1. Emergency

Danger of Green Seas

• at sea

2. Application

• Shorebased Organisation

• All Ships

3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Recognising risk	Officer of the watch	Watches breaking sea and vessel shipping (green) sea; informs Master; continuously establishes position
Securing ship	Master	If unattended to yet: orders watertight doors on deck and in superstructures closed; work on deck only if secured by strap or line; orders fitting of stormblinds	Stormblinds
Announcement	Master	Makes announcement via intercom
Preparing to heave to	Master	Informs engine crew; orders manoeuvring speed; if necessary, orders lashing of furniture etc.; briefly discusses manoeuvre and informs all hands; alteration of course through beam sea is very critical !
Heaving-to against the sea	Master	If not effected yet, this is the last time to heave to: ship already heading against wind and sea: puts bow against the sea and slowly steams to the windward. finds out correct engine revolutions; ship must keep steerageway; under all circumstances, avoids resonance of pitching and motion of the sea ! makes absolutely sure to avoid heavy slamming of the hull ! Unsuitable for ship in ballast and for vessels with longitudinal strength problems.

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Broaching	Master	Confined to ships with sufficient stability and freeboard. Ideally suited for container ships. Prepares bow thruster; alters heading athwart to the sea; assisted by bow thruster, rudder hard over, and engine half ahead gets ship to drift transversally; for ships without bow thruster: stops ship with engine astern, turns ship to starboard if steaming with the sea, turns ship to port if steaming against the sea; stops engine and permits to drift transversally with the wind.
Heaving-to with the sea	Master	If turning the ship through transverse sea appears too risky: puts stern against the sea; orders engine slow astern; stabilises position of ship with bow thruster (confined to ships with sturdy rudder stock)
Clearing the coast	Master	If ship inshore: tries to clear the coast and ground swell near the coast
Pumping bilges	Engineer of the watch	Prepares bilge pumps and lines; regularly sounds bilges (e.g., alarms, remote sounding); regularly activates bilge pumps to detect possible flooding;	Bilge System
Inclined position	Master	If inclined position caused by wind, never attempt to compensate by pumping ballast water; instead first try to bring bow into the wind and test new position

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Flooding	Chief Engineer, engine room personnel	Pump out hold; pump out top tank ballast water
Alarm		Sounding General Alarm; informing crew; issuing of instructions; preparing personal rescue equipment (immersion suit)	General alarm Immersion suit
Priority message	Master	Transmits PAN message; transmits position and situation; stays in touch with other ships/ coastal radio stations	VHF, Radio
Informing shorebased organisation	Master	Reports ship's position and situation to headoffice at six-hourly intervals	Radio
Distress call	Master	Transmits distress call well in time if situation beyond control	Radio
Staying on board	All hands	Stay on board as long as possible: ship offers better shelter than boats; abandon ship only when in danger of sinking
Danger of capsizing	Master	Assembles all hands in leeward room with easy access to overside; don immersion suits and lifebelts
Abandoning ship	Master	Orders and organises orderly abandoning of ship (Refer to NP-005 "Abandoning Ship")

4. Training on Board

• Exercise closing of watertight doors etc. on deck and in superstructure

• Exercises relative to abandoning ship

• Keeping all bilges and pumpwells clear

• Regular tests of remote sounding equipment

5. Situations and Action Ashore

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Information from ship	Fleet Manager	Mans Emergency Response Centre and keeps it at alert stand-by around the clock; records messages from the ship and minutes position; if appropriate, organises tug assistance	Atlas
SAR Co-ordination Centre	Fleet Manager	Makes contact with SAR Co-ordination Centre and if appropriate agrees rescue measures	Telephone
Flooding	Fleet Manager	Makes stability calculation allowing for flooding; suggests measures to secure stability and discusses with Master	PC Program; Class Telephone

6. Training Ashore

• Joint exercises with ship

7. Reference Documents

• Emergency Response Manual

• Training Manual

• Stability calculation data

Emergency Response Plan

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

NP-018

Revision 3

18.12.2002

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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-018
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