Emergencies Flashcards
Why would you use the brace drill and what is its purpose ?
When you are going to collide with something and it’s to prevent injury.
This drill doesn’t take precedence over carrying out EOPs
How can you protect yourself in an emergency ?
And what if you in a smoke filled compartment and need to escape ?
Wear EBS and dress correctly
EEBD
If in an emergency you need to stay at your watch keeping position what may you need to do ?
Carry out EOP actions.
What to do when you discover an emergency.
Raise the alarm, by the quickest means.
Inform control room/ MR of the:
-type of emergency
-location
-systems and equipment involved
Carry out first aid action.
Why is it important to keep a calm manner in an emergency ?
Promotes confidence in others and helps deal with the stress of emergency situations.
You are able to deal with the situation with confidence and authority.
Allows you to recall important information.
Importance of acting as part of a team.
will enable common goals to be achieved more readily.
Support transfer of information and will maintain damage control comms within team.
Alarm can be raised by ?
Shouting
Dialling 999
Audio panel fitted with manually activated alarms
Dial telephone fitted with a general alarm button
Portable comms unit
Manual flood push buttons how many are on board?
Where are they generally located?
There are 27 on board.
They’re located next to ladders and exit doors at key positions on exit routes within compartments.
What happens when you press a manual flood push button ?
When operated they lock in position and alert the scc and MR watch keepers. The push button will be logged on PMS. A key is used to allow for manual resetting of the alarm.
There are 41 WIFCOM handsets/ radios on board what are they there for ?
Mobile damage control comms
Provide access to 6 independent channels
Each channel is associated with specific DC activities.
What are the 6 channels supplied by WIFCOM.
Wire free attack channel
Wire free BA channel
Wire free fire fighting channel
Wire free ME channel
Wire free WE channel
Wire free damage control channel
What two nets are available for use in an emergency ?
Damage control group comms net.
Back-up Damage Control comms net.
When are bleep handsets needed ?
When a bleed tone is required.
Where are sound powered telephones used ?
Where speech is used to create sufficient electric current for transmission.
Sixteen way switchable socket boxes are located at designated positions they are ?
DCHQ
MR
CONTROL ROOM
