585/ Anchor Handling and Towing Operations Procedure / 992
A
nc
h
or
H
andlin
g
and To
w
in
g
O
p
erations
P
rocedure
BOS-
P
RD-2
6
.900
6
14
4
.
1
.
5 S
a
f
et
y
S
afety w
ill
a
l
ways
be
the
f
i
rst
pr
i
or
i
ty
,
no matter what
operat
i
on
the
vesse
l i
s
part
i
c
i
pat
i
ng w
i
th
. T
he
Master
has
the
respons
i
b
ili
ty
to
ensure
that
a
ll
poss
i
b
l
e
safety
precaut
i
ons
are
dea
l
t
w
i
th
pr
i
or
to
,
and
dur
i
ng
anchor hand
li
ng
and
tow
i
ng
operat
i
ons
.
A)
Durin
g
an
y AH
T o
p
erations
,
t
h
e
f
ollo
w
in
g h
ave to
b
e ad
h
erin
g
too:
a) Only certified, marked, identified equipment shall be used.
b) Before the
Winch Operator
start hoisting, he shall be sure that everybody is in a safe position.
c) One shall remember that when connected up an apparently slack wire, it may without warning
suddenly become tight due to the relative movements of the vessel and/or wire. In such cases,
severe accidents have occurred and it is essential that all crewmembers be in a protected
area, preferably forward and behind the crash barrier until the wire is properly secured.
d) Great care to be taken when disconnecting shackles, links, between wires/chains, there might
be twists in the system.
e) The crew shall report any unsafe condition, situation.
f) Stop Work Policy.
g
)
If constant power on machinery exceeds 70% over prolonged periods of time, considerations
should be made to stop the current operation
.
Persona
l
Protect
i
ve
E
q
u
i
pment
(
PPE
), i
nc
l
ud
i
ng
i
nf
l
atab
l
e
li
fe
vests
must
be
worn
. I
n
co
l
d
weather
cons
i
derat
i
on
should
be
g
i
ven
to wear
i
ng
buoyancy
su
i
ts
.
B) PPE to be worn during AHT operations should include, but are not limited to:
a) Coveralls;
b) Safety footwear;
c) Adapted gloves;
d) Safety helmet with chinstrap;
e) Adequate Eye protection;
f) High visibility garments;
g) Approved personal flotation devices (PFDs).
W
hen
brea
ki
ng
open
K
enter
li
n
k
s
and
do
i
ng
any
hammer
i
ng
,
eye
protect
i
on
i
s
needed
. S
afety
harnesses
should
be
ava
il
ab
l
e
i
f
needed
.
4
.
1
.
6 R
is
k A
ssess
m
ent
Ri
s
k
assessment
(R
A
)
shall
be performed
for
a
ll
stages
pr
i
or
the operat
i
on
to
be
conducted
.
A
copy of
the
r
i
s
k
assessment
should
be
forwarded
to
the
r
i
g
, i
f
re
q
uested
.
I
f
any
changes
to
scope
of wor
k
or
agreed procedures
,
Management of Change
(
M
O
C
)
process
shall
be
i
mp
l
emented and
the
r
i
s
k
assessment
shall
be
rev
i
ewed
.
Vers
i
on
S
F
(BOS-
P
RD-0
7
01.000
5
-
ver
.
C
R). O
r
i
g
i
na
l D
ate
:
3
1/12/201
5
.
Vers
i
on
D
ate
: N/
A
.
Va
li
d
vers
i
on
on
l
y on QM
S
s
i
te
.
Page
9
of
60
Procedure prepared by
: BOS
Head
of
O
perat
i
ons
.
Approved
by
: BOS
Head
of
O
perat
i
ons
.
Va
li
dated by
: BOS
Qua
li
ty
R
epresentat
i
ve
.
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