MAIN ENGINE FAILURE

BRIDGE:

 Call Master.

 Exhibit not under command signals.

 If in danger of grounding, consider:

 Anchoring. Towage.

 Inform COASTGUARD and shipping in vicinity.

Inform Company.

POWER FAILURE
BRIDGE:

 Call Master.

 Exhibit “Not Under Command” signals.

 If in danger of grounding, consider: Anchoring. Towage.

 Inform Coastguard and shipping in vicinity.

 Inform Company.

STEERING GEAR FAILURE

 Call Master.

 Exhibit “Not Under Command” signals.

 Main Engine to be stopped.

 If in DANGER of grounding consider:

Emergency Steering. Anchoring. Towage.

 Inform Coastguard and shipping in vicinity.

 Inform Company.
COLLISION
 Call Master.

 Check for personal injuries, damage to ship & cargo. Check for possible leakages, take soundings of
tanks & bilges.(salvage to be used whether necessary)

 Crew ‘stand - by’.

 Prepare Life-Boats and Life - Saving equipment.

 Keep radio station ‘STAND - BY’ with current & updated position available

 Show applicable signal from International Code of Signals. (VHF could also be used to indicate
distress).

 Fix TIME for & position of COLLISION.

Take necessary actions to minimise further damages to personnel, environment & ships.

GROUNDING
 Call Master.

 Check for personal injuries damage to ship & cargo Check for possible leakages, take soundings of
tanks & bilges. (SALVAGE OF OWN SHIP PLAN to be used in case of salvage).

 Crew ‘Stand - By’.

 Prepare Life - Boats & Life - Saving Equipment.

 Keep Radio Station ‘Stand - By’ - with current & updated position available.

 Show applicable signal from International Code of Signals Manual. (VHF could also be used to indicate
distress).

 Lay down exact position on sea chart indicating heading. Fix time.

 Take soundings around ship. Sketch ship with draft before & after grounding indicating soundings
taken as well as bottom texture. Record time soundings taken.

 Check tide table for HW & LW times & range.

 Check weather forecast, wind & current, direction & force.

 Consider risk of heavy waves, strong current or flood, & if filling of empty tanks is needed in order to
prevent ship from drifting higher up or off grounding spot.

 Judge whether refloat attempts should be made or not based on above information & trim and

 stability calculations as well as possible damages to propeller & rudder, which may cause manoeuvring
problems once refloated. Consider increased risk of oil spill.
  Do not underestimate risk of oil spill. Therefore, always make preparations for oil pollution
preventions. (Ref: SOPEP Manual). Some state authorities might require clean - up contractors stand-
by before any refloat attempts are allowed.

 It could be wise to wait with refloat attempt until ships position on grounding spot, possible damages
to propeller, rudder. main engine, steering gear and / or lubricating oil tanks are thoroughly examined,
as well as arrival of Clean - Up Contractors.

 Take necessary actions to minimise further damages to personnel, environment & ships. (SOPEP
Manual to be used in case of oil spill)

 Report to Company fastest & most efficient way. Keep it continuously informed.

 Enter continuously any actions taken in ship’s log book.

FIRE
 Call Master & start fire alarm.

 Shut off fans, dampers, skylights, fire doors, other openings, stairways, ramps etc.

 Locate fire.

 Crew ‘stand-by’ – prepare for fire fighting.

 Prepare life-boats & life-saving equipment.

 Keep radio station a ‘STAND-BY’ - with current & updated position available.

 Show applicable signal from International Code of Signals. (VHF could also be used to indicate
distress).

 Check that nobody is missing & trapped (verify at MUSTER stations).

 Fix time & position.

 Seal off (gas - tight) the affected area.

 Search affected area.

 Decide on best way to fight fire based on: all available information & knowledge of contents of
affected area & its surrounding’ information on hazardous & dangerous goods onboard.
ABANDON SHIP
 Sound abandon ship signal & call Master.

 Fix ship’s position.

 Sound “MAYDAY” signal with position.

 Main engine stopped and propeller secured.

 Overboard discharges stopped especially I.W.O. craft launch areas.

 Extra blankets, water, food etc. to craft (if time permits).

 Check all hands at muster stations with lifejackets & thermal suits if applicable.

 Run out painters from boats if applicable.

 Lower boats/life crafts to water.

MAN OVER BOARD

• Drop one or both light & smoke buoys located on bridge wings.

• Sound Life - Boat Signal.

• Call Master.

• Notify engine room.

 Bring ship back to scene of the accident with a suitable manoeuvre, for example ’WILLIAMSON TURN’.
reduce speed.

 Stop when back at scene of accident. Launch a lifeboat.

 Fix time & position.

 Notify ships in surrounding waters, coast radio stations & Search & Rescue Centers.

 Enter continuously any actions taken in ships LOGBOOK.

 If person is found injured, decide if injuries can be treated onboard or if medical assistance should be
requested.

 If person is found without injuries – resume voyage.

 If missing person cannot be found immediately, a search operation should be organised in accordance
with enclosed IMO Merchant Ship Search & Rescue Manual.

 If missing person is not found or is found dead or seriously injured, inform Company & complete an
Accident Report.

 Notify agent in next port in case of changed ETA.

