LOLER & PUWER Regulations

Question 1

LOLER - Lifting operations and Lifting equipment Regulations - What does it entail? MGN 332

Answer 1

**[MGN332]

1. Legal obligations of employers

• The employer must ensure that all lifting equipment is fit for purpose.
• That an adequate training regime is in place with robust procedures within the SMS for all lifting operations

2. Regular Maintenance

-Regular preventative maintenance
-Regular examinations by a competant person at least every 12 months
-If suspected of excessive load, or taken past limits should taken out of service until inspected.
-Greasing
-Condition of ropes (wear) chains (stretch)
-Condition of small gear

3. Training
   -Only trained persons should operate lifting equipment. This can be in-house or from a training provider such as the manufacturer
   -There must be clear operation instructions provided by the company in the vessels SMS
   -Relevant MCA “COSWOP” sections should be read and understood
4. Records
   -In services examinations (checked before use)
   -Record of servicing, repairs and modifications.
   -A register of lifting appliances and loose gear based on the ILO model shown in COSWP
5. Testing
   Annual testing by authorised persons
6. Marking
   -SWL
   -If SWL changes with configuration then must be marked clearly.
   -If SWL changes with radius of operation then indicators must be clearly visible to operator.
   -If used for lifting people it must be clearly marked that it can.
7. Lifting operations
   -Should be properly planned
   -Supervised by a responsible person
   -Carried out in a safe manner by trained crew

Question 2

PUWER - Provisions & Use of Work Equipment - MGN 331

Answer 2

1. Legal obligations
2. Inspection
3. Maintenance
4. Training
5. Marking
6. Repair and Modifications
7. Records

Pay Particular Attention to:

8. Dangerous parts to equipment i.e moving parts
9. Electrical equipment
10. Specified hazards
11. Stop controls / emergency stops
12. Isolation from sources of energy
13. Lighting
14. Stability of equipment
15. Markings
16. Mobile work equipment

Question 3

ISM

When would you issue a permit to work?

Answer 3

When a crew member needs to complete a task in one of the following situations:

• Working aloft
• Over the side
• In a enclosed space
• Hot work
• Diving / Work on hull
• Servicing and maintenance of passenger lifts & Hydraulic Systems
• A task outside the norm for which no standard operating procedure has been set.

Question 4

ISM - Main Elements of Risk Assesement

Answer 4

Calculate Risk - 5 Steps:

1. Identify Hazard
2. Decide who might be harmed and how
3. Evaluate the risk and decide on precautions - mitigate
4. Record your findings and implement them
5. Review your risk assessment and update if necessary

Jobs that you have identified a hazard but cannot eliminated then require a permit to work.

Question 5

MGN618

Answer 5

Large Commercial Yachts - Guidance for the control and operation of lifting gear
Changing dyneema falls every 18 months.
Gangway and passerelle used for lifting persons must be inspected and certificated by a responsible person at intervals not exceeding 6 months