1. Emergency

Grounding,

Stranding

• at sea

• also valid in case of Flooding, where applicable

2. Application

• Shorebased Organisation

• All Ships

3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Bridge	Officer of the watch	Main engine: crash stop Raises General Alarm Orders watertight bulkheads shut Switches to hand rudder Switches on deck lighting	Crash Stop General alarm
Information	Officer of the watch	Informs Master Informs engine control room	Tel. ECR Tel. Master
Announcement	Master	Makes announcement on intercom
Engine	Engineer of the watch 1 man	Man engine control room; Activate 2^nd diesel generator; Prepare bilge and ballast pumping systems; Keep main engine(s) ready for manoeuvring; Do rough operational check of total plant
Signals	Officer of the watch	Displays/sounds following signals: Day:: three black balls Night: two red all-round lights, white all-round lights fore and aft Fog: Bell ••• — ••• minimum 1 minute intervals Informs other shipping via VHF channel 16 (SECURITE); informs coastal radio station; alerts headoffice Emergency Response Centre.	Signal shapes Signal lights Bell VHF channel 16
Position	Officer of the watch	Establishes position; makes entry in scrap log; obtains information on type of ground	GPS Scrap log Admiralty chart Relevant 'pilot'
Mustering	All hands Chief Mate	Assemble at Muster Station; Conducts roll call; explains situation.	Station bill

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Sounding	Boatswain Engineer of the watch	Continuously sound all tanks, bilges and cofferdams. Sound water levels and changes thereof, report to bridge. Note state of tide.	Walkie-Talkie
Piping, Electric Circuits	Engineers	Check all conduits, hydraulic piping and electric lines for damage or leaks
Environmental Pollution	Master	In case of leakage of oil or chemicals, endeavours to minimise damage; Change of trim, e.g. by pumping. Informs coastal radio station of extent and nature of leakages.
Stranding	Master	Floods ballast tanks to avoid ship drifting further ashore. Drops anchor. Calculates tide. Plans re-floating with next high tide.
Leakages	Master	Has bilge pumps activated; has drafts checked regularly and records same; has ingressing water checked continuously (water levels in holds etc.); calculates buoyancy. Damage control party: stops leak from outside with tarpaulin/collision mat. Stopping leak from inside.	Bilge pumps Records
Propeller, Rudder	Master Chief Engineer	Check condition and functioning of propeller and rudder
Depths of water	Navigation Officer	Checks available depths of water around the ship; plumbs vicinity from a boat. Investigates ground (rocks, sand).	Hand lead and line, Plumbing chart
Weather	Navigation Officer	Obtains weather report, checks changes of weather.
Informing Headoffice	Master	Informs headoffice of sequence of events. Submits detailed report with all data to headoffice.	Telephone, Written report

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Assistance	Master	Considers whether assistance by other ships/tugs required. If necessary, accepts tug assistance
Pilot	Master	Requests pilot assistance	VHF
Lightening	Master Cargo Officer	Consider whether lightening required. Order lighters/barges via agency.	Calculation of draught
Refloating	Master	Calculates timing (high tide). Has ballast water pumped out to change trim. Engine manoeuvres.
Collection of evidence	Master	Collects all information, evidence and data required to reconstruct sequence of events: Admiralty chart, course recorder, rudder angle recorder, engine manoeuvring data printer (compare times). Collects data on sequence of events, course steered and speed, drafts when grounding and at time of refloating, weather, visibility. Records statements from persons involved and from witnesses.

4. Training on Board

• Exercise at sea involving simulated grounding (without crash stop !). Opportune time to conduct exercise is when ship is riding at anchor.

• Co-ordinate and exercise sounding of tanks, bilges and holds.

• Exercise calculations on trim, stability and draft in preparation for grounding.

• Tide calculations.

• Train collection of data and information.

• Exercise plumbing with lead and line.

5. Situations and Action Ashore

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Report from ship	Fleet Manager	Mans Emergency Response Centre
Emergency Response Centre	Fleet Manager	Prepares necessary data/documents, checks means of communication	Emergency Response Manual, Atlas, CL-006
Collection of data	Fleet Manager	Collects all data on ship, position, crew/passengers, cargo. Re-constructs events.
Communication	Fleet Manager	On stand-by for contacts from ship. Does not call ship unless agreed or considered absolutely necessary.
	Fleet Manager	If necessary, contacts next of kin of crew (where applicable, via crewing agency).	List of crew next of kin
	Fleet Manager	Establishes and maintains contacts with authorities, assistance providers, salvage tug owners, classification societies, insurers, shippers, charterers, cargo interests, etc., as necessary.	Li-005
SAR Centre	Fleet Manager	Establishes contact with SAR Centre, agrees exchange of information.	Fax
Information of agents	Fleet Manager	Agrees with SAR Centre treatment of persons rescued. Requests local agents to attend. Arranges repatriation.
Support	Fleet Manager	Collects and disseminates information; organises appropriate measures; organises supplies; takes whatever action requested by ship.

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
The Media	Fleet Manager	Responds to enquiries from the media.	NP-020
Co-ordination of salvage	Fleet Manager	Makes agreements with salvors in co-operation with the insurance company	Contracts
General Average	Fleet Manager	Takes decision on GA and advises Master in co-operation with the insurance company
Surveyors	Fleet Manager	Instructs claims agent / P&I correspondent to handle claim(s). In close cooperation with insurers, instructs sworn surveyor to conduct survey and to ascertain damage. Informs and instructs agents.
Class	Fleet Manager	Informs classification society; requests confirmation of class; applies for exemptions.
Repairs	Fleet Manager	Obtain quotations for emergency repairs. Co-ordination
Emergency terminated	Fleet Manager	Agrees regular contacts with ship.
	Fleet Manager	Tidies up Emergency Response Centre
Documentation	Fleet Manager / Office personnel	Documentation, as exactly as possible, of situation, measures taken and times; collection of all incoming and outgoing messages.	Emergency log

6. Training Ashore

• Joint exercises with ship

7. Reference Documents

• Emergency Response Manual

• Admiralty charts, Atlas

• Ship's data

• Passenger list

• Global agreements with salvage tug companies

Emergency Response Plan

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

NP-007

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-007
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