1. Emergency

Terrorism, Piracy

• at sea

• in port

2. Application

• Shorebased Organisation

• All Ships

3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Overriding Principle	all concerned	Under no circumstances may the life or the health of passengers and crew be endangered by measures taken. Do not act as heroes to protect material assets. Do not use firearms.
Closing	Cargo Officer	Locks booby hatches, deck and winch houses, fo'c's'le, etc., if necessary, has doors welded shut; removes electrical fuses from cargo gear.
Watches	Master	in endangered areas, reinforces watches, has superstructures barricaded, orders top cruising speed
At Anchorage	Officer of the watch	never leaves bridge unattended continuously monitoring vessel's vicinity (radar), carrying walkie-talkie; in endangered area: orders 2 men on fo'c's'le, has them relieved every 4 hours; orders hawse pipes closed; bright outboard lighting; pressurises deck washing main, has pressurised fire hoses laid ready; arms himself with signal pistol (with old signals), keeps it ready for firing.
At Sea	Officer of the watch	In endangered zones: constantly monitors radar; reinforced bridge lookout, one man each with walkie-talkie on fo'c's'le has Aldis lamp ready.

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Boat Approaching	Officer of the watch	Calls Master to the bridge; raises General Alarm determines position and keeps details handy instructs rudder to be manned, switches to hand rudder lookout in both wings orders superstructure to be barricaded endeavours to keep clear of attacking boat by means of rudder manoeuvres informs/alarms other shipping via VHF
Intruders on deck	Master	Switches on deck lighting counts exact number of people who have boarded the ship tries to see whether intruders are armed if intruders unarmed, endeavours to chase intruders off ship by training fire hose jet pipe at them, alternatively, if considered safe, fires shots at them with signal pistol immediately informs coastal radio station and requests assistance (helicopter, navy)	Deck lighting Aldis lamp Jet pipe Signal pistol
Armed Assault	Master	Communicates from bridge, requests intruders to leave ship negotiates with pirates, perhaps offers cash never goes down to main deck !
Hostages Taken by Terrorists	All hands	Under no circumstances attempt to attack intruders who have taken hostages accede to demands concerning ship establish contacts demanded leave negotiations with terrorists in the hands of the party(ies) from whom ransom is demanded.

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Storming	All hands	When storming of ship by police has been announced or noticed: take cover stay out of line of fire do not interfere keep passengers quiet where necessary, guide police force
Pirates/Terrorists have left	Crew	Take precise tally of exact number of people who have left the ship. Make sure all pirates/terrorists have disembarked. Attend to injured persons where possible, give passengers psychological support conduct systematic search of ship, always in parties of two or three. Maintain constant verbal contact.	Walkie-Talkies
Documentation	Master	From concealed position, takes photographs or video shots of assault/boarding/disembarking. Makes log entries, reports to headoffice Takes statements from witnesses	Camera Video Camera
Information of Shorebased Organisation	Master	Informs shorebased organisation, subsequently despatches report	Fax Mail
Information of Consulate	Master	In next port of call, informs authorities, sees consulate, notes protest.

4. Training on Board

• Informative meeting, discussions (to create awareness of problem)

• Closing of ship (superstructure, fo'c's'le, deck houses, booby hatches)

• Practise directing jet pipe from bridge at targets on deck.

5. Situations and Action Ashore

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Report from Ship	Fleet Manager	Mans Emergency Response Centre
Requesting Assistance	Fleet Manager	Informs national Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requests assistance contacts authorities of country closest to the scene, requests support involves local agent.	Telephone, Fax
Contacts	Fleet Manager	If possible, maintain contact with ship (do not under any circumstances aggravate situation through un-coordinated communications with ship !) Maintain contact with police task force / authorities closest to the scene.
Informing Next of Kin	Fleet Manager	In case of serious assault, taking of hostages, etc., inform next of kin of crew members	Telephone
The Media	Managing Director / Fleet Manager	Notices to the media, interviews etc. to be released /given at the site of the authorities dealing with the case. Contacts with the media is the sole responsibility of management and the head of the Emergency Response Team

6. Training Ashore

• Joint exercise with ship

7. Reference Documents

• Emergency Response Manual

• Training Manual

Emergency Response Plan

Schiffahrtskontor tom Wörden GmbH & Co. KG Wilhelm-Schröder-Str. 3 D-21726 Oldendorf

NP-015

Revision 4

17.10.2003

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Emergency Response Plan

Reederei Heinz Corleis Kampweg 4a D-21706 Drochtersen

prepared: 28.03.1998	approved:	released:	Revision 0
			Emergency Response Plan No: NP-015
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