER OR SCAFF

STRAIN BY LIFTING

EXPLOSION

FALL/SLIP FROM GANGWAY

CAUGHT IN MACHINERY

BURNS BY STEAM OR FLUIDS

STRAIN BY PULLING OR PUSH

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

STRAIN BY HOLDING OR CARR

CRUISE CANCELLATION/COMPENSATION

(00)

INJURED BY POWER TOOL

SLIP (NO FALL)

BURNS

SEXUAL ASSAULTFALL FROM BOSUN'S CHAIR

INJURED BY NON-POWER TOOLINJURED IN FIGHT /00

DROWNING (04)STRAIN BY REACHINGSUFFOCATION (04)

OVERCOME BY FUMES

N/ASTRAIN FROM USING TOOL/MC

EXPOSURE TO HEAT OR COLD

COLLISION

FIRE

VESSEL SANK

STRUCK BY SLIDING OBJECT

RAPE

VESSEL CAPSIZED

COLLISION WITH PIER

SEAMAN WAS ILL

ELECTRICAL

ILLNESS - DIED HEART FAILURE - DEATH

MOORING INCIDENT

81 claims value 34.65$m 3rd most expensive claim by av value

Large Mooring Incidents Trend

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Ex 1 large claim 10.23 $m 2002

Large Mooring Incident Claims by Tradeband

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Large Mooring Incident Claims by Cause

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Causes in detail

Equipment Failure5%

Hit by -Parted Ropes/Wires

53%

Hit by - NON Parted Ropes/Wires

42%

Caught up in ropes/wires

20%

Mooring General60%

Slipped off/jammed on

equipment20%

Equipment misuse/failure

6%

Weather related 10%

Mooring General58%Tug operation

related13%

Wash10% Ship to Ship

3%

Type of Injury From Mooring Incidents

Leg23%

Death14%

Back14%

Multiple Injury11%

Head7%

Arm7%

Shoulder3%

Chest3%

Foot1%

Eye1%

Hand3%

Pelvis2%

Face3%

Thigh1% Ankle

1% Wrist1%

Knee3%

Large Mooring Incident Claims by Age of Person Injured

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Number Claims

Experienced as well as inexperienced ?

Mooring Data Collection Exercise Sample: 94 Vessels inspected between February and June 2009

Yes43%

No57%

Are non deck crew used for mooring ?

Less than 50% carry out annual brake tests

Most ships do not have fully non slip decks

Are heave-in/slack-out directions clearly marked on winch handles?

Yes51%

No49%

27% of vessels keep moorings on drum ends

27% of vessels keep moorings on drum ends

Are fairleads and rollers free and regularly greased?

Yes96%

No4%

22% ropes not made up to bitts correctly

Are the correct stoppers being used?

Yes92%

No8%

11% mooring procedures not adequate

Procedures not adequate

Procedures not adequate

Procedures not adequate

Which do you let go first ?

Hands Free ?

What is the condition of ropes/mooring links/wires?

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Below Standard

Very Poor

Mooring Study Preliminary Findings Sample: 94 Vessels inspected between February and June 2009 Key Issues Raised: • 43% of vessels use non deck crew during mooring operations

• Controls • Training - are non deck crew aware of risks ?

• A small number of vessels admitted to only using two seafarers for mooring operations. • Controls

Mooring Incidents