The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Safety Alert 4-15 describes an incident in which a fire started after the failure of a fuel line flange due to the loosening/failure of its bolts. Although the final root cause of the incident has not been determined, the USCG are suggesting that ships’ engineers should be fully cognisant with and take action based on engine manufacturer technical bulletins and service letters.
Manufacturers assist in this process by making the numbering of the bulletins sequential, with the year of the bulletin clearly labelled so that it is easy to spot missing bulletins. In order to minimise cases where crew are not familiar with a particular bulletin, owners should put in place a system which is used to ensure all relevant engineering staff are familiar with all bulletins.
See attached file: Engine Room Operations.pdf
机舱操作
美国海岸警卫队第4-15号安全警告通函(Safety Alert 4-15)介绍了一起疑似燃油管道法兰螺栓失效导致的火灾事故。尽管引起事故的根本原因尚未查明，美国海岸警卫队建议船上轮机人员充分了解发动机制造商提供的技术指导和产品服务通函内容并在此基础上进行作业。
发动机制造商每年都会连续性发布通函，每份通函会清晰的标明年份，如有缺失，很容易发现。为减少由于船员不熟悉特定通函而导致的事故，船东应制定执行一套体系，以确保轮机人员熟悉所有通函。
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