Response to Emergencies Flashcards
Actions in event of Grounding/Stranding
- Move to the bridge immediately and take the command on the bridge
- Stop the ship’s propulsion
- Sound the general emergency alarm if not already activated.
- Close all the watertight and fire doors
- Order a full muster of crew and guests - to check for casualties/missing persons
- Order Engineers switch to high water intakes
- Start the bilge pumps / fire pumps to be used to pump out water.
- Obtain the ship’s position in latitude and longitude by any reliable means. Make an assessment of seabed.
- Order the ship’s ‘deck lights’ on and display the appropriate lights, shapes and sound signal
- Order the OSC to obtain an interim ‘damage assessment’.
- Order the muster of ‘damage control parties’
- Sound tanks and around ship
- Order a distress or urgency message to be sent, if appropriate
- Check weather forecasts and tides
- Consider reducing draught or taking on ballast to prevent unwanted movement
- Plan and prepare to refloat as appropriate or prepare LSA and survival craft
- Consider actions to minimise pollution to the marine environment
- Checklist - Inform Flag, Class, Mangement, Owner, P&I
- Preserve evidence, photos, videos and logbooks which will be used to write reports and annexed to the OLB later.
- Report the incident to the MAIB of the Marine Authority as soon as practicable after the incident. (Ref MGN 564]
Action in the event of a Collision
- Move to the bridge immediately and take command on the bridge
- Stop propulsion or manoeuvre as appropriate to ensure vessels remain intact
- Sound the general emergency alarm if not already activated
- Close all watertight and fire doors
- Order a full muster of crew and guests - to check for casualties/missing persons
- Start the bilge pumps / fire pumps to be used to pump out water.
- Obtain the ship’s position in latitude and longitude by any reliable means.
- Turn the ship’s ‘deck lights’ on and display the appropriate (NUC) lights / sound signal /shapes
- Order the OSC to obtain an interim ‘damage assessment’.
- Order the muster of ‘damage control parties’ - and make assessment of ship’s GM.
- Order a distress or urgency message to be sent
- Activate deck parties to prepare LSA and survival craft
- Consider anchoring
-Checklist - Inform Flag, Class, Mangement, Owner
- Consider actions to minimise pollution to the marine environment
- Preserve evidence, photos, videos and logbooks which will be used to write reports and annexed to the OLB later.
Subsequent actions and legal obligations regarding the other vessel;
- Standby to render assistance to the other vessel
- Exchange information with the Master or Officer in Charge of the other vessel.
- Entry of the incident to be entered in the offical log book.
- Report the incident to the MAIB of the Marine Authority as soon as practicable after the incident. (Ref MGN 564)
- Never admit liability!
Actions in event of Fire
First Responder
Find, Inform, Restrict, Extinguish or Escape
-Activate fire alarm / Confirm Fire via CCTV/Fire Panel
-Muster all crew and passengers and confirm no casualties or missing
-OOW - inform master
-Handover & Take Conn - or allow OOW to continue keeping navigational watch depending on situation
-Slow down vessel as appropriate
-Close fire doors / watertight doors
-Close fire dampers
-Ensure Pumps Started
-Ensure fixed fire fighting activated (drenching valves, hi fog)
-Shut off fuel / isolate electricity, if necessary
-Shut off HVAC as appropriate
-Manoeuvre vessel (Smoke, Nav Dangers etc)
-Prepare BA to Investigate
-Initiate Boundary Cooling
-Consider Stability
-Prepare LSA
-Order and Authorise Distress/urgency to be sent, as required
- Assess damage and watertight integrity
- Checklist
- Inform Flag, Class, Mangement, Owner
- MARPOL
- Preserve evidence, photos, videos and logbooks which will be used to write reports and annexed to the OLB later.
-Report the incident to the MAIB as soon as practicable after the incident. (Ref MGN 564)
Who is the MAIB?
What do they do?
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
- It’s an independant branch within the department of transport and is separate to the MCA
- SOLAS Chapter XI-1 (Enhanced Safety) discusses the duties of flag state to investigate any accidents that happen to UK vessels worldwide and to any foreign ships within territorial waters.
- What needs to be reported to the MAIB:
- Collision, Grounding or Fire
- Serious injury onboard, loss of limb, partial loss of eyesight, any broken bones except fingers or toes,loss of conciousness, hospitalisation for more than 24 hours, missing work for 3 days or a dislocation.
- Form ARF1 (Found on the MAIB website)
Accident Reporting Form - Also have 24 hour reporting line
- It is important to note that
Action of receipt of Distress message
Treat Every distress message as serious
UNCLOS - SOLAS V R.33
Within Sea-Area:
-Commence Record keeping
-Wait 5 mins for coast radio
-Make entry into GMDSS Logbook
-Position to assist - Acknowledge distress
-Relay if no response from Coast Radio
-Proceed at best speed
Outside Sea Area:
-Commence record keeping
-Immediately acknowledge distress by radiotelephony
-Relay by any means
-Proceed at best speed
See a flare: take bearing!
Decision to Abandon ship
-Freeboard left
-Weather conditions
-Stability of the vessels in distress
-Geographical position
-LSA available
-Casualties present
-Number of persons and their experience
-Range of SAR craft and time required to reach you
-Danger of explosion
-Comms with SAR
-Safely carrying out abandonment
-Climbing up into the liferaft
Considerations / Checks to be made when entering / encountering heavy weather
Consider amending passage plan to best route vessel around heavy weather / or an an angle of attack that mitigates the effects of large seaway.
WT Integrity
- Hull openings closed
- WT Doors Closed and Secured
- Hawse pipe / spurling pipe covers
- Vent pipes covered
- All Sea Valves close apart from essentials
- Storm boards rigged
Vessel Security:
- Scuppers and freeing ports clear
- Extra lashings and stowage
- Reduces F.S.E
- Increase stability (GM)
- Check-Emergency Comms
Crew Safety:
- Restrict access to decks, rig life lines
- Safety harness’s
- Check liferafts
- Modify watch routine
- Crew Rested
- Warn Galley to prepare meals in advance
The OOW has entered restricted visability.
What 10 things would you expect him to do?
- Call me
- Place a helmsman at the wheel
- Have engines ready for immedate manoeuvre
- Start fog signals
- Increase the lookout
- Reassess safe speed (thing about location, other traffic etc
- Turn on Navigation lights
- Close all watertight doors
- Commence systematic plotting of all radar targets
- Open Bridge wing doors and stop any noisy work in the vicinity
Main Engine Failure / NUC 10 miles from Coast
- Call me
- Check poition by all available means
- Show ‘NUC’ lights and shapes and sound signals where appropriate
- Proximity to navigational hazards / other vessels checked
- Chief Engineer called to discuss situation
- Make and assessment of the weather / conditions and predicted drift
- Prepare for anchoring if possible depending on water depth and conditions
- Instruct for a safety or urgency message to be sent, as required
- Modify AIS status
- Inform VTS or Port Authority
- Maintain log/record of events and decisions
- Contact company to organise tow, consider safety of life and whether crew/passengers need to be disembarked
Blackout
- If not the Master, call the Master
- Keep ship away from danger
- Close watertight doors
- NUC light, shapes and sound signals as appropriate
- Contact Engine room
- Select emergency power supply for Bridge and navigation equipment
- Check position and position of vessels in the vicinity
- Check for navigational hazards
- Prepare for anchoring if depth and conditions appropriate
- Inform VTS or Port Authority as appropriate
- Modify AIS
- Record events and decisions made
