Developments in Shipboard Survival Craft and Life Saving Appliances

1. Developments in Shipboard Survival Craft and Life Saving Appliances Abdul Khalique Principal Lecturer Maritime and Offshore Safety Joughin, R. W. Deputy Director & Head of Maritime Training Gunter, J. Senior Lecturer Maritime and Offshore Safety

2. Developments?

3. Lifeboat Drill

4. Lifeboats Accidents Jan 94 - Dec 09(Source: MAIB)

5. Comparison with other accidents*

6. Current Practices Off-Load Release Gear On-Load Release Gear Unsafe Hooks Safe Hooks Simulated Drills FPDs

7. WMA’s FPD Survey • FPD Issues • Not all manufacturers incorporate a pin arrangement • Retrofitting not possible. • The release gear including the FPDs to be serviced by the original manufacturer, who • may have ceased operations; • may not have authorised agents in all parts of the world;

8. Current Practices Off-Load Release Gear XXL Lifeboats or Tender Boats On-Load Release Gear Unsafe Hooks Safe Hooks Simulated Drills FPDs

9. New Passenger Ship Legislation • Prescriptive rules with a goal-setting regime that emphasised the use of ‘safety cases’ • SAFEDOR Project – Enhance Safety through ‘innovation’ • Oasis of the Seas – built on ‘Risk Based Design’ - it would have required 44 lifeboats with 150 person capacity • Titanic

10. Future Developments • Norsafe’s ‘Rescube’ - Capacity up to 300 persons

11. Options for Lifeboat Release Gear • Fail to Safe • Float Free Capability of Lifeboats • Standardisation of Lifeboat Equipment and Design

12. Amendments to the LSA Code - Issues • Resistance or lack of support • Manufacturing time, approval from administrations, classification societies. • Delays in fitting to the ships • Training providers

13. Conclusions • Means to reduce/eliminate accidents; • Develop new technology that will possibly replace lifeboats; • Persuade industry to achieve commonality in LSA; • Devise a set of unambiguous ‘standards’; • Improve the safety culture within the seafaring community.

14. Thank you! Questions