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What happened?
A vessel crew change had been abandoned due to poor weather conditions. The CTV returned to port.
On arrival, the passengers disembarked the crew transfer vessel (CTV) via the personnel transfer pontoon.
A passenger made their way back to the vessel to retrieve his bag without alerting the crew.
After passengers disembarked, a CTV worker had opened a deck hatch to retrieve equipment from below decks. He stood below deck with his head protruding through the hatch opening at deck level.
The passenger attempted to gain access to the vessel cabin via the walkway in which the hatch was open.
They were stopped by the site representative, which prevented potential injury to two people.
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Why did it happen?
Passenger re-boarded the vessel without alerting or seeking permission from the vessel crew.
Passenger was suffering the effects of seasickness and was possibly less aware of potential hazards.
The chain between the vessel and the pontoon was not replaced following disembarkation of passengers.
No physical barrier for the open hatch – site personnel was providing lookout.
Passengers had not received a site/vessel induction (they were provided with a site ‘chaperone’).
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What did they learn?
Barriers should be in place around open hatches.
Where possible, hatches should be opened when only vessel crew are onboard.
All persons onboard should be informed when hatches are opened.
Develop a procedure for management of opening hatches and include it in the vessel safety management system (SMS).
All personnel should have a clear site and CTV induction stating that permission to board the CTV is needed before starting to embark.
Physical barrier (gate) should be closed and bolted once all passengers have disembarked the CTV.
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Ask yourself or your crew
What were the risks in this situation? What could have happened?
What are your procedures for embarking/disembarking to and from CTVs?
Are there always barriers in place around potential hazards? If not, why?
What’s our procedure for management of open hatches? How can we improve it?
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What happened?
A vessel crew change had been abandoned due to poor weather conditions. The CTV returned to port.
On arrival, the passengers disembarked the crew transfer vessel (CTV) via the personnel transfer pontoon.
A passenger made their way back to the vessel to retrieve his bag without alerting the crew.
After passengers disembarked, a CTV worker had opened a deck hatch to retrieve equipment from below decks. He stood below deck with his head protruding through the hatch opening at deck level.
The passenger attempted to gain access to the vessel cabin via the walkway in which the hatch was open.
They were stopped by the site representative, which prevented potential injury to two people.
Why did it happen?
Passenger re-boarded the vessel without alerting or seeking permission from the vessel crew.
Passenger was suffering the effects of seasickness and was possibly less aware of potential hazards.
The chain between the vessel and the pontoon was not replaced following disembarkation of passengers.
No physical barrier for the open hatch – site personnel was providing lookout.
Passengers had not received a site/vessel induction (they were provided with a site ‘chaperone’).
What did they learn?
Barriers should be in place around open hatches.
Where possible, hatches should be opened when only vessel crew are onboard.
All persons onboard should be informed when hatches are opened.
Develop a procedure for management of opening hatches and include it in the vessel safety management system (SMS).
All personnel should have a clear site and CTV induction stating that permission to board the CTV is needed before starting to embark.
Physical barrier (gate) should be closed and bolted once all passengers have disembarked the CTV.
Ask yourself or your crew
What were the risks in this situation? What could have happened?
What are your procedures for embarking/disembarking to and from CTVs?
Are there always barriers in place around potential hazards? If not, why?
What’s our procedure for management of open hatches? How can we improve it?
A crew transfer vessel (CTV) was in port when a passenger made their way back onto the vessel. The passenger attempted to gain access to the vessel without alerting the crew and was stopped by a representative after walking near an opened hatch.
