Umoe Schat­Harding Group

GARD Conference18th October 2007

David M. Bradley IEng MIETGroup Manager Aftersales & Service Division

Testing FF1000 from 47 metres

• New regulation in IMO to prevent accidents with LSA systems– New Amendments to SOLAS Chapter III Adopted in MSC.78 for training, servicing and maintenance of LSA 

– Weekly and monthly inspections and routine maintenance as defined by the Original Equipment Manufacturer should be conducted under direct supervision of a senior ship officer in accordance with the instructions provided by the OEM

– All other inspections, servicing and repairs should be conductedby the OEM’s representative, or a person appropriately trained and certified by the OEM for the work to be done

– Hence, compulsory annual and five‐yearly inspections, servicing and testing  will require trained and authorised personnel by the OEM

– MSC1206– In force from 1st July 2006

New Amendments to SOLAS Chapt.III Resolution MSC.152(78)

SOLAS Chapter IIILifesaving Appliances and Arrangements

• Maintenance, testing and inspections of life‐saving appliances shall be carried out based on the guidelines developed by the Organisation i.e. IMO

• MSC.1/Circ.1206: “GUIDELINES FOR PERIODIC SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFEBOATS, LAUNCHING APPLIANCES AND ON‐LOAD RELEASE GEAR”

• These GUIDELINES relate to the requirements in SOLAS regulation III/20 “Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections” and SOLAS regulation III/36 – “Instructions for no‐board maintenance”

MSC1206• Of course we need it to save lives by

having safer boats and launching appliances

• The following photographs are just a few examples of what Schat-Harding trained and certified engineers have discovered during their annual examinations of LSA

Grease inside Grease inside brake housing brake housing ––20072007

Contamination of Contamination of centrifugal brake centrifugal brake ––20072007

Badly corroded Badly corroded centrifugal brakes centrifugal brakes ––20072007

Very badly worn Very badly worn centrifugal brake centrifugal brake linings linings –– March 2007March 2007

Badly corroded winch Badly corroded winch control box control box -- 20072007

Winch drum removed Winch drum removed to reveal a badly to reveal a badly corroded winch gear corroded winch gear casecase

Dangerously corroded brake Dangerously corroded brake shaft + bearing housingshaft + bearing housing

Brake parts contaminated by greaseBrake parts contaminated by grease

Broken proximity switchBroken proximity switch

Safe rigging attachment? We don’t think so.

Badly corroded trackwayBadly corroded trackway

Badly corroded fall wire fixingBadly corroded fall wire fixing

Dangerously corroded Dangerously corroded suspension chainsuspension chain

Your life hangs on this!Your life hangs on this!

Dangerously corroded fall wire Dangerously corroded fall wire suspension ring and hook assemblysuspension ring and hook assembly

Bent flanges spaced out with Bent flanges spaced out with washerswashers

Badly corroded davit head with sheave removedBadly corroded davit head with sheave removed

Material Thickness reduction of > 10% must be regarded as potentially unsafe

Damaged / broken gripe fittingDamaged / broken gripe fitting

Badly corroded / out Badly corroded / out of tolerance onof tolerance on--load load release hook release hook -- 20072007

BeforeBefore AfterAfter

Hook refurbishment

Badly corroded Badly corroded hook keel plates hook keel plates --20072007

Hook keel shoe Hook keel shoe corroded throughcorroded through

Badly corroded hook Badly corroded hook release mechanismrelease mechanism

Damaged hook release Damaged hook release cable cable –– hose used to cover hose used to cover damaged outer coverdamaged outer cover

Badly corroded hydrostatic unit Badly corroded hydrostatic unit

Hydrostatic diaphragm Hydrostatic diaphragm rotted away rotted away

Badly corroded air bottlesBadly corroded air bottles

Result of air bottles standing in water,Result of air bottles standing in water,Pressure 200 BarPressure 200 Bar

Recovery strops too short Recovery strops too short –– extended by extended by knotted ropes knotted ropes –– the cheap solutionthe cheap solution

Inadvertent release of lifeboat when vessel Inadvertent release of lifeboat when vessel sailing resulted in badly damaged davit armsailing resulted in badly damaged davit arm

Incidents and Accidents with LSA

Forward hook opens accidently Forward hook opens accidently –– boat swings onto Aft falls and thenboat swings onto Aft falls and then…………..

Incidents and Accidents with LSA

…………..Aft hook rips out of boat..Aft hook rips out of boat-- and it drops into water upside downand it drops into water upside down

Incidents and Accidents with LSA

Incidents and Accidents with LSA

On Thursday 7 October 2004 2 seafarers died and 3 others sustained injuries, including spinal injuries and broken bones, during a lifeboat drill off Port Hedland. Pictured is the remains of the lifeboat (photo courtesy of ITF)

Hook side plates broke above keel Hook side plates broke above keel shoe pin due to severe corrosionshoe pin due to severe corrosion

Incidents and Accidents with LSA

GRP structural failureGRP structural failure

Incidents and Accidents with LSA

Aft hook failureAft hook failure

MSC1206• And remember these are examples from the ships that our 150 Schat‐Harding service engineers have visited

• What about those ships we do not get asked to attend?

• Schat‐Harding: working to make life safer at sea 

• That’s our Vision 

Training and Authorization program, established in 2004, Training and Authorization program, established in 2004, according to new IMO according to new IMO –– MSC.1/Circ.1206 MSC.1/Circ.1206

Training centres in Norway, Holland, Singapore and ChinaTraining centres in Norway, Holland, Singapore and China

Schat-Harding has 13 offices located in 10 countries employing 800 skilled and dedicated people.Global network of 150 Schat-Harding service engineers backed up by service partners operating in 28

countries employing a further 60 service technicians.

Spain

GLOBAL SERVICE NETWORKSCHAT-HARDING SERVICE STATIONSSCHAT-HARDING SERVICE PARTNERS UNDER CONSIDERATION

SHIELD

Schat‐Harding Information Engineering LSA Database 

SHIELD ­ Total Safety Program

• A long term program for annual inspections and maintenance according to MSC/Circ.1206, recorded in SHIELD

• SHIELD ‐ Intranet database to control and follow up data on the LSA products fitted on the vessel

• The SHIELD database is a WEB based solution and can be accessesd by clients, who have signed a fleet service agreement with Schat‐Harding

• Documentation for 1 & 5 years control, in compliance with IMO‐MSC/Circl.1206

• SHIELD for easier service reporting and tracking

””Safe Boats SAVE LIVESSafe Boats SAVE LIVES””

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