New lifeboat guide


BIMCO has developed new guidance for seafarers on the safe launching and recovery of lifeboats using fall preventer devices (FPDs), to reduce the number of seafarer fatalities and injuries. The International Maritime Organization recommends the use of FPDs because so many recent lifeboat and rescue boat accidents have resulted in fatalities and injuries to seafarers. The new guidance has been produced in a pamphlet titled: “Avoid Lifeboat Accidents”, which can be downloaded from the BIMCO website.