Safety bulletins

​​Details of safety bulletins (SB) issued by Ports of Jersey can be downloaded below.

2026

SB 01 of 2026 Trailer detachment during coupling

2025

SB05 of 2025 Mobile phones and other electronic equipment on boats – From habit to hazard

 SB04 of 2025 Carbon Monoxide poisoning

SB 03 of 2025 Things that go ‘bump’ in the night

SB 02 of 2025 Safety alert Morco open-flued water heater

SB 01 of 2025 Spontaneous combustion in the anchor locker

2024

SB 04 of 2024 | Vessel and diving deconfliction

SB 03 of 2024 | Lessons from a high speed powerboat accident

SB 02 of 2024 | Failures in passage planning and execution

SB 01 of 2024 | More lessons from another fire at sea

2022

SB 03 of 2022 | Need to ensure adequate ventilation when working on vessels and using cockpit covers

SB02 of 2022 | (MCA safety Bulletin 30) EPIRB coding with MMSI and valid country Code

SB01 of 2022 | RIB and small commercial vessel passengers

2021

SB02 of 2021 | Lessons from a fire at sea

SB01 of 2021 | Small vessel stability guides published by MCA

2020

SB01 of 2020 | Keeping a safe navigational watch

2019

SB06 of 2019 | Head injury sustained as a result of falling overboard a 3.9m inflatable boat

SB05 of 2019 | Near miss gangway fall.

SB03 of 2019 Use of lifting equipment

SB01 of 2019 | Small Craft – Throw Bag Rescue Line Failures

2018

SB 08 of 2018 | Small craft night passage navigation 

SB 07 of 2018 | Fishing vessel safety

SB 06 of 2018 | Pre-departure assessment of weather conditions on commercially operated RIBs

SB 05 of 2018 | Modifications to fishing vessels

SB03 of 2018 | Dangers of entrapment when shooting pots

SB 01 of 2018 | Safety harness tethers on sailing yachts

2017

SB06 of 2017: Life Raft Inspections and Servicing

SB03 of 2017: Marina Electrical Supply

2016

SB09 of 2016: Slipway Safety

SB01 of 2016: Revisions to the standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers

2015

SB03 of 2015: Dangerously weighted ships heaving lines

SB01 of 2015: Maintaining safe access

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