SAFE T Y
Briefings
New SOLAS requirements for Lifting Appliances
The IMO has introduced SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13 through Resolution MSC.532(107), setting new requirements for lifting appliances and anchor handling winches. These updates will take effect on 1 January 2026, ensuring enhanced safety and operational standards across the maritime industry. Class News, released by Lloyd’s Register, covers the requirements for lifting appliances, while a separate publication addressing anchor handling winches will follow. The SOLAS amendments are supplemented by the IMO MSC.1/Circ.1663 Guidelines for Lifting Appliances.
Application
MAIB report: Fatal accident on the beam trawler Cornishman with loss of 1 life The MAIB report into a fatality onboard the beam trawler Cornishman highlights a
number of failings.
On 6 February 2021, a deckhand on the beam trawler Cornishman was fatally injured when the port trawl beam, which had been hoisted to facilitate a repair to the fishing gear, fell and struck him. It was found that a chain that was part of the trawl beam’s quick-release gear had failed, causing the beam to fall.
Safety issues affecting the beam trawler Cornishman were: – Risk assessments were not followed and stated mitigations were ineffective, placing the crew at risk while working under a suspended load
– The chain type was unsuited to marine operations, where the salt water environment caused environmental cracking
– The supplied chain had been unsuccessfully tempered during manufacture, which resulted in a high level of hardness and low ductility
– The chain’s installation caused it to be led over a fixed pin, which introduced bending stresses to the chain links that were compromised due to corrosion and cracking
Recommendations – The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has been recommended to update The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 2006 guidance to state the training requirements and accreditation of competent persons carrying out lifting equipment inspections. And, to update its training and guidance to surveyors to improve their ability to check compliance with these regulations during vessel ins. pections.
– W. Stevenson & Sons Limited has been recommended to ensure compliance with the lifting equipment regulations; review and update its risk assessments; confirm with chain suppliers and/or chain manufacturers before purchase that the selected chains are suitable for their intended use; and, implement the Fishing Safety Management Code for its fleet.
– Capital Group FASING S.A., Poland has been recommended to review and amend its chain quenching and tempering process and offer its customers a hardness test certificate for the lifting chains it manufactures.
Download the MAIB report at
https://bit.ly/44aZZPY.
Download the Annexes at
https://bit.ly/4kJCDrH.
The new regulation applies to a wide range of lifting appliances, including those:
• Used for cargo loading, transfer, or discharge;
• Used for raising and lowering hold hatch covers or moveable bulkheads;
• Used as engine-room cranes; • Used as stores cranes; • Used as hose handling cranes; • Used for launch and recovery of tender boats and similar applications;
• Used as personnel handling cranes.
Generally, the requirements also apply to lifting appliances with a safe working load below 1,000 kg, unless the flag administration grants specific exemptions. However, certain lifting appliances — including those used on offshore construction ships — are outside the scope of this regulation.
Requirements for new lifting appliances (installed on or after 1 January 2026)
Before entering service, new lifting appliances must undergo certification, which includes:
• Plan appraisal and material verification • Inspection and testing during fabrication
• Verification of component certification (including loose gear)
• Load testing and thorough examination once installed on board
Lifting appliances certified or classed under Lloyd’s Register’s Code for Lifting Appliances (CLAME) framework will be compliant with the new SOLAS requirements.
Download the full PDF at
https://bit.ly/4mIa52x.
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