Posted:
January 23, 2009
The M/V LTC John U.D. Page, one of two ammunition prepositioning ships operated by Maersk Line Limited (MLL) in the Military Sealift Command Prepositioning Program, marked a safety milestone as the ship's crew celebrated seven years of operation without a lost time accident.
The sister ship of the M/V Page, the M/V SSG Edward A. Carter Jr., the other MLL-operated ammunition prepositioning ship in the MSC program, has been operating for six years with a lost time accident. The Page and Carter are among seven MLL owned or operated ships that have been operating for at least six years without a lost time accident, including the USNS Effective (seven years), and USNS Impeccable, M/V CPL Louis J. Hauge, M/V Maersk Rhode Island and M/V Maersk Tennessee (six years).
A lost time accident (LTA) is defined as an accident resulting in a crew member sustaining an injury requiring him or her to miss at least one shift, and the number of LTAs occurring onboard a ship serve as a maritime industry standard for measuring safety performance. The prevention of LTAs through constant care, awareness and safety education is key to MLL's company-wide safety program, "Drive to Zero." The program's name is derived from its stated goal of ensuring shipboard safety by striving to eliminate all accidents.
Maersk Line Limited ships achieve safety milestones
The M/V LTC John U.D. Page, one of two ammunition prepositioning ships operated by Maersk Line Limited (MLL) in the Military Sealift Command Prepositioning Program, marked a safety milestone as the ship's crew celebrated seven years of operation without a lost time accident.
The sister ship of the M/V Page, the M/V SSG Edward A. Carter Jr., the other MLL-operated ammunition prepositioning ship in the MSC program, has been operating for six years with a lost time accident. The Page and Carter are among seven MLL owned or operated ships that have been operating for at least six years without a lost time accident, including the USNS Effective (seven years), and USNS Impeccable, M/V CPL Louis J. Hauge, M/V Maersk Rhode Island and M/V Maersk Tennessee (six years).
A lost time accident (LTA) is defined as an accident resulting in a crew member sustaining an injury requiring him or her to miss at least one shift, and the number of LTAs occurring onboard a ship serve as a maritime industry standard for measuring safety performance. The prevention of LTAs through constant care, awareness and safety education is key to MLL's company-wide safety program, "Drive to Zero." The program's name is derived from its stated goal of ensuring shipboard safety by striving to eliminate all accidents.