IMCA Safety Procedures Quiz

What is the purpose of IMCA Safety Flashes?

• To summarize key safety matters and incidents

• To discourage safety reporting

• To promote unsafe practices

• To ignore safety incidents

What was the cause of the sinking of the survey workboat Bella?

• The boat was overloaded with cargo

• The boat collided with another vessel

• The boat became swamped with seawater

• The boat's engine malfunctioned

What is the most applicable contributing factor to strain injuries according to the BSEE Safety Alert?

• Overall health habits

• Poor work practices

• Excessive force loads on the human body

• Nutrition and fitness

What went wrong during the lifting operation on the windfarm installation vessel?

• The tugger line splice was of poor quality

• The VLT pad eye broke

• The tugger line was too short

• The winch malfunctioned

What was the cause of the oil leakage from the vessel crane onto the quayside?

• A crew member's mistake

• A hydraulic pipe burst

• A crane malfunction

• A fuel tank rupture

What was the main issue with the survey workboat Bella during the incident?

• The boat's engine failed

• The boat was not equipped with life rafts

• The boat was not properly certified

• The boat was too old

What was the main cause of the collision with underwater objects in the harbour?

• A sudden storm

• Poor visibility

• A malfunction in the vessel's navigation system

• Lack of proper navigational markings

What was the main issue with the tugger line during the lifting operation?

• It was too long

• It was not properly attached to the winch

• It was made of the wrong material

• The spliced-eye was of poor quality

What was the main issue with the crew during the oil leakage incident?

• They were not following proper procedures

• They were not wearing proper safety gear

• They were not properly trained

• They failed to report the incident

What was the main issue with the vessel collision with underwater objects in the harbour?

• The most recently updated charts did not reflect the exact co-ordinates of the underwater piles

• The vessel was traveling at excessive speed

• The vessel's navigation system malfunctioned

• The crew were not paying attention