Emergency Training Drill
This scene is on the upper deck of a coastal tramp steamer, probably in Singapore harbour, in 1970. Based on other slides in the collection, this is probably aboard the MV Kimanis, which was a 90m-long, 3,189-ton cargo liner built in Dundee in 1951 and part of the Straits Steamship fleet until 1982. She operated on the mainly coastal routes between Singapore, Brunei and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. In addition to all sorts of cargo, she also carried a small number of passengers.
I've no idea what the scenario for the training evolution might have been, but everyone's in lifejackets, fire extinguishers are at hand and the hose on the deck (upper left) looks a bit like one for a smoke mask (with a vent for air held by a helper in fresh air). However, the centrepiece at the time the photo was taken is clearly the individual strapped into the Neil Robertson stretcher.
The Neil Robertson stretcher was designed for removing an injured person from spaces wherein access, doors, or hatches are too small to permit the use of regular stretchers. Spaces such as engine-room spaces, cargo holds, pump rooms, boiler room etc. are examples of such compact spaces aboard ships.
The Neil Robertson stretcher is made of flexible semi-rigid canvas and can be folded easily when not in use or whilst gaining access to small spaces. The stretcher is provided with strong straps which when firmly wrapped around the victim, give strong support to hold the person with almost negligible movement with respect to the stretcher, which is very important when rescuing or transferring injured person.
Whilst it is just great to see that even crews aboard tramp steamers conducted safety training in those days, I do have a few concerns - all those ropes and wires going all over the place and all but one of the participants in the training wearing only flip-flops for starters!
Taken by a relative who was onboard as a passenger. I've scanned this from a slide.
Emergency Training Drill
This scene is on the upper deck of a coastal tramp steamer, probably in Singapore harbour, in 1970. Based on other slides in the collection, this is probably aboard the MV Kimanis, which was a 90m-long, 3,189-ton cargo liner built in Dundee in 1951 and part of the Straits Steamship fleet until 1982. She operated on the mainly coastal routes between Singapore, Brunei and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. In addition to all sorts of cargo, she also carried a small number of passengers.
I've no idea what the scenario for the training evolution might have been, but everyone's in lifejackets, fire extinguishers are at hand and the hose on the deck (upper left) looks a bit like one for a smoke mask (with a vent for air held by a helper in fresh air). However, the centrepiece at the time the photo was taken is clearly the individual strapped into the Neil Robertson stretcher.
The Neil Robertson stretcher was designed for removing an injured person from spaces wherein access, doors, or hatches are too small to permit the use of regular stretchers. Spaces such as engine-room spaces, cargo holds, pump rooms, boiler room etc. are examples of such compact spaces aboard ships.
The Neil Robertson stretcher is made of flexible semi-rigid canvas and can be folded easily when not in use or whilst gaining access to small spaces. The stretcher is provided with strong straps which when firmly wrapped around the victim, give strong support to hold the person with almost negligible movement with respect to the stretcher, which is very important when rescuing or transferring injured person.
Whilst it is just great to see that even crews aboard tramp steamers conducted safety training in those days, I do have a few concerns - all those ropes and wires going all over the place and all but one of the participants in the training wearing only flip-flops for starters!
Taken by a relative who was onboard as a passenger. I've scanned this from a slide.