EMERGENCIES - BRIDGE PROCEDURES GUIDE

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING

1) a. b. c. d. e. MAIN ENGINE FAILURE INFORM MASTER. RUDDER & BOW THRUSTER USED TO BEST NAVIGATIONAL AID. PREPARE FOR ANCHORING IF IN SHALLOW WATER. EXHIBIT NOT UNDER COMMAND SHAPES OR LIGHTS. BROADCAST WARNING.

2) a. b. c. d. e. f.

STEERING FAILURE INFORM ENGINE ROOM & ENGAGE ALTERNATIVE / EMERGENCY STEERING. INFORM MASTER. EXHIBIT NOT UNDER COMMAND SHAPES OR LIGHTS. APPROPRIATE SOUND SIGNAL MADE. IF NECCESARY TAKE WAY OFF SHIP. BROADCAST WARNING.

3) a. b. c. d. e.

GYRO FAILURE / COMPASS FAILURE. USE MAGNETIC COMPASS OR ALTERNATIVE MEANS AS HEADING. INFORM MASTER. INFORM PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR GYRO MAINTENANCE. INFORM ENGINE ROOM. CONSIDER EFFECT OF FAILURE ON OTHER NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.

4) a. b. c. d.

BRIDGE CONTROL / TELEGRAPH FAILURE. SWITCH TO ENGINE ROOM CONTROL. INFORM DUTY ENGINEER / ENGINE ROOM. ESTABLISH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENGINE ROOM. INFORM ENGINE ROOM.

5) a. b.

IMMINENT COLLISION / COLLISION. SOUND INTERNAL EMERGENCY ALARM. MANOEUVRE SHIP SO AS TO MINIMISE EFFECTS OF COLLISION.

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h. i.

CLOSE ALL WATER TIGHT / AUTOMATIC FIRE DOORS. SWITCH ON DECK LIGHTS. VHF ON CH. 16, IF APROPRIATE ON CH. 13. PASSENGERS MUSTERED AT EMERGENCY STATIONS. UPDATE VESSEL' S POSITON AVAILABLE IN RADIO ROOM, SATELLITE TERMINAL & OTHER AUTOMATIC DISTRESS TRANSMITTETS AS NECCESARY. SOUND BILGES & TANKS AFTER SOUNDING. CHECK MADE FOR FIRE & DAMAGE.

6) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k.

STRANDING STOP ENGINES. SOUND INTERNAL & EXTERNAL EMERGENCY ALARMS. WATERTIGHT DOORS CLOSED. MAINTAIN WATCH ON V.H.F. CH. 16 BROADCAST TO OTHER SHIPS. MAKE SOUND SIGNALS. EXHIBIT LIGHTS / SHAPES SWITCH ON DECK LIGHTING. SOUND BILGES & TANKS. TAKE OVERSIDE SOUNDINGS. UPDATE V/L'S POSITION AVAILABLE IN RADIO ROOM, SATELLITE TERMINAL & OTHER AUTOMATIC DISTRESS TRANSMITTERS AS NECCESARY.

7) a. b. c. d. e.

FIRE. SOUND INTERNAL / EXTERNAL EMERGENCY ALARMS. NOTIFY ALL CONCERNED OF SEAT OF FIRE. VENTILATION, AUTOMATIC FIRE DOORS & WATERTIGHT DOORS CLOSED. DECK LIGHTING SWITCHED ON. UPDATE V/L'S POSITION AVAILABLE IN RADIO ROOM, SATELLITE TERMINAL & OTHER AUTOMATIC DISTRESS TRANSMITTERS AS NECCESARY.

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8) a. b. c.

FLOODING. SOUND INTERNAL / EXTERNAL EMERGENCY ALARMS. CLOSE WATERTIGHT DOORS. UPDATE V/L'S POSITION AVAILABLE IN RADIO ROOM, SATELLITE TERMINAL & OTHER AUTOMATIC DISTRESS TRANSMITTERS AS NECCESARY.

9) a. b.

BOAT / LIFERAFT STATIONS. GENERAL EMERGANCY ALARM SIGNAL SOUNDED. CREW / PASSENGERS ASSEMBLED AT MUSTER / SURVIVAL CRAFT STATIONS.

10) MAN OVERBOARD a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. RELEASE LIFEBUOY WITH LIGHT, FLARE OR SMOKE SIGNAL. TAKE AVOIDING ACTION. NOTE POSITION OF LIFEBUOY AS SEARCH DATUM. INFORM MASTER. INFORM ENGINE ROOM. POST LOOKOUTS TO KEEP PERSON IN SIGHT. MANOEUVRE SHIP TO RECOVER PERSON AS RECOMMENDED BY WHEELHOUSE POSTER. SOUND THREE LONG BLASTS & REPEAT AS NECCESARY. RESCUE BOAT'S CREW ASSEMBLED. PLOT POSITION OF VESSEL RELATIVE TO PERSON OVERBOARD. VESSLEL'S POSITION AVAILABLE IN RADIO ROOM, UP-DATED AS NECCESARY. BROADCAST MAN OVERBOARD WARNING.

11) SEARCH & RESCUE. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. TAKE D/F BEARING OF DISTRESS MESSAGE. RE-TRANSMIT DISTRESS MESSAGE. MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS LISTENING WATCH ON ALL DISTRESS FREQUENCIES. CONSULT IAMSAR. ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SURFACE UNITS & SAR AIRCRAFT. PLOT POSITIONS, COURSES & SPEEDS OF OTHER ASSISTING UNITS. RADAR MADE AVAILABLE FOR LOCATING SURVIVLAL CRAFT TRANSPONDER SIGNAL.

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