Mooring line operational safety
- Safety Flash
- Published on 16 September 2011
- Generated on 26 December 2024
- IMCA SF 10/11
- 1 minute read
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued Marine Safety Alert 01-11 regarding the operational safety of mooring lines, which covers recent injuries and fatalities that have occurred during mooring line operations on vessels in US waters.
The safety alert can be downloaded from the USCG’s ‘Homeport’ portal: Marine Safety Alert 01-11: Mooring Line Operational Safety.
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