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.
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Alarm |
Master |
Raises general alarm. Announces decision via intercom
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Tyfon, General alarm
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Mustering |
All hands Chief Mate |
Assemble at Muster Station; Conducts roll call; repeats announcement of decision; issues instructions to prepare to abandon ship
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Muster List |
Position |
Officer of the watch |
Fixes position
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GPS |
Distress Call |
Master |
Transmits distress call: ship's name, call sign, position, number of people on board, situation, action envisaged
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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
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Victuals |
Cook and steward |
Time permitting, take additional water, beverages, victuals (bread, sausage, cheese, etc.) to near the boats
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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
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place items in watertight receptacles or duffle bags |
Medical |
Safety Officer |
Distributes anti-nausea pills; packs bandaging material, painkillers, vitamin pills
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Hospital |
Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Documents |
Chief Mate |
Carries ship's log, radio log, engine log, scrap logs, crew and passenger documents
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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 !!!
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Manning boats |
all hands |
Man boats and prepare to lower. Start up boat engines. Have hatchets ready for boat painter
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hatchets |
Giving lee |
Master |
If possible, gives lee with ship. Stops engine
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Lowering boats |
Last man on board |
Disconnects boat painters, lowers boats, gets boats clear of boat tackles
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Rescuing remaining people |
Lifeboats |
Last man on board leaves ship via boat ladder and enters boat
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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Mans Emergency Response Centre |
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Emergency Response Centre |
Fleet Manager
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Gets out documents, etc., checks means of communication
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Emergency Response Manual, Atlas, CL-006
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Situation |
Responsibility |
Action |
Comments |
Collection of data |
Fleet Manager
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Collects all data on ship, position, course, crew/passengers, cargo; re-constructs event
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Communication |
Fleet Manager
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On stand-by for messages from ship. Should not contact ship unless agreed or absolutely necessary
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Fleet Manager
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Establishes contacts with dependents of crew members, where appropriate, via crewing agency |
List of next of kin |
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Fleet Manager
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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
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Li-005 |
SAR Centre |
Fleet Manager
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Establishes contact with SAR Centre, agrees exchange of information
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Fax |
Support |
Fleet Manager
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Obtains and passes on information; organises/co-ordinates assistance and supplies if any, acts upon every request from ship
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The Media |
Fleet Manager
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Replies to enquiries from the media |
NP-020 |
Informing agents |
Fleet Manager
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In respect of persons rescued, agrees further procedures with SAR Centre. Requests nearest agents to attend. Arranges repatriation
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Termination of Emergency |
Fleet Manager
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Tidies up Emergency Response Centre |
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Documentation |
Fleet Manager / Office personnel |
Record, with as many details as possible, situation, measures/action taken, times. Collect all incoming and outgoing messages
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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
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6. Training Ashore
Joint exercise with ship
7. Reference Documents
Emergency Response Manual
Admiralty Charts, Atlas
Ship data
Passenger lists
Emergency log
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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-005 |
Revision 3 |
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-005 |
J.Köster |
H.Corleis |
H.Corleis |
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