SAFETY FIRST!
from the SQE Department
MESSAGE FROM THE DPA:
Keep up & “share” the good work! This is the meaning of Best Practices. Dear seafarers, Over the past few years, the Shipping Industry has considered the process of collecting and circulating Best Practices to be a vital tool for continuously improving Safety Culture. During December 2020 a Health & Safety Campaign was launched to IDENTIFY, COLLECT and SHARE Safety Best Practices in common areas of Risk Assessment across the Company Fleet. The goal was to receive ONE Best Practice from each vessel per month for SIX months. That Campaign ended in June 2021 and another one commenced for the 2nd semester of 2021. This one will conclude by the end of December 2021. We have received your ideas and noticed quite a lot of enthusiasm across the Company fleet! Our shore personnel in the relevant Departments have reviewed all your Best Practices. All of your suggestions have been great. However, we needed to short list them so that we can easily share: a. the more beneficial ones. There are 11 of these and they will
be circulated to the Fleet. Each vessel will choose whether to adopt them on board. b. the Top 5 Best Practices, i.e. the winners Elli Moretti of the award. These are published in our Wavelength Safety Bulletin. However, as it has been difficult to choose from among some very good cases, we have decided that there will be 9 finalists with the ideas coming from 8 different vessels. All 9 best practices will have to be implemented across the fleet. c. From the 9 finalists, we chose the number ONE! - As a token of our appreciation, all the Officers/Crew who were on board the specific vessels at the time when one of the Top Best Practices was suggested will be awarded an Internet card. - The Officers/Crew on board the vessel providing the Top Best Practice will receive twice the aforementioned prize!
Top 9 Best Practices
M/T Alexia – • Safe Access to the Ship’s Manifold • Steps fabricated on board
M/T Yannis P. – • For the smooth, safe and fast operation of the WB spool piece installation, the vessel suggests installing a strong point at the next dry dock in the relevant position, abeam of the spool piece storage position.
M/T CE-Niriis – • Warnings signs ''MOORING LINES DO NOT CROSS'' posted on mooring lines while the vessel is at berth
M/V Alliance - • On the Engine Control Room Main Circuit Board, there should be added for all equipment an indication of kW. When one Aux. Generator is running and the EOW knows the maximum capacity for the AG, he can then start any other equipment as it will be easy to calculate if it is necessary to start one more generator or not.
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Issue 77-September 2021
