The planned maintenance system on board British Sapphire did not include a specific requirement to maintain or test the wave compensator or its safety interlock on the fast rescue boat davit. As a result, the crew had not identified the issue with the wave compensator safety interlock during periodic maintenance.
Action taken by BP
The ATSB has been advised that BP Shipping has developed a vessel specific job description for those vessels with rescue boats fitted with wave compensation. This description has been included within and managed by the vessels’ Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by BP Shipping adequately addresses the safety issue
