Emergency List

COLLISION

Action to be carried out :

□   Sound the general emergency alarm

□   Manoeuvre the ship so as to minimize effect of collision  

□   Close watertight door and automatic fire doors

□   Switch on deck lighting at night

□   Switch channel VHF to channel 16, and if appropriate, to channel 13

□   Muster passengers, if carried, at emergency stations

□   Make ship’s position available to radio room /GMDSS station, satellite terminal and another automatic distress transmitters and update as necessary

□   Sound bilges and tank after collision

□   Check for fire/damage

□   Offer assistance to another ship

□   Broadcast DISTRESS ALERT and massage if the ship is in grave and imminent danger and immediate assistance to required, otherwise broadcast and URGENCY massage to ships and vicinity        

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MAIN ENGINE OR STEERING FAILURE

Action to be carried out :

□   Inform master

□   Prepare for anchoring if in shallow water

□   Exhibit ‘not under command’ shapes/lights

□   Commence sound signaling

□   Broadcast urgency to ship in vicinity, if appropriate

In case of a steering failure :

□   Inform engine room

□   Engage emergency steering

□   Take way off the ship

□   Prepare engine for manoeuvring  

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STRANDING OR GROUNDING

Action to be carried out :

□   Stop engines

□   Sound the general emergency alarm

□   Close watertight door and automatic if fitted

□   Maintain a VHF watch on channel 16 and, and if appropriate, on channel 13

□   Exhibit light/shapes and make appropriated sound signals 

□   Switch on deck lighting at night

□   Check hull for damage

□   Sound bilge and tanks

□   Visually compartments, where possible

□   Sound around ship

□   Determine which way deep water lies

□   Determined natural seabed

□   Obtain information on local currents and tides, particularly details of the rise and fall the tide

□   Reduce the drought of the ship

□   Make ship’s position available to radio room /GMDSS station, satellite terminal and another automatic distress transmitters and update as necessary

□   Broadcast DISTRESS ALERT and massage if the ship is in grave and imminent danger and immediate assistance to required, otherwise broadcast and URGENCY massage to ships and vicinity       

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