Pressure vessel systems – response to fatal accident
- Safety Flash
- Published on 16 June 2014
- Generated on 22 February 2025
- IMCA SF 09/14
- 1 minute read
The Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) has published information about a fatal accident involving pressure vessel systems.
What happened?
A fatality occurred when the observation glass of a main compressed air receiver drainage pot failed catastrophically while a ship’s engineer was draining accumulated water (condensate) from the ship’s main air reservoir.
Further information can be found at Australian Maritime Safety Authority (amsa.gov.au)
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