IMCASafety Flash
Life raft self-activates and falls to the quayside
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 21/18
- Date
- Themes
- Contractor ManagementEvacuation, Escape and RescuePressure Systems
Summary
Improper servicing and extreme heat caused a life raft cylinder diaphragm to fail and the raft to self-inflate.
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IMCA SF 21/18. Themes: contractor management, evacuation, escape and rescue, pressure systems.
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