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2022 2nd Alert HiPo#29 Man lost canter stuck in the sand.
On 07th of April 2022, WHM Supervisor based in Bahja departed from Bahja Base at 09:06 hrs, driving 6498 HK Canter to Fawarah Field for site visit. He reached to Fawarah North-1, then he used GPS to direct him toward Fawarah North -2 since there was no clear route. After finishing the checks, he used another routes to go the main graded road because No clear routes available to use, unfortunately, the route he used was soft and after driving 4.4 Kms, he got stucked . He attempted to free the vehicle but without success. He decided to walk toward Zauliyah-Hasirah junction as he familiar with area. He walked for almost 3 hrs and crossed a distance of 9.0 Km. At the junction, he spent 4 hrs waiting for passing vehicles for assistance. No vehicles passed during that period therefore, he decided to proceed walking toward WPH-36 Camp which is 10.6 Km away. At 21:30, he arrived to WPH-36 safely.
Journey manager shall follow a realistic time for journey management. Ensure to avoid Working alone especially in remote areas. Ensure driver not drive in a soft sand and follow defensive driver training. Emergency button should be utilized in emergency situation and driver shall remains nearby the vehicle. Make sure to have an appropriate means of communication. (Driver & Journey manager) Journey manager shall Follow Man-lost procedure. Ensure to practice Man-Lost Drills as per PR 1287 frequency. Always ensure to follow Safe journey Management System.
JM set a nonrealistic time for site visit task (Journey plan from 08:45 hrs to 17:00 hrs) WHM Supervisor went to site alone although has assistant in Journey Plan. The route that used by WHM Supervisor was not a clear road. WHM Supervisor was aware about Emergency button but decided to walk to get help instead of using it. 2 Satellites Phones were available at base but utilized by other crews. Journey manager has not followed Man-Lost Procedure properly (reported to LEBC after 3 hrs ).

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