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Fire Incident Report: UTW Challenger

The meeting discussed a recent engine room fire on board the UTW Challenger vessel. The Chief Engineer described that the 2nd Engineer noticed smoke from the starboard main engine at 0500 hours and immediately stopped the engine and sounded the alarm. All crew responded and the fire was contained within 2 hours and extinguished before a head count confirmed all crew were accounted for. Lessons learned included the need for regular fire inspections, ensuring fire doors latch properly, keeping the engine room clean and repairing any oil leaks or unshielded pipes, and conducting fire drills to properly train the crew.

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Fire Incident Report: UTW Challenger

The meeting discussed a recent engine room fire on board the UTW Challenger vessel. The Chief Engineer described that the 2nd Engineer noticed smoke from the starboard main engine at 0500 hours and immediately stopped the engine and sounded the alarm. All crew responded and the fire was contained within 2 hours and extinguished before a head count confirmed all crew were accounted for. Lessons learned included the need for regular fire inspections, ensuring fire doors latch properly, keeping the engine room clean and repairing any oil leaks or unshielded pipes, and conducting fire drills to properly train the crew.

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DREDGING LIMITED

SAFETY STAND DOWN MEETING ON FIRE INCIDENT


ON BOARD UTW CHALLENGER

VESSEL: UTW CHALLENGER LOCATION: TIME: 13:45 PM DATE: 24/08/2020


WARRI JETTY
CLIENT: NAE TOPIC: SAFETY STAND DOWN MEETING ON ENGINE ROOM
FIRE INCIDENT
ANCHORE : VICTOR TASIE ( HSSE MANAGER)

MEETING AGENDA : REMARKS


 VESSEL PLANNED MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
 MANNER OF ENGINE CHANGE OVER AND PROCEDURE IN ANY
 VESSEL SHIFT OR RESTING HOURS
 NECESSARY LOG BOOKS THAT MUST BE ONBOARD VESSEL
 HOUSE KEEPING

The meeting commenced with an opening prayer by the Chief Mate


vessel. Opkako Isaiah Ajiri.
Description of the Fire Incident was re-highlighted by Chief Engineer BASED ON HEAR SAY
Gabriel Ijoukumo

In his words:
The fire started at about 0500Hrs, the 2nd Engineer on board the vessel
noticed the smoke from the Starboard Outer Main Engine.

The Engineer immediately stopped the engine and called for help the
general alarm system was put on by the captain then all crew members
went to the must point

The captain then informed ABO about the fire incident

ABO now started calling other vessel at ABO field to proceed to UTW
Challenger location for emergency assistance.

At about 2hrs later the Fire was put under control and extinguished
before head count was carried out and the total number of crew was
complete.

Lesson Leant from Incident: AS AGREED BY ENTIRE CREW


 Carryout regular fire inspection

 The fire doors are all self closing and latching

 There is no hazardous leakage of oil in the machinery spaces of the ship

 The general standard of cleanliness in the machinery spaces is should be


very high

 all pipes and fittings must be in sound condition

 all repairs carried out to oil pipes and fittings must be of a permanent
nature
 all high-pressure fuel oil pipes are properly shielded

 all readily combustible materials are stored only in designated areas

 The engine room fire alarm must be working and that the must be very well
aware of the fire fighting and emergency procedures.
 Crew should be trained in various stages of uptake fire and different
procedures to fight these fires

 Accidents as a result of fire are the most common in the ship’s engine room.
Fire drills, which must include fire fighters from both deck and engine sides,
are to be carried out frequently to ensure that the ship’s crew to well
prepared for any such adverse condition

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