Fire in Accomodation actions
Fire Alarm
Muster all crew and determine if any missing
Consider lights and shapes
Prepare distress message
SitRep
Use of fixed fire fighting systems
Send in fire team (prioritise any casualties then fight the fire)
Set up boundary cooling
Relocate medical party if required
Electrical isolations if applicable
2/O sounds fire alarm what are your actions when you get in the Bridge
Get a SITREP of type and location of fire and navigation situation
Consider Nav lights and shapes
Get 2/O to steer away from any navigation dangers and consider wind affect
Muster all crew
Prepare a distress message
Casualty recovered - actions with casualty?
Check if breathing, if not start CPR
Otherwise bring him to the ships hospital
Treat in accordance with the ships captains medical guide
Radio medical advise (ALRS Vol 1)
Arrange for medevac if required
Engine Fire Actions?
Sound fire alarm - muster all crew and check if any missing
Steer away from any dangers and prepare / send distress message
Emergency stops
QCV’s
Ensure additional engines started or emergency generator
Fixed fire fighting system
Review CCTV
Electrical isolations
Prepare fire teams and send in if fixed suppression not affective or if missing persons
As a last resort consider CO2
CO2 muster
ESD space (dampers, fire doors, WTDs)
Boundary cooling
Inform company, flag, MAIU and nearest coastal state, H&M and P&I if applicable.
What would you do before releasing CO2
Muster all crew and ensure all accounted for
Ensure space is shut down (dampers, fans, doors etc)
Make an announcement
How would you release it?
What would you do then?
Release in one big hit (open cabinet and open valve)
Keep space secure, monitor temps, allow sufficient time for the fire to die out and for the space to cool, so far as possible avoid opening the space at all
Fire in purifier room, how would you deal with this?
Navigational assessment, leave con with OOW
Sound fire alarm, muster all crew
Shut down / emergency stop machinery
Activate quick closing valves to fuel skid
Seal compartment
Used fixed fire fighting system (hi fog etc)
Monitor CCTV
Prepare fire teams
Boundary cooling
Electrical isolations
Consider the use of CO2
How long to leave the space after CO2 injection before making an entry
Wait 24 hours before ventilating and apply ESE procedures (BA sets)
What code applies to foxed firefighting systems
The FFS Code (Int Code for Fire Safety Systems)
SOLAS CH II-2
What are your actions as Master after running aground?
SITREP from OOW
Stop propulsion
Close WTDs and General Alarm - Damage Control
Display nav lights / shapes
(2 red A/R lights plus anchor lights. 3 black balls)
Confirm ships position, nature of sea bed and height of tide
Send a distress message
Sound all Tanks voids and spaces for ingress
Turn on bilge pumps
Switch to high sea chest suction
Assess stability and activate MERS if required
Consider methods to refloat (deballasting, height of tide etc)
Notify Class, owners, flag, charterers, local coastal state (MARPOL Protocol 1) & MAIU
Assess weather
Refer to grounding and damage control checklist, plan and booklet
Send party forward for anchors
Check around the vessel for pollution
Have a fire party standing by
Keep a detailed incident log
Would you try to refloat yourself
If after assessing the damage by sounding all spaces, voids and tanks, and carrying out an inspection of the ships plating
and determining the nature of the sea be that it is safe to do so then I would try to refloat
(consider if tugs required)
The ship refloated with no damage and 4 hours later you are in open sea and the main engine starts to give trouble. There is a tug in the vicinity, would you ask the tug for assistance?
I would consult with the company / DPA before asking
Vessel was involved in a collision and is taking on water, the nearest port is 6 hours steam but there is a beach only 3 nm away. Would you consider beaching and how would you do it? What would you check?
If the water ingress was too much then I would beach the vessel.
Muster all crew
Close WTDs
Transmit distress message (MAYDAY)
Inform ECR & ensure they are ready to stop the engines / machinery
Check the nature of the seabed so as not to further damage the vessel
Try to do so after high water
Take on ballast beforehand if time
Clear away anchors
Consider wind and current,
Set course accordingly and reduce speed to lessen the impact
Once on the ground display aground signals
sound all spaces
Lower the anchors to hold position
Check for any injuries among the crew
Take measures to minimize oil pollution
Maintain a fire watch
Make entry into OLB and inform, nearest coastal state company, flag, insurers.
How could you refloat after going aground?
Assess nature of sea bed
Assess height of tide
Assess stability - deballast to lighten load
Consider the use of tugs
Dangers of refloating?
There might be damage that when you refloat could cause water ingress
Stability may not be intact
Damage to props, damage to rudder
Enclosed Space Entry - what gas levels are you looking for
O2 - 20%
Flammable gasses - 0% or with steady readings <1% LEL
CO - 0ppm (<20ppm if under 8 hours)
H2S - 0ppm (<5ppm if under 8 hours)
Precautions for entry into cargo pump room
Follow SMS procedures
Permit to work for pump room entry
Ensure ventilation sufficient
Test the space particularly for flammable and toxic gasses (H2S)
Prepare and bump tear portable gas monitors
Prepare EEBDs
Chief engineer is I’ll what are your actions
Treat in accordance with the Ship Captains Medical Guide
Radio medical (ALRS Vol 1)
Arrange for medevac if required
Contact company, flag, P&I Club
How do you do a medevac
Consult IAMSAR Vol 3
Consult ICS Guide to helicopter/ship operations
Follow SMS procedures
Prepare deck, remove loose objects,
Hoist a wind sock where it can beat be seen
Prepare fire team with hoses flaked and foam prepared
Rescue boat team
Nav lights and deck lighting
Hook handler in place with electricians strong rubber gloves and boots
PPE - hard hats with chin straps, hi vis and safety shoes
Communication
Heading / course / speed
Info for pilot - whiching area wind speed and direction
Consider securité announcement at night in congested waters
Release pressure in tanks to avoid gas release
All tank lids or other openings tightened down
Bulk carriers - helicopter operations normally on hatch covers (the strength must be approved by class) otherwise winching area only
Actions on finding hull damage during collision or grounding
Identify location
Damage Control teams to shore up area
Electrical isolation to prevent fire
Ensure bilge pump running
Damage control pump
Assess stability
Seal off compartment
Contact MERS
Inform company, flag, class, P&I and H&M insurers, MSO, MAIU
Consider deballasting or ballasting to bring the hole out of the water
Consult damage control plans, stability computer DC booklet etc
Actions on a collision
Stop or reverse means of propulsion
Close all WTDs
Sound general Alarm / Muster all crew
Transmit distress message
Display lights and shapes
Assess damage / sounds all spaces and initiate damage control
Render assistance to other vessel
Assess stability, damage control plan, damage control booklet and activate MERS
Contact company, flag, P&I, H&M, class,charteres and nearest coastal state
Provide other vessel with own name
Check for pollution
Place maritime lien on other vessel holding them responsible
Creat an incident log
What’s does IAMSAR stand for?
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue
What is contained within IAMSAR
- SAR Coordination
- Distress messages
- Medical Assistance
- Vessel Emergencies at Sea
- On Scene Communications
- On Scene Coordination
- Searching
- Vessel / Helicopter Operations
- Short / Quick reference action cards at the back
You receive a distress message what are your actions?
Take note of the position and details, make an entry on the OLB and proceed with all speed to their assistance informing the vessel or the SAR service that the vessel is doing so
