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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin IMCA draws lessons learned from an incident where during a berthing operation, a heaving line under tension snapped while being handled by the mooring team on the quay. What happened? The sudden release of energy caused several workers to lose balance and fall onto the quay surface. One worker sustained a head impact when falling because their helmet chin strap was not properly secured, allowing the helmet to shift and fail to protect their head. RelatedNews TAIC Investigation: Ferry loses propulsion at sea near Wellington Lessons learned: The suitability of a vessel for fumigation is a critical factor var jnews_module_21371415_0_6a03c5eae6ea0 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21371415","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1011,606,364,1391","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","
Lessons learned: Position yourself carefully during mooring operations
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