Emergency Procedures

Question 1

What are your actions in the event of a MOB?

Answer 1

• Release the bridge wing lifebuoy on the side of the casualty
• Put wheel over to side of the casualty
• Sound 3 prolongers blasts
• Inform master
• Activate MOB button on ECDIS
• Post extra lookouts
• Log ships position, wind speed and direction
• Prepare the rescue boat
• Prepare medical equipment
• Send Urgency or distress msg as per masters instructions
• Follow emergency plan as per company’s SMS

Question 2

What are your actions in the event of a collision?

Answer 2

• Call the master
• Sound general emergency alarm
• Manoeuvre ship to minimise the effect of the impact
• Close watertight and fire doors
• Stop main engines
• Display correct lights and shapes
• Conduct stability assessment
• Monitor traffic and weather conditions
• Sound all bilges and tanks
• Assess whether watertight integrity has been compromised
• Send urgency or distress msg as per master instructions
• Offer assistance to other vessel involved
• Follow emergency plan as per company’s SMS

Question 3

What are your actions in the event of a grounding?

Answer 3

• Stop engines
• Sound general emergency alarm
• Close all watertight and fire doors
• Display appropriate lights and shapes and sounds correct sound signal
• Investigate charts
• Sound around the ships
• Take soundings of tanks and bilges
• Assess internal damage
• Alert vessels in the area
• Send urgency or distress msg as per master instructions
• Follow emergency plan as per company’s SMS

Question 4

What are your actions in the event of flooding?

Answer 4

• Close all watertight and fire doors
• Call master
• Inform engine room
• Monitor environment to prevent more water ingress
• Sound all tanks and bilges
• Estimate the rate of ingress of water
• Assess whether the ship is holed above or below the waterline
• Send urgency or distress msg as per masters instruction
• Follow emergency plan as per company’s SMS

Question 5

What are your actions in the event of a fire?

Answer 5

• Call the master
• Sound general emergency alarm
• Shut down ventilation systems
• Locate fire
• Muster crew to fire control stations
• Assess proximity of nav hazards, traffic and manoeuvre ship as needed
• Broadcast urgency or distress msg as per masters instructions
• Maintain log of events
• Follow emergency procedures as per company’s SMS

Question 6

What is IAMSAR?

Answer 6

The International Aeronautical and Marine Search and Rescue manual provides guidelines for the co-ordination and organisation of marine and air facilities in a search and rescue scenario. It is spilt into 3 volumes

Question 7

What are the volumes of IAMSAR?

Answer 7

Volume 1 = Organisation and Management
Volume 2 = Mission Co-ordination
Volume 3 = Mobile Facilities

Question 8

Are all the volumes of IAMSAR required on ships?

Answer 8

No, only the third volume Mobile Facilities is mandatory onboard vessels.

Question 9

What are your actions in the event of main engine failure?

Answer 9

• Call the master
• Take action to keep ship away from danger
• Monitor traffic situation
• Identify navigational hazards
• Display NUC lights or shapes and sound signals appropriate
• Prepare for anchoring if water depth and conditions are appropriate
• Modify AIS status
• Inform VTS or port authority as appropriate
• Broadcast safety or urgency message under masters instructions
• Maintain a log of events

Question 10

What are your actions in the event of steering failure?

Answer 10

• Call the master
• Disengage autopilot
• manoeuvre ship as appropriate / stop engines
• Inform engine room
• Take way off ship if safe to do so
• Display NUC lights or shapes
• Monitor traffic situation
• Prepare engines for manoeuvring
• Identify navigational hazards
• Prepare anchor if appropriate
• Modify AIS
• Inform VTS or port authority as appropriate
• Broadcast safety or urgency message under masters instruction
• Maintain a log of events

Question 11

What are your actions in the event of total blackout?

Answer 11

• Call master
• Take action to keep ship away from danger
• Display NUC lights or shapes
• Contact engine room
• Select emergency power supplies for bridge and navigational equipment
• Monitor traffic situation
• prepare for anchoring if appropriate
• Inform VTS or port authority if appropriate
• Modify AIS
• Maintain a log of events