Crew member dies while taking drafts

摘要

1. An independent draft surveyor boarded a small general cargo vessel docked in a river port to load nickel concentrate to conduct an initial draft survey prior to loading. The surveyor was not permitted by his employer to use a flexible hanging rope ladder, or 'Jacob's ladder'. Instead, some crew climbed down under his supervision to take the drafts amidships. After the survey the loading of the concentrate began.