Seven Seas Voyager’s planned maintenance system (PMS) contained no information about waste incinerator ash grate replacement, a task that would have been periodically undertaken by different engineering staff since 2003. Therefore, in this respect, the shipboard procedures that documented requirements for the PMS had not been effectively implemented.
The ship’s planned maintenance system incinerator work order has been amended to provide specific instructions about the equipment’s components. In addition, the revised monthly inspection routine for the incinerator will increase crew familiarity and understanding of the system and work requirements.
The ATSB recommends that Prestige Cruise Services take action to ensure that all shipboard repetitive non-routine maintenance activities are addressed and appropriately documented within the ship’s planned maintenance system.
