SAFER MOORING

Experience shows that mooring does not receive the same careful attention and safety planning as other procedures on board ship. This may be due to the perception that it is a routine job carried out many, many times. It results in near misses, minor accidents and a few major injuries every year.

The objective of Safer Mooring is to address this situation, and to both encourage and motivate deck officers and crew to carry out mooring with a greater awareness of safety - to get all deck personnel to incorporate safety planning and procedures into mooring.

The video is fast moving with live action mooring scenes cut to music. It uses cartoon animation characters to illustrate how things should not be done and incorporates several slogans to reinforce its vital messages. Several diagrams show the hazards of the snap-back zones. The importance of planning, communication and personal safety during mooring operations is underlined throughout the programme. Safer Mooring seeks to fight the complacency that so often accompanies mooring operations. It concludes by noting that personnel should remember that it is vitally important to plan, prepare, carry out and review all mooring operations.

Target Audience
All deck officers and crew

Main Topics

• Planning Mooring Operations
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Conducting Mooring Operations
• Effective Communications
• Managing Mooring Operations