Good house-keeping around the ship has always been considered a feature of good seamanship. Untidy store rooms, paint lockers and other spaces can slow down work processes, but can also result in serious accidents.
Inspectors continue to report during ship inspections that heavy items are kept on deck in a poorly secured manner or even unsecured.
The personal injury aspect of loose items on deck in heavy weather can be easily imagined. However, if we look back to the winter of 1993, we can learn from the loss of the M/T Braer in the Shetland Islands as an example of how poor house-keeping on deck contributed to a very high-profile casualty and oil spill.
See attached file: House-keeping on deck.pdf
甲板内务
船舶的内务良好一直被视为是良好船艺的一个特征。储物间、油漆间及其它空间杂乱，不仅会降低工作效率，还会导致严重事故。
检验员在船舶检验过程中，不断报告称：有重物未经妥当系固，有的甚至被放置在甲板上而完全没有固定。
可以想象，在恶劣天气下，四处散落的设备会导致人身伤害。然而，回顾1993年冬天，Braer轮在设得兰群岛发生的事故，我们看到：甲板内务不良，甚至引发了一起惨重的伤亡和漏油事故。
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