Archive for May, 2008
ATSB final report for the fire on board the Antigua and Barbuda registered general cargo ship BBC Islander, on 14 August 2007
On 14 August 2007, the Antigua and Barbuda registered general cargo ship BBC Islander anchored off Dampier, Western Australia. One of the tasks the crew was to complete while the ship was at anchor was the removal of steel brackets that had been welded to the hatch covers.
In the process of removing the brackets with [...]
ATSB final report on Depressurisation, 140 NM south of Alice Springs, NT, 6 February 2007, VH-MLG
On 6 February 2007, at approximately 1130 Central Summer Time, while operating a passenger charter flight from Melbourne, Vic. to Alice Springs, NT, the pilot of a Beech Aircraft Corporation 300 aircraft, registered VH-MLG, reported feeling his ears ‘pop’ while at flight level 280 and the aircraft rapidly depressurised. There were eight persons on board [...]
ATSB final report for the Panamanian bulk carrier Pasha Bulker on Nobbys Beach, New South Wales on 8 June 2007
On 23 May 2007, the Panamanian registered bulk carrier Pasha Bulker anchored 2.4 miles off the coast near Newcastle, New South Wales. The ship had sufficient water ballast on board for the good weather at the time, and was not expected to load its coal cargo for about three weeks.
At midday on 7 June, Pasha [...]
ATSB final report for In-flight engine failure, Sydney, 03 February 2007, Boeing Company 747-438, VH-OJM
At 1200 Eastern Standard Time, on 3 February 2007, after departing Sydney Airport and while in a climb at approximately 4,000 ft above ground level, the flight crew of a Boeing 747-438 aircraft, registered VH-OJM, heard several loud bangs and felt vibration through the aircraft structure. Observing an increase in the exhaust gas temperature indication [...]
Carriage of EPIRB on ship or fishing boat complying with Merchant Shipping. Life Saving Appliance (MS-LSA) Rules - (1991) and Merchant Shipping. Distress and Safety Radio Communication (MS-DSRC) Rules 1995.
1. Background:
1.1 Govt. of India implements Radio Communication requirement for their ships of 300 GT and above by notification of Merchant Shipping (Distress and Safety Radio Communication) Rules, 1995. These rules shall apply to unless otherwise specified.
1.1.1 All sea-going Indian passenger and cargo ships [...]
ATSB final report In-flight engine malfunction and air turn-back, Boeing Co. 737-476
On 24 September 2006, during a scheduled passenger service from Darwin, NT, to Denpasar, Indonesia, the left engine of a Boeing Co 737-400 series aircraft sustained a mechanical failure within the first-stage low-pressure turbine (LPT) section. After reducing the engine thrust to minimise vibration and further damage, the flight crew returned the aircraft to [...]
ATSB final report on Runway incursion - Port Macquarie Airport, 5 January 2007, Bombardier Inc. VH-TBB
On 5 January 2007, a Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow, registered VH-TBB, was approaching Port Macquarie Airport, NSW, in class G airspace under the visual flight rules from the south. The aircraft had descended from 2,500 ft above mean sea level and was approaching to join the circuit on left crosswind for runway 03. At about [...]
Type Approval of Life Saving Appliances (LSA)
It has been brought to the notice of this Directorate that the Surveyors of the Mercantile Marine Department while conducting Safety Equipment Surveys during the first entry survey on registration of a vessel under the Indian [...]
ATSB final report In-flight break-up, 20 km NE Bathurst, NSW, BAC 167 Strikemaster, VH-AKY
At about 1215 Eastern Standard Time on 5 October 2006, the pilot of a British Aircraft Corporation 167 Strikemaster aircraft, registered VH-AKY, took off from Bathurst, NSW, for a 25-minute adventure flight with one passenger. The flight was intended to include high-level aerobatics followed by a low-level simulated strike mission. When the aircraft failed to [...]
Reduced Deck Manning for foreign going Bulk Carriers, less than 30,000 GRT engaged in International trading
This Directorate had issued revised guidelines under section 76 of MS Act, 1958 for safe manning of Indian ships vide letter No. MSL-1(2)/95-I dated 30th April, 2003. These guidelines essentially deal with the [...]
