The ship’s procedures for connecting and disconnecting from the CALM buoy did not provide explicit, succinct and unambiguous guidance and there were differences between the procedures and the actual shipboard practices that increased the level of risk associated with those operations
The ATSB acknowledges the safety action taken by Teekay Shipping Australia to address this safety issue and is satisfied that the action will adequately address the issue.
Teekay Shipping Australia has rewritten the procedures for connecting and disconnecting the import hose and for mooring at and disconnecting from the CALM buoy, including appropriate photographs and diagrams.