If shift of cargo is suspected due to ship rolling or pitching, then OOW should immediately alter course in
order to reduce effects.

Crew to ‘STAND-by’. Survival craft to be prepared by a designated boat preparation party.

Main Engine to manoeuvring RPM. Depending upon situation, may be necessary to reduce speed to minimum
to retain steerage way. Appropriate navigation signals would need to be given if any future manoeuvring
would be restricted.

If night time, the OOW to switch on deck floodlights.

Chief Officer with Bosun & other chosen members of crew to investigate cargo shift & report to Master:

• What has shifted.

• Reasons, if known, for shift.

• Damage sustained (if any).

• Likelihood of further shift and/or damage.

• Proposed actions.

 Chief Engineer to ensure that all possible required deck services are made available (e.g. ballast

pumps, deck hydraulics etc).

 If Master considers that there is any risk to ship or if any cargo has been lost overside, then
notification is to be made to relevant shore authorities.

 In all cases, Company must be informed of situation, with regular updates.

 Where applicable & where there is no risk to life, Chief Officer in consultation with Master shall make
arrangements to secure shifted cargo.

 Based on estimations of weight shifted, stability calculations should be made to assess whether ballast
can be safely utilised to correct any resultant list to prevent further shift.

 For shifted deck cargo, consideration may have to be given to jettisoning it if safety of life or safety of
ship is in imminent danger. Notification of any jettisoning along with a position report would have to
be given to relevant shore authorities.

 Only when Master is satisfied that it is safe to do so should ship ‘resume passage’. Company in
consultation with Master will give consideration to diverting ship to a nearer port if it is necessary to
discharge cargo for reasons of safety.

 Any earlier prepared survival craft should now be restowed.

 Call Master.

 Sound alarm signal “SHIP UNDER ATTACK”.

 Crew ‘stand-by’. Prepare to defend ship by barricading all access routes to ship.

 Keep radio station on ‘stand-by’ – with current & updated position available.

 Establish VHF communication with signal stations, coast radio stations & other ships in surrounding
waters.

 Request assistance from local Port Authority, Police, Coast Guard & Navy.

 If possible, speed up & carry out evasive manoeuvres.

 Water on deck – make fire hoses ready in order to prevent pirates from boarding.

 Fire a parachute flare in direction of attacking craft.

 Use search lights to illuminate & possibly blind attacking craft.

 Switch on hull lights & outside accommodation lights.

 Fix time for & position of attack.

During actual attack:

 Try to ward off pirates, or delay entry by fire hosing, barricading or similar actions.

 Barricade whole crew on bridge &/or in engine room. Try to bring portable VHF

 Establish communication between bridge & engine room.

 Remain barricaded until danger is over. Notify Company about attack as possible.
OIL POLLUTION
Call Master.

Stop all bunkering & ballasting operations (possibly also cargo handling). Be aware of inflammable gases & risk
of fire.

Alert Oil Pollution Prevention Team.

Identify source of oil spill & establish cause thereof. Should situation so demand use other suitable checklist.

Master Make necessary notifications immediately as per lists & special form (Oil Pollution Report) in SOPEP Oil
Spill Contingency Plan, i.e

• National Response Center,

• Local Coast Guard/Port Authority, -- Local Agent -- Cie

• Clean-up contractors (in case not able to get in contact with local Agent).

Act as on-scene co-ordinator) (OSC) until Cie appointed OSC arrives at scene.

Oil Pollution Prevention Team

Take immediate steps to control spill, try to prevent oil from escaping overboard;

Shut all valves.

• Inspect & seal off outflows

• Change oil levels in tanks

• Transfer oil to empty (to barge, to shore, to void spaces).

• Seal off tanks hermetically.

Clean up oil on deck by using absorbents. Degreasing agents & solvents could be used but only with great
care. Spilled oil must never be washed overboard nor shall degreasing agents or solvents be used on oil spilt in
water.

Co-operate with clean-up contractors &/or local authorities to minimise further damage to Environment.

Enter continuously any actions taken in ship’s LOG BOOK.

Crew to ‘Stand-By’.

Main Engine(s) to Stand-By, ships speed reduced to manoeuvring revs.

Manoeuver ship as required to:

• Safeguard personnel

• Reduce effect of flooding (if cause known).

Nominated personnel under direction of Chief Officer (Deck) & Chief Engineer (Machinery Space) to take
soundings of tanks & spaces to establish:

• Extent of flooding

• Approximate rate of water ingress.

As a precaution prepare survival craft & other life saving appliance (EPIRBS etc). In this case, ship to be
stopped in water.

Inform relevant shore/port state authorities dependent upon Seriousness of situation, but notifying Cie in any
event.

From soundings data obtained:

• Calculate present effects of flooding on stability & stress

• Calculate effect on stability & stress for any anticipated corrective actions to be taken against

flooding e.g. to correct any resultant list etc

• Calculate whether ship has pumping means & capacity to discharge or stem flood water ingress.

If answer to this is no, then what is probable final effect of flooding with regards to stability.

Where possible, pump out flooded spaces using ships fixed pumping system . Otherwise use portable
equipment.

Where possibility exists, make preparation for oil pollution prevention (Ref SOPEP Manual).

Use on board materials where possible to stem flow of water dunnage mattresse.