Emergencies (actions) Flashcards
Initial Actions Following: Man Overboard
- Engage hand steering, wheel over in direction of casualty
- Throw life ring with light and smoke
- Press MOB on GPS/ ECDIS
- Sound Oscar and raise alarm
- Call master
- Prepare a DSC distress
- Organise Lookouts
- Commence boat specific Manoeuvre
- Prepare recovery methods (ladders, Nets, Rescue craft)
- Prepare Medical team
- Consult IAMSAR vol III/ Emergency manual
- Remain in bridge to assist captain
- Log events
Initial Actions following: Abandon Ship
- DISTRESS alert broadcast on authority of Master
- Muster Passengers and crew, don life jackets/Immersion Suits
- Survival Craft prepared for launch
- EPIRB, SART, and SOLAS radios collected and prepared
- X band Radar switched off
- If safe to do so, unlash all tenders/deck furniture
- Life rafts launched
- Life rafts boarded via ladder on MD, on instruction from Master
- Lash life rafts together, search for survivors
- EPIRB and SART activated
Cut
Stream
Close
Maintain
Three Recovery Manoeuvres
Williamson turn
Anderson turn
Scharnov turn
Launching rescue craft (RIB orange rescue boat)
- Release lashings/uncover and unplug
- Ensure full muster of rescue team
- Secure hook to the falls
- Secure painter line forward
- Ensure equipment is on board and bungs in
- Ensure Outboard will run and test
- Check over the side and inform Master of readiness
Initial Actions following: Fire Detector
Find: call space, CCTV, Send ideally 2 crew with radios
Inform: Sound Fire alarm, PA announcement,
Inform Master,
Get information from crew on-scene,
check vessel emergency manual/fire plan/kill cards,
Have a DSC alert/urgency call ready, Inform Master once on Bridge
Restrict: Close Fire doors, Slow down/alter course, close ventilation/fuel shut offs/ power shut offs
Extinguish: start fire pumps, Muster call ins from crew, begin actions under contingency plan.
Remain in bridge to assist master in situation control and safe navigation of the vessel.
Initial actions following: Fire In Port
Same for FIRE, but in addition
Inform local authorities through port authority contact card, namely the Fire department, port authority
Inform surrounding vessels
Muster on the dock
Bring FIRE PLAN, Muster list, Crew list, Contractor sign on sheet and sign on/sign off board
Bring equipment (International shore connection)
Initial actions following: Finding a fire on board
- Establish there IS INDEED a fire
- Inform, Call point, Radio, Shout
- Check for casualties
- Attempt to extinguish locally with relevant extinguisher for class of fire
- Close fire door, and assume role at muster station
Initial Actions following: Gyro Failure
- Engage hand steering, steer by Magnetic
- Call the master
- Slow down, plot position, and steer away from dangers
- Radar will be in Heading mode, Not safe for ARPA
- ECDIS will be in DR mode
- Alarm management on the bridge
- Switch to TMC otherwise manually input a magnetic heading
- Check gyro manual and troubleshoot
- Reset gyro, let settle for 6 hours, then check error
- Maintain log of proceedings
Initial Actions Following: GPS failure
- Engage hand steering or heading mode (needs inputs)
- Slow the vessel, navigate away from dangers
- Call the Master
- RADAR will no longer be ground stabilised unless we feed from a doppler log in GT mode
- ECDIS will be in DR Mode, commence traditional nav techniques (PI’s, Radar overlays)
- Manual fix by all available means, and drop vessel position on ECDIS on top of fix
- GMDSS position feed will be lost
- Alarm management
- Liaise with engineering
- Consult the manual and attempt to troubleshoot
- Check Navtex/Inmarsat C for broadcast info on solar flares and high ionospheric conditions that may disrupt GPS signals
- Log events
Initial actions following: Sluggish steering
Check depth, check for cavitation, could be due to squat
If at slow speeds, give kick ahead
Test all steering pumps, on all modes of steering in the bridge, auto pilot on/off
Initial Actions Following: Steering failure
- Call master
- Slow down, maintain safe navigation
- Establish comms with engineering in steering compartment
- Initiate steering from the Emergency station
- Prepare a safety/urgency message as appropriate
Log as a true recording of the events
Initial Actions Following: Collision
- Close W/T doors and fire doors
- Manoeuvre the vessel to minimise impact effect
- Sound alarm
- Call master/Inform ER
- Switch on Bilge/Fire Pumps
- Turn on deck lights
- Muster crew
- Commence damage control assessment procedures
- Prepare urgency/distress call as appropriate
- Commence SOPEP procedures
- preserve SDVR and ECDIS records
- Contact other vessel to offer assistance
- Assist master in subsequent reporting
Log as a true recording of events
Initial Actions Following: Grounding
- Close W/T doors and fire doors
- Inform master
- Display lights and shapes
- Sound alarm
- Muster crew and light decks
- Start bilge/fire pumps
- Commence damage control procedures
- Prepare urgency/distress call as appropriate
- Assess weather, tides and sea state
- Preserve SVDR and ECDIS records
- Assist master in re-floating plan and check charts
Log all proceedings as a true recording of events
Initial Actions Following: Flooding
- Close all W/T and fire doors
- Call Master
- Inform ER, Engines on standby
- Switch on Bilge Pumps
- Maintain a safe navigational watch
- Monitor environmental conditions and consider manoeuvring the ship to reduce rate of water ingress
- Muster crew and light decks
- Initiate ship contingency plan under SMS
- Send Urgency/distress call and message as appropriate
- Perform a stability assessment
- Remain in bridge to assist master
- Preserve SVDR and ECDIS records
LOG, Maintain a record of events
Initial Actions Following: Damage assessment and control
- Close W/T and fire doors
- Sound Emergency Alarm
- Call master and inform ER
- Engines on Standby
- Start Bilge pumps
- Maintain safe navigation of the ship
- Maintain Safe Speed; depending on the situation this may be minimum steering way or stopped