THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROPER RIGGINING OF GANGWAYS OR GANGWAYS WHICH WERE TOO STEEP OR OVERLOADED, RESULTING IN INDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE STAFF ON ONE OF THOME SHIPMANAGEMENT VESSEL HAVE COME UP WITH A NOVEL IDEAOR PUTTING MARKERS ON THE GANGWAY TO LIMIT THE ANGLE IT IS RIGGED. THE IDEA CAN BE EXTENDED TO OTHER MEMBER VESSELS AS NEEDED. SUBMITTED BY NADEEM PRASAD FROM TANKER PACIFIC.