1. Emergency
Total Loss
(Conduct in Lifesaving Appliances)
at sea
2. Application
Shorebased Organisation
All ships
3. Situations and Action on Board
Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Prior to abandoning ship |
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Persons in the sea |
Boat party |
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Boats, inflatable liferafts, rafts |
Crew |
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Gale, heavy sea |
Boatman |
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Liferaft lines |
Injured/ill persons |
Safety Officer |
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Passengers |
All hands |
Always remember:
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Log |
Boatman |
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Scrap log |
Radio |
Master |
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Radio |
Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Water |
All hands |
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Potable water |
Food |
All hands |
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Cold/Heat |
All hands |
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Watch |
Boatman |
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Distress signals |
Boatman |
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Signals |
Navigation |
Officers |
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Sharks, whales |
Boatman |
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Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Conveniences |
All hands |
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Morale |
Master, license holders |
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4. Training on Board
Presentation, followed by discussion, on conduct in lifeboat or liferaft
Regular controls of lifesaving appliances, distress signals, water and food supplies in boats
Replace potable water at 3-monthly intervals, rinse water containers with vinegar concentrate followed by thorough rinsing with sweet water, then replenish
Practise driving lifeboat with full complement !
5. Situations and Action Ashore
(Also refer to NP-005: Abandoning Ship)
Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Report from ship |
Fleet Manager
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Mans Emergency Response Centre |
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Emergency Response Centre |
Fleet Manager / Technical Superintendent
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Prepares necessary data, charts, documents, plans, etc.
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Emergency Response Manual, Atlas, CL-006
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Collecting data |
Fleet Manager
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Collects all data on ship, position, course, crew/passengers, cargo; reconstructs events
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Communication |
Fleet Manager
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On stand-by for contacts from ship as long as possible, makes contact with ship only if previously agreed or absolutely necessary
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Fleet Manager
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Contacts next of kin of crew, if necessary (via crewing agency if appropriate) |
List of next of kin |
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Fleet Manager
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Contacts authorities, salvage companies, tugs, classification society, charterers, cargo interests, insurers, etc., if necessary
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List Li-005 |
SAR Centre |
Fleet Manager
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Contacts SAR Centre, agrees exchange of information
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Fax |
Support |
Fleet Manager
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Collects and disseminates information, organises rescue measures, organises supplies, responds to every request received from ship
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The Media |
Managing Director / Fleet Manager
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Answers enquiries received from the media |
NP-020 |
Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Informing agents |
Fleet Manager
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When people have been rescued, agrees further treatment with SAR Centre. Requests agents nearest to the scene to assist. Arranges repatriation
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Emergency terminated |
Fleet Manager
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Tidies up Emergency Response Centre |
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Documentation |
Fleet Manager / Office personnel |
Records and files, as precisely as possible, data on situation, measures and times. Collects all incoming and outgoing messages
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Emergency log |
6. Training Ashore
Joint exercises with ship
7. Reference Documents
Emergency Response Manual
Instructions for conduct in lifeboats and liferafts in distress at sea
Training Manual
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Emergency Response Plan |
Schiffahrtskontor tom Wörden GmbH & Co. KG Wilhelm-Schröder-Str. 3 D-21726 Oldendorf
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NP-019 |
Revision 0 |
18.12.2002 |
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Emergency Response Plan
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Reederei Heinz Corleis Kampweg 4a D-21706 Drochtersen
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prepared: 28.03.1998 |
approved: |
released: |
Revision 0 |
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Emergency Response Plan No.: NP-019 |
J.Köster |
H.Corleis |
H.Corleis |
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