MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
Blocks Used for guiding steel wire rope onto the vessel
Safe areas As defined during the safety induction
Limited access As defined during the safety induction
PFD Personal flotation device
Derrick Ship’ crane
OVERVIEW
The trawl equipment is heavy and cumbersome and extreme care is to be taken by all
persons involved with the deployment and retrieval of this equipment.
While shooting and hauling takes place, it is imperative that all participants have a
complete understanding of the risks regarding entanglement and working around high
tension wires, ropes, netting and large moving objects including the boards and full codend.
This activity involves the full complement of ship’s crew and lecturing staff, and the
use of appropriate PPE.
Following a thorough briefing, the ship’s crew members must be prepared to overrule any
practice which they deem to be unsafe, or to the contrary of any recognised procedures.
Weather conditions must be fully assessed before trawling activities are undertaken.
EQUIPMENT USED
• Maintain hydraulics are engaged during the deployment and retrieval of trawl
equipment. To be engaged by the Engineer for operation
• Net drum port and starboard trawl winches
• Ship’s derrick
• Lifting equipment
• Public address system
• Hand held VHF radios
• PPE
PROCEDURE
Only qualified ship’s crew may use the hydraulic controls for the shooting and retrieval of
the trawl equipment.
SHOOTING
Shooting the net involves paying out the net from the net drum with the assistance of all
available persons until sufficient netting is deployed to create drag which in turn pulls the
remaining net into the water. During this process the bridge crew will ensure adequate
vessel speed is maintained to minimise the need for physical handling of the gear.
All crew and students must be fully aware that once sufficient drag comes onto the codend
that the remainder of the trawl will come under tension. All crew and students must be
in safe areas at this time.
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Revised: November 2010