1. Emergency

Man Overboard

• at sea

2. Application

• Shorebased Organisation

• All Ships

3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Reporting	Witness of Incident	Throws lifebuoy immediately, shouts 'Man Overboard !', informs bridge as soon as possible	Telephone, Walkie-Talkie, loud shouting
Position	Officer of the watch	Releases Man Overboard lifebuoy in bridge wing, determines position	GPS
Alarm	Officer of the watch	Raises general alarm, informs engine control room, informs Master	Tel. Engine control room Tel. Master
Announcement	Master	Makes announcement	Loudspeaker
Mustering	All hands Chief Mate	Proceed to muster station. Conducts roll call, has/disseminates information	Station bill
Signals	Officer of the watch	Informs ships in vicinity, sounds tyfon (3 long blasts) displays signal flag O (Oscar) PAN message VHF channel 16	VHF 16, Tyfon Flag O
Manoeuvre Action	Master	Commences Williamson turn: helm hard to starboard, turns ship 60 degrees; helm hard to port, completes turnabout. Determines leeward side Orders leeward rescue boat ready; in heavy weather, orders climbing net to be lowered over the side	Radar monitoring (1.5 nm range) Cargo net
Engine	Engineer of the watch	Proceeds to engine control room, Stand by main engines to manoeuvre, activates second generator; electricity to deck

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Lookout	Master	Instructs men with communication equipment to man following positions: 1 man fo'c's'le 1 man either side of main deck Orders other personnel on bridge, issues binoculars	Walkie Talkies Channel 6, Binoculars
Requesting assistance	Master	May request search action via SAR headquarters	SAR Message
Rescue Boat ready	Boat Squad, Supporting Team	Gets rescue boat ready; warm blankets, windbreaking clothing. Swing out and man boat, start-up boat engine, establish radio communication with boat (Walkie- Talkie). Position stretcher near boarding station for subsequent rescue	Boat Walkie-Talkie, Channel 6
Hospital	Safety Officer	Opens hospital, prepares bed; orders one man into bed to warm up	Hospital
Stopping	Master	In a high sea, may steer full turn around person overboard; makes leeway; keeps the luff and lets ship drift towards the person
Provisions	Steward, Cook	Prepares warm, dextrose-sweetened tea, fills vacuum flask	Tea, dextrose
Launching boat	Boat Squad	Having located person, launches boat, proceeds towards person
Recovery of Person	Boat crew	Approaches person closely from lee side (in a seaway, avoid 'pounding' on person). Rescue person with several hands. Lays down rescued person, wraps him/her in warm blankets and windbreaking canvas (hypothermia)	Blankets, canvas

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Person back on board	Boat Squad; All hands	Heave in and secure boat (breast line). If person very exhausted, use stretcher to take him/her on board. If swell prevents securing of boat, lift stretchered person on board using cargo gear. Thereafter make leeway to hoist in boat by steering tight full turns.
Recovery from the Water	Crew members	Rig pilot's ladder on weather side. Rig cargo (scrambling) net overside to sea level, also on weather side. Minimum 2 rescuers in survival suits enter water. Prepare cargo gear or heaving lines, man winches. Get hold of person, take him/her on board.	Pilot's ladder, cargo (scrambling) net Survival Suits
Warming up	Co-ordinator: Safety Officer	Undresses person, places him/her in pre-warmed bed. Two crew members supply body heat. Caution: Do NOT place person in bathtub or use other means to warm up - danger of circulatory collapse.
First Aid	Safety Officer	Takes temperature rectally (death occurs at 25 centigrade core temperature). Takes blood pressure and pulse. Carefully administers warm drinks with dextrose.	Thermometer
Information	Master	Keeps headoffice informed. Requests assistance in case person requires medical treatment ashore. Advises consulate in foreign country.	Fax, Telex or. Telephone
Documentation	Master	Makes entry in ship's log. Reports to headoffice. Takes photo-graphs (particularly in case of death). Writes accident report. German-flag ships: cables SBG. Obtains and collects reports from authorities, police, hospital.	Ship's log, Report, photo-graphs. Accident report

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Death	Master	Ascertains death beyond doubt. If ship can reach port within 24 hours, keeps body on board, informs agents, makes sure body may be landed. Lands body. Failing above, burial at sea.	Wrap in blankets, keep in cool place. (Not in cold store !)
Casualty Register	Master, with witnesses	Makes entry, in front of witnesses, in ship's log casualty register.
De-Briefing	All hands	Discussion of situation and measures taken, in large and smaller circles. Suggestions for procedural improvements. Do not blame individuals.
Further Action	according to function and order	Getting boats ready; control of all safety equipment; replenishment of used or damaged equipment; ordering of repairs; replacement of crew casualties.	Refer to: VA-028, VA-031

4. Training on Board

• Steer Williamson Turn. Practise exact manoeuvring (Paint large tin can bright orange, throw it overside. Subsequently, throw empty corked bottles overside, steer turn. Ideally, ship will hit can and bottles.

• Launch boat, manoeuvre. Practise recovery of person drifting in the sea (but not in shark-infested waters).

• Practise hoisting in of boat.

• Rigging of cargo (scrambling) net overside for recovery of persons without a boat.

• Practise transfer of 'unconscious' or 'exhausted' person from boat to deck of parent ship using stretcher.

• Practise preparation of hospital.

• Practise/simulate despatch of PAN and SAR messages.

5. Situations and Action Ashore

The shore-based organisation only to take action if the man overboard

• has not been found;

• is severely injured / ill;

• has been landed;

• has died.

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Message from Ship	Fleet Manager	Stand-by
Instructions to Agents	Fleet Manager	Instructs agents in port concerned to attend to person (visits in hospital, repatriation, immigration etc. clearance)	Telephone, Fax
Informing Next of Kin	Fleet Manager	Informs next of kin concerning where-abouts of person	Telephone
In Case of Death	Fm	German-flag ships: Report to SBG and Arbeitsschutz-Behörde. Collection and filing of all data and reports	Master's accident and other reports

6. Training Ashore

• Joint exercise with ship

7. Reference Documents

• Emergency Response Manual

• (German) Seemannsgesetz, other similar national legislation

• (German) Accident Prevention Regulation, other similar national safety codes

• Regulation concerning ship's log

• Emergency log.

Emergency Response Plan

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

NP-003

Revision 3

18.12.2002

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Emergency Response Plan

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

prepared: 28.03.1998	approved:	released:	Revision 0
			Emergency Response Plan No.: NP-003
J.Köster	H.Corleis	H.Corleis	Page 1 of 6

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