The document discusses various types of shipboard emergencies including fire, collision, grounding, flooding, person overboard, oil or chemical spill. It outlines contingency plans, emergency signals, muster lists, duties of crew members, and the importance of drills and training to respond effectively to emergencies.
The document discusses various types of shipboard emergencies including fire, collision, grounding, flooding, person overboard, oil or chemical spill. It outlines contingency plans, emergency signals, muster lists, duties of crew members, and the importance of drills and training to respond effectively to emergencies.
The document discusses various types of shipboard emergencies including fire, collision, grounding, flooding, person overboard, oil or chemical spill. It outlines contingency plans, emergency signals, muster lists, duties of crew members, and the importance of drills and training to respond effectively to emergencies.
The document discusses various types of shipboard emergencies including fire, collision, grounding, flooding, person overboard, oil or chemical spill. It outlines contingency plans, emergency signals, muster lists, duties of crew members, and the importance of drills and training to respond effectively to emergencies.
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Emergencies
What is an emergency • emergency as being a situation involving danger or potential danger to persons, • the ship or • the environment
• Dictionary • a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. Emergencies on ships • fire • collision • grounding • foundering ( fills with water ) • person overboard • oil or chemical spill • and others Contingency plans on board • For all these emergencies there is a contingency plan with checklist
• There will be an alarm signal with announcement on public address
• There is equipment on board meant for use in each emergency
• There are actions to be taken by officers and crew , these are shown on a muster list.
• There are periodic drills carried out on board practicing all of the above Emergency signals • The emergency alarm usually is 7 or more short and one long blast on the general alarm
• There will be an announcement on the public address system
indicating the type of emergency
• There are also individual call points all over the ship which can be pressed in the event of an emergency
• Heat and smoke sensors are also fitted in compartments to give off alarms • On ships code words are also used to inform of distress Muster Lists • muster lists are placed • in the ship's alleyways on the bulkhead, • on the bridge, • mess room and • engine room control room • specific duties are allocated to crew members for different emergencies • division of crew in various squads and teams for different emergencies • There are designated places to go to called Muster stations The ships crew are usually divided into squads • Fire squad 1, deck officer, engineer, seaman, motorman, usually would don firemans outfit and attack the fire with charged hoses
• Fire squad 2 , deck officer engineer , seaman, motorman usually
support squad 1, relieve them, provide boundary cooling
• Support squad includes electrician , cook, stewards, to bring cylinders
for scba and extinguishers, they also have first aid box and stretcher
• Bridge control team includes Master, Chief engineer, third officer,
seaman, for control and communications In case of fire • Wear safety gear, take required equipment • Proceed to muster station for head count • Join your respective squad • Obey orders
• Things you should know
• Location and use of FFA • Local call points and switches for lights and ventilation • location of Fire station with FFA • How to don and use SCBA • How to operate galley exhaust fire fighting system Boat station and Abandonship • Dress up in warm clothing • Drink and carry water • Proceed with designated LSA to muster station • Do duties as per muster list
• Things I should know
• Where are the spare life jackets • How to operate LSA • What’s my alternate life boat • How to survive in lifeboat Man overboard • On the spot • Throw a lifebuoy • Inform the bridge • Go back and keep lookout
• If in water • Move away from ship • Just float in huddled position • Do not splash Collision and Foundering • Dress up with safety gear and life jacket
• Go to muster station with designated gear
• Close all water tight doors
• Where is the damage control locker
• What in the damage control locker
Oil spill • Proceed in safety gear to muster station
• You must know where is the SOPEP locker
• What’s in the SOPEP locker
• How to use SOPEP gear
Internal communication • In any emergency good communication becomes a key factor
• On ship we have the General alarm located on the bridge
• There is a public address system to make anouncements
• There are telephones located in every cabin and in key areas every deck • There are emergency call points located on every deck
• Walkie talkies and messengers can also be used
Lay out of the vessel and escape routes • Familiarisation is required with the layout of the vessel
• All exits from every location to be known
• Escape routes which become critical in an emergency to be known
• For security , the location of safe muster point and citadel to be
known Value of regular drills and training • Training is usually done separate from drills, this includes classroom training with videos and practical demonstrations
• Drills are done at regular intervals to ensure
• 1) we are upholding the law
• 2) the crew are trained to respond in an emergency
• 3) the required safety gear is tried out during drills
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