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From routine permits and toolbox talks to major incidents, SAR and salvage – practical safety,
emergency response and learning in one structured space. Use the left-hand
Safety menu to move between topics without leaving the section.
What are you working on for safety today?
📋 Everyday safety & permits
Permits, risk assessments, toolbox talks and near-miss reporting that actually get used.
🚨 Drills, SAR & emergencies
Fire, flooding, man overboard, blackouts and joint work with coast guard and rescue units.
📚 Learning from incidents
Accident reports, case studies and checklists you can adapt to your ship or operation.
Everything that keeps people safe, mapped by area
A) Safety foundations & SMS
Practical safety management systems, risk assessments that aren’t just paperwork, and how
near-miss reporting and just culture change what really happens on deck and in the engine room.
Permits, hot work packs and quick decision aids
📝 Permit & checklist packs
Hot work, enclosed spaces, working aloft, over-side and port operations in simple, editable form.
🧮 Safety margins & decision aids
Simple calculators for manning, exposure time, escape routes and response time assumptions.
Incidents, case studies and rescue stories
Making safety training useful, not just a tick-box
🎓 Building a drill programme
How to design a realistic drill plan that fits your trade, equipment and crew turnover.
🧭 Competence & safety roles
From safety reps to coxswains and rescue-boat crews – roles, skills and simple tracking ideas.
Most saved by Safety Hub readers this week
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Turnaround & port safety checklist – deck, engine & shore teams
A simple, combined list to keep line handling, bunkering, hot work and access under control.
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Enclosed-space drill pack – scenarios, prompts and debrief questions
Ready-to-use drill outlines that keep the focus on learning rather than just ticking boxes.
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Joint SAR exercise planning template
Basic framework for exercises with pilot boats, tugs, coast guard and helicopters.
Rescue boat training alongside – typical joint work for ship crews and rescue services.
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SARCoast guard units coordinating a search in designated sea area with merchant traffic assisting.
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AlertNew safety alert summary published on hot work near cargo tanks and adjacent spaces.
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Top member@SafetyOfficer shared a revised mooring safety briefing used on multiple ships.
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Thank youThanks to @RescueSwimmer and @ChiefMate for detailed drill debriefs.