1. Emergency

Abandoning Ship

• at sea

2. Application

• Shorebased Organisation

• All Ships

3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Decision	Master	Convenes council of officers and engineers, discusses situation. Seeks views of SAR and/or other rescue providers, if available. Takes decision. Makes log entry.
Alarm	Master	Raises general alarm. Announces decision via intercom	Tyfon, General alarm
Mustering	All hands Chief Mate	Assemble at Muster Station; Conducts roll call; repeats announcement of decision; issues instructions to prepare to abandon ship	Muster List
Position	Officer of the watch	Fixes position	GPS
Distress Call	Master	Transmits distress call: ship's name, call sign, position, number of people on board, situation, action envisaged	Wireless Tyfon
Getting boats ready	Defence Squad Support Squad	Gets boats ready and swings them out. If possible, puts closed infla-table liferaft into each boat. Otherwise, launches liferafts and fastens to boats, prepares boat ladders
Victuals	Cook and steward	Time permitting, take additional water, beverages, victuals (bread, sausage, cheese, etc.) to near the boats	place into small compact receptacles
Navigation	Navigation Officer	Collects and takes the boats, following items: Admiralty charts, sextant, nautical yearbook, HO tables, arithmetic book, pencils, torches, walkie talkies, other distress signals on board	place items in watertight receptacles or duffle bags
Medical	Safety Officer	Distributes anti-nausea pills; packs bandaging material, painkillers, vitamin pills	Hospital

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Documents	Chief Mate	Carries ship's log, radio log, engine log, scrap logs, crew and passenger documents
Individual preparations	all hands	Put on warm clothing, thermal protective aids, survival suits, life vests, take anti-nausea pills ! Time permitting, drink as much as possible, but NO ALCOHOL !!!
Manning boats	all hands	Man boats and prepare to lower. Start up boat engines. Have hatchets ready for boat painter	hatchets
Giving lee	Master	If possible, gives lee with ship. Stops engine
Lowering boats	Last man on board	Disconnects boat painters, lowers boats, gets boats clear of boat tackles
Rescuing remaining people	Lifeboats	Last man on board leaves ship via boat ladder and enters boat	boat ladder
Manning Liferafts	Defence Squad Support Squad	Time permitting, take liferafts in their closed shells to main deck. Carefully pull rip cord from out of shell and fasten on leeward side of main deck. Assemble people close to pilot ladder. Launch liferafts from main deck. Man liferafts immediately if possible using pilot ladder. Try to reach rafts in dry condition. Jump on top of inflated raft only from low height. Cut rope.
Ship sinks	Boatman	Comes off ship and keeps distance of a few hundred metres. There is no such thing as suction or 'wash' caused by sinking ship. Parts and debris surfacing from sunken ship may be dangerous.

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Conduct in boat / life raft	Boatman	Stays near place of sinking. Keeps boats and liferafts together, ties them together. Does not issue victuals or beverages during initial 24 hours. Thereafter rations food and drinks (0.5 litres of water per person per day).

4. Training on Board

• Practise preparation and lowering of lifeboats. Maximum time from command 'Lower boats' to touching down on water: 5 minutes (SOLAS requirement). Check time with stop-watch.

• Practise navigation with lifeboat and liferaft.

• Rehearse preparations to abandon ship: don suitable clothing; First Aid; water and victuals. Collect items for navigation.

• Conduct in life saving appliances in sea distress (lecture, discussions)

• Launching and manning of a liferaft

• Treatment of lifeboat inventory

• Preparing lifeboat wireless set and transmitting of distress signals.

5. Situations and Action Ashore

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Report from ship	Fleet Manager	Mans Emergency Response Centre
Emergency Response Centre	Fleet Manager	Gets out documents, etc., checks means of communication	Emergency Response Manual, Atlas, CL-006

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Collection of data	Fleet Manager	Collects all data on ship, position, course, crew/passengers, cargo; re-constructs event
Communication	Fleet Manager	On stand-by for messages from ship. Should not contact ship unless agreed or absolutely necessary
	Fleet Manager	Establishes contacts with dependents of crew members, where appropriate, via crewing agency	List of next of kin
	Fleet Manager	Establishes and maintains contacts with authorities, organisations rendering assistance, tugs, the classification society concerned, charterers, shippers, cargo owners, insurers, P&I correspondents, etc., as appropriate	Li-005
SAR Centre	Fleet Manager	Establishes contact with SAR Centre, agrees exchange of information	Fax
Support	Fleet Manager	Obtains and passes on information; organises/co-ordinates assistance and supplies if any, acts upon every request from ship
The Media	Fleet Manager	Replies to enquiries from the media	NP-020
Informing agents	Fleet Manager	In respect of persons rescued, agrees further procedures with SAR Centre. Requests nearest agents to attend. Arranges repatriation
Termination of Emergency	Fleet Manager	Tidies up Emergency Response Centre
Documentation	Fleet Manager / Office personnel	Record, with as many details as possible, situation, measures/action taken, times. Collect all incoming and outgoing messages	Emergency log

Situation	Respon­sibility	Action	Comments
Reports	Fleet Manager	Submits reports to See-BG, Arbeits-schutz-Behörde (German-flag ships). Makes sure all documents are reports have been collected and secured

6. Training Ashore

• Joint exercise with ship

7. Reference Documents

• Emergency Response Manual

• Admiralty Charts, Atlas

• Ship data

• Passenger lists

• Emergency log

Emergency Response Plan

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

NP-005

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-005
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