Transportation Safety Board of Canada
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MARINE Reports - 2003 - M03N0050
Appendices
- Appendix A - Sketch of the Occurrence Area
- Appendix B - Outboard Profile
- Appendix C - Damage to Vehicles
- Appendix D - Glossary
Appendix A - Sketch of the Occurrence Area
Appendix B - Outboard Profile
Appendix C - Damage to Vehicles
Tractor fire damage
Trailer fire damage
Moving and storage trailer fire damage
Drop trailer fire damage
Private motor vehicle heat damage
Appendix D - Glossary
| ECR | emergency control room |
|---|---|
| EOW | engineer of the watch |
| ERM | Emergency Response Manual |
| ICCL | International Council of Cruise Lines |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| ISM Code | International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention |
| kPa | kilopascals |
| kW | kilowatts |
| LED | light-emitting diode |
| m | metres |
| m2 | square metres |
| m3 | cubic metres |
| MCR | machinery control room |
| MED | Marine Emergency Duties |
| mm | millimetres |
| MSA | Marine Safety Advisory |
| MSI | Marine Safety Information |
| N | north |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board (United States) |
| OOW | officer of the watch |
| PA | public address |
| PSD | Passenger Service Department |
| psi | pounds per square inch |
| ro-ro | roll-on/roll-off |
| SCO | senior chief officer |
| SCS | senior chief steward |
| SI | International System (of units) |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (IMO) |
| SSB | Ship Safety Bulletin (Transport Canada) |
| STCW | Convention International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 (IMO) |
| TC | Transport Canada |
| TP | Transport Publication |
| TSB | Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
| VDW | vehicle deck watchman |
| VHF | very high frequency |
| W | west |
| º | degrees |
| ºC | degrees Celsius |
| ' | minutes |
1. Units of measurement in this report conform to International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards or, where there is no such standard, are expressed in the International System (SI) of units.
2. See Glossary at Appendix D for all abbreviations and acronyms.
3. Capacities given for vehicles refer to the total capacity where that type of vehicle only is being carried. Normally, a combination of vehicle types are on board. Crewing levels may vary according to passenger load as per the vessel's Ship Inspection Certificate.
4. A drop trailer is a stand-alone trailer with no tractor attached.
5. All times are Newfoundland daylight time (Coordinated Universal Time minus 2.5 hours).
6. The tractor-trailer where the fire is believed to have started was too badly damaged to be easily removed. It was finally towed off the vessel later in the morning.
7. A Convention vessel is one to which the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) applies; typically, a vessel operating on international voyages.
8. Under the Canada Shipping Act, ISM Code certification is not required for Canadian vessels that operate on non-Convention voyages.
9. Transport Canada, Ship Safety Bulletin 02/2004, Ship's Alarm and Internal Communication System, states that the maximum time delay is two minutes.
10. Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations, Canada Shipping Act
11. One bar is equivalent to 100 kPa or 14.5 psi.
12. This vehicle was carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizers, Class 5.1 (oxidizer), UN 2067. These substances will accelerate burning when involved in a fire and some may decompose explosively when heated.
13. Throughout Section 1.9 of this report, the terms "crew" and "crew member(s)" refer exclusively to employees of the Passenger Service Department, unless specifically stated otherwise.
14. Following the occurrence, the TSB was able to contact 98 of the 138 passengers who were on board at the time of the occurrence with a Passenger Safety Questionnaire. Of those mailings, 55 responses were received.
15. Twenty-four of the 36 PSD crew on board at the time of the occurrence had received this training.
16. Boat and Fire Drill Regulations, Canada Shipping Act
17. Some crew members were trained in these subject areas as a result of having worked on a vessel previously operated by Marine Atlantic that had undertaken Convention voyages.
18. Ship Safety Bulletin 02/1996, Passenger Safety Instructions, 17 January 1996
19. Ship Safety Bulletin 16/1999, Information on Passengers, 07 December 1999
20. Marine Atlantic Trip Traffic Count and Sailing Manifest
21. IMO, SOLAS, 1974, and its Protocol of 1988, Chapter II-1, Regulation 20-3
22. Marine Atlantic has since discovered that, even when properly locked, these doors can be forced open by anybody with the knowledge of how to do so.
23. The design of some vehicles (recreational vehicles, trucks equipped with sleeping accommodation, etc.) limits the vehicle deck watchmen's ability to determine whether or not a vehicle is occupied.
24. IMO, SOLAS, 1974, and its Protocol of 1988, Chapter II-2, Regulation 13.3.2.5
25. In 2002, Canadian ferry services transported 39 million passengers and 15.4 million vehicles (source: http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/report/anre2003/toc_e.htm, accessed 15 August 2005).
26. Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations, Schedule II, Canada Shipping Act
27. NTSB Marine Accident Report MAR-98/02, fire on board the Panamanian passenger ship Universe Explorer in the Lynn Canal near Juneau, Alaska, 27 July 1996
28. NTSB Safety Recommendations M-00-6 and M-00-7, dated 18 July 2000
29. ICCL Industry Standard S-4-01, Local Sounding Smoke Alarms, 06 November 2001
30. M. Edwards and E. Edwards, The Aircraft Cabin: Managing the Human Factors, Brookfield, Vermont: Gower, 1990, pp. 204-212
31. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
32. Dangerous Goods Shipping Regulations, Canada Shipping Act
33. The crew member who was unable to clear the locked cabin was required to return to deck 5 (from deck 7), report the anomaly and then return to the cabin a second time.
34. IMO, SOLAS, 1974, and its Protocol of 1988, Chapter II-2, Regulation 7.8.3
35. Throughout Section 2.3 of this report, the terms "crew" and "crew member(s)" refer exclusively to employees of the Passenger Service Department, unless specifically stated otherwise.
36. TSB reports M92W1022 and M92L3011, respectively
38. The requirements for training are specified in the Marine Certification Regulations and the Crewing Regulations. The corresponding course syllabuses are outlined in the Training Standards for RO-RO Passenger Ships Personnel (TP 13024) and the Marine Emergency Duties Training Programme (TP 4957).
39. As used here, "limited voyages" refers to voyages within the minor waters of Canada, as defined by the Canada Shipping Act, as well as ferries operating between terminals that are no more than seven miles apart.
40. IMO, MSC/Circular 699, Revised Guidelines for Passenger Safety Instructions, 17 July 1995
41. One ferry operator has adopted the policy of donning reflective vests and crew identification labels and requiring all crew in control of passengers to wear bright orange vests with reflective tape during emergency situations.
42. NTSB Marine Accident Report MAR-01/01, fire on board the Liberian passenger ship Ecstasy, Miami, Florida, 20 July 1998
43. NTSB Marine Accident Brief Report MBR-01/01, fire on board the Netherlands-registered passenger ship Nieuw Amsterdam, Glacier Bay, Alaska, 23 May 2000
44. IMO, SOLAS, Chapter III, Regulation 27
45. TSB occurrence M03W0073: Faced with similar circumstances following an engine room fire on board the BC Ferries vessel Queen of Surrey, the master immediately evacuated all passengers by foot once the ferry docked. Passengers were permitted to return and remove their vehicles after shore-based and ship-based personnel confirmed that the fire had been completely extinguished.