The risks of entering enclosed spaces have been an ongoing issue for many years. Usually loss of life and injuries can be prevented if correct procedures are followed, that checklists are filled out and complied with. In the article attached below, Dr Tucker discuss the risks with gasses in enclosed spaces and that IMO has approved SOLAS regulations which require vessels to carry gas detecting equipment which will be mandatory on 1 July 2016. 

How to understand and detect gasses.pdf 

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