Emergency procedures
An emergency procedure is a plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in
response to a specific class of reasonably foreseeable emergency, a situation that poses an
immediate risk to health, life, property, or the environment.[1] Where a range of emergencies are
reasonably foreseeable, an emergency plan may be drawn up to manage each threat. Most
emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some
situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care
for the aftermath. The emergency plan should allow for these possibilities
Emergency case:
Fire
Collision
Grounding
Listing
Sinking
Cargo shifting
Rules must be applied on the vessel in emergency situation
each person of the crew must be provided with clear instructions that should be taken in
emergency cases,the muster list should be posted in important places in the ship such as bridge ,
engine room ,accommodation,Sketches and instructions with suitable language should be posted
inside the passengers room to clarify the following muster station ,procedures that should be
followed in emergency cases,how to wear life jackets the muster list should be completed before
the ship sealing the muster list should be approved by the administration.
The contents of muster list:
How to order (abandon ship) in details
The name and the rank of each individual in the crew
Duties that should be followed by each individual in the crew in different emergency
cases
Determine the substitute of the principals individuals of the crew
Different alarm signals, which include:
abandon ship ( . . . . . . . ) ــــــ
Fire alarm (continuous whistle , at least 10 seconds )
Man over board( )ـــ ـــ ـــat least 4 times
Emergency organization
The emergency organization should be set up in any emergency
situation by:
Raise the alarm
Locate and assess the incident and possible danger
Organize the man power and equipment
The Emergency Plan Organization
Command Team :
Consists of the master + 3/0 + radio/off + A/B (helm’s man ) in bridge
Control the response to emergency
Should have means of internal and external communication (other party in ship ,
shore stations or rcc)
Emergency Team:
This group should be under the command of senior officer it ‘s consists of (C/O –
2/E )+ Bosun + fitter + some good A/B & M.M
They should assess the emergency situation and report to command control
Advising what action should be taken and what assistance should be provide
This group carry out the fire fighting or other emergencies
Back up emergency Team:
Consists of 2nd/0 and 3rd/E or 4th /E + some A/B ,M.M + catering department
(c/cook & stewards)
Stand by to assist the emergency party as instructed by the command center or
emergency party to provide services such as:
1. Spare fire extinguish , spare air cylinders , medical services stretcher & it’s party
& any extra fire equipment ’s
2. Close the water tight ventilation ,T/D.cover ,hatches ,p/p room ,V/Vs
3. Cooling round fire and check the extend of fire in adjacent parts
Engine EmergencyTeam:
Consists of C/E + duty /E + Elect & duty M.M
Should proved any emergency assistance from machinery spaces as instructed
by command center or emergency party such as start fire P/P , stop cargo P/P ,
start bilge P/P ..etc in tanker ship start I.G. start emergency generator , in case
of non limited fire co2 or hallon system operated by C/E
The eng /group may be called to provide additional man power else
