1. Emergency

Failure of Bridge

Equipment

• at sea

2. Application

• Shorebased Organisation

• All Ships

3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Investigation of failure	Officer of the watch	Ascertains failure of relevant piece of equipment, judges seriousness relative to situation, e.g.: Radar set in condition of reduced visibility Automatic steering control in area of ship traffic Gyro compass close to shore
Automatic Steering Control	Officer of the watch	Changes rudder to manual Instructs helmsman to steer by hand Summons second man on watch	Rudder Telephone
Radar	Officer of the watch	Switches on second radar set If visibility reduced, requests Master's presence on the bridge Increases lookout (also on fo'c'sle) Informs engine room to expect orders, if necessary, adjusts speed	Telephone
Gyro compass	Officer of the watch	Changes rudder to hand control, resp. automatic system to magnet compass Instructs helmsman to steer by hand, by magnet compass Summons second man on watch Requests Masters' presence on bridge	Magnetic compass Telephone
Investigation of cause of failure	Navigation Officer	If Master on bridge or if watch attended by another license holder, the other officer may conduct investigation of failure. In case of electrical problems, consult Electrician / Electronics Engineer. Consult equipment manual.	Equipment manual
Circuit breakers	Navigation Officer	Checks condition of electrical circuit breakers, replaces same if necessary

4. Training on Board

• Log in scrap log every course steered, by gyro compass and magnetic compass courses.

• Practise steering by hand, by magnetic compass (cover gyro compass indicator).

• Familiarisation with vital equipment: Location of circuit breakers; location of spare circuit breakers; location of tools on bridge to access circuit breakers.

5. Situations and Action Ashore

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Information from ship	Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent	Master orders equipment repairs, requests assistance
Instructions to agent	Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent	Instructs agent in next port of call to place order with service unit
Discussion with manufacturer	Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent	Consults manufacturer in case of major damage which local service unit unable to cope with, discusses/ agrees solutions
Procurement of spare parts	Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent	Commences procurement proceedings, places urgent order, arranges for delivery through most conveniently situated outlet
Transport of Spare parts	Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent	Agrees speedy delivery and smooth customs clearance with airfreight forwarder
Information of ship	Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent	Keeps Master constantly informed about action taken	Telephone/Fax

6. Training Ashore

• Joint exercises with ships

7. Reference Documents

• Emergency Response Manual

• Bridge equipment manuals

• Lists of spare parts and service units

• List of suppliers of spare parts

• Training Manual

Emergency Response Plan

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

NP-012

Revision 0

18.12.2002

Page 1 of 4

Emergency Response Plan

Reederei Heinz Corleis Kampweg 4a D-21706 Drochtersen

prepared: 28.03.1998	approved:	released:	Revision 0
			Emergency Response Plan No.: NP-012
J.Köster	H.Corleis	H.Corleis	Page 1 of 4

---