the industry of permanent equipment attachment situations, and reckons a culture change is needed, as the equipment has to be ready to use at all times. T e mentality of prioritising other issues, such as theſt , before safety is the problem, yet it is only a minority of ship owners and crews that do not conform to the PSC requirements. Another aim of this drive is to eradicate these complacent attitudes. T e UK P&I Club is supportive of the


PSC system as it is government run and therefore accountable and not profi t-driven. Karl Lumbers, the Club’s loss prevention director said that PSC should be used as a benchmark and that the industry should support the system rather than criticise it, as it has been effi cient in recent years. He commented that the industry has to


An example of a defi ciency: incorrectly mounted hydrostatic release unit (HRU) on an infl atable liferaft. The painter should be attached to the HRU.


documentation to prove that this is the case so that the crew can demonstrate to PSC that


the appliances are available when at sea. The joint venture is trying to rid


get to the core of why vessels are detained and not make exceptions. Training and experience should remedy the problem. It is clear that owners, operators, and


ship’s crew need to invest time and money to ensure that equipment is fully functioning and the crew is well-trained in its use.NA


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