COSWP Flashcards
What is COSWP?
Code of safe working practices
Aims to provide an international framework for the health and safety of merchant seafarers on board ship
What is a Risk assessment and what types are there?
An assessment of risk, and an outlining of control measures in a task at hand
4 types:
Generic RA (company performed)
Task based specific (created on board)
Tool box talk
Personal assessment (Performed by the individual)
5 stages of risk assessment?
Identify the hazards
Decide who may be harmed and how
Evaluate the risk and likelihood/consequences
Record and implement your findings
Review and update as required
Safety officer, who can be one?
Appointed by the company, has duties including safety inspections and stopping
dangerous work. Must have attended a suitable training course.
Role of safety officer
Prioritise safety culture on board
First port of call for anything safety related
Implement and maintain safety procedures onboard
Remain in contact with company about safety culture and procedures on board
Heavily involved in the permit to work system
Ensures distribution and use of safety
equipment on board
Safety committee?
Appointed on ships with 5+ seafarers, chaired by the Master, includes safety officer
and elected safety representatives.
Vessel Familiarisation (Safety Induction)
Required before assigning shipboard duties, includes communication, emergency
procedures, and location of safety equipment.
Who is not allowed to work aloft?
Anyone with less than 2 years experience on board
UNLESS part of a recognised training program, and their lack of experience has been adequately risk assessed
Entering an enclosed space:
Perform Enclosed space entry drill
“Tool box talk
Risk assessment
Permit to work
Comms with bridge
PPE
Adequately lit”
THEN
Safely open the space to mechanically ventilate, until safe for entry
Test for:
oxygen (02metre, 20.8%)
Toxic Gases (multi gas metre) Time weighted threshold
Explosive atmosphere (combustible gas metre) less than 1% of the lower explosive level
Sample space at multiple locations
Call Engineers to lock out / tag out
BA equipment for entry
EEBD for emergency escape
Personal gas detectors to be worn
Use of intrinsically safe Radios and flashlights
Harness, stretcher, winch
Someone on standby comms with bridge
Reporting procedure established
Space guarded against entry
Close off during break periods and test air again after break
Close off permit post works and secure space completely at end of day or completion of work
What is on a permit to work?
Location and details of work carried out
Tests and nature of tests been taken before work is carried out
PPE required
Time period of work (maximum 24hours)
Name & Signatures from; Competent person, Person carrying out the work, Authorising officer
What is two pieces of Important legislation?
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 - Primary legislation
- Statutory Instrument (M+F) Health and Safety At Work Regulations 1997 - Secondary legislation
What inside the COSWP? (Chapters)
Safety Induction
Living onboard
Emergency drills and procedures
Security precautions
PPE
Safety signs
Noise
Permit to work
Safety officials
Entry into enclosed spaces
Working at height
Anchoring, mooring & towing operations
10 core safety leadership qualities?
Instill respect and command authority
Lead the team by example
Draw on knowledge and experience
Remain calm in a crisis
Practice tough empathy
Be sensitive to different cultures
Recognise seafarers’ limitations
Motivate a sense of community.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995?
Primary legislation that allows the Secretary of State to make regulations for the
safety of ships and those on them.
Statutory Instruments (SIs)?
Secondary legislation that provides detailed rules and regulations under the authority
of an existing Act of Parliament
