– The notice deals with matters relating to language skills, matters relating to the transport of bait and matters relating to the work process of connecting the lines to the line, writes the Accident Investigation Board. The Accident Investigation Board is in an early phase of the investigation into the incident where a Latvian citizen in his 30s fell overboard and is presumed dead. The Accident Investigation Board now recommends the following to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate: The Norwegian Accident Investigation Board advises the Norwegian Maritime Directorate to ensure that the shipping company ensures the necessary English skills for the crew of the fishing vessel Hunter so that safe operation can be ensured. The Accident Investigation Board advises the Norwegian Maritime Directorate to ensure that the shipping company ensures that the transport of bait on board is done in such a way that this does not expose the crew to the risk of falling overboard. The Accident Investigation Board advises the Norwegian Maritime Directorate to ensure that the shipping company secures the work process on the aft deck during line setting so that there is no risk of falling overboard. news has tried to get a comment from the shipping company that owns the boat “Hunter”, but they do not want to comment on the matter at this time. – The shipping company does not want to comment on the case until the police and Accident Investigation Board have finished their investigations and there is a final report, says information officer in the organizations Fiskebåt, which represents the shipping company, Odd Kristian Dahle. Influenced by the situation Dag Liseth, director of the maritime department in the Swedish Accident Investigation Board, says that they are only initially in the investigation. – After the initial investigation we have had on board, we choose to put forward a safety-critical alert. We do this from time to time when we believe we have uncovered a situation that is so serious that it should be rectified before we publish our final report. Liseth says it is not usual for them to make such notifications, but that it does happen. He believes that safety on board has been affected to a significant extent as a result of the findings made by the Accident Investigation Board. – How likely is it that one or all of these points led to the Latvian citizen falling overboard? – I do not want to go into the individual issues more than what is stated in our safety-critical findings, but we believe that this has affected the situation and that it may affect a future situation. He emphasizes that the conditions they are warning about must now be rectified so that the staff on board have a safe and secure workplace. Liseth says it is now important that the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the shipping company address these points. Dag Liseth, the National Accident Investigation Board, says that it is not usual for them to issue such notifications before a report is complete, but that this time it was necessary. Photo: Cicilie S. Andersen / news Three points In the preliminary report, the Accident Investigation Board writes that several of the crew had such poor English skills that the Accident Investigation Agency considers that it has been difficult to understand both work procedures and safety instructions so that the work could be carried out in a sound and safe manner. – This applies in particular to personnel who will have a role in crisis situations, writes the Accident Investigation Board. Another point that the Norwegian Accident Investigation Board highlights is that the crew had to prepare bait for the tine before hauling in the tine. – This process started with the crew having to transport the bait in buckets from the aft deck forward over the conveyor belt and to the forward working deck. – This meant that the crew had to move forward on the belt with little or no physical protection from falling overboard. The last point that the Accident Investigation Board highlights is related to the work process of connecting rails to lines. It is said to have taken place in such a way that two fishermen had to work on an unsecured aft deck with a high risk of falling overboard. – Physical contact with the connection of the rope to the line posed a risk of being pulled by the line. Falling overboard in the Barents Sea with the prevailing Arctic conditions gives a high probability of loss of life.
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Accident Investigation Board found safety-critical conditions on “Hunter” – news Troms and Finnmark
