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Procedure in Abandoning Ship

1) The document outlines the procedure for abandoning ship in 3 stages: notification and mustering of crew and passengers, lowering lifeboats/rafts into the water, and embarkation. 2) During stage 1, an announcement notifies all of the mustering position and means of evacuation. Crew and passengers don life jackets and gather at the assigned station. 3) Stage 2 involves lowering lifeboats/rafts into the water, with only trained crew onboard to operate them. 4) Stage 3 is embarkation, with crew boarding lifeboats using ladders or once alongside, and the master boarding last to give final approval to abandon ship.

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Procedure in Abandoning Ship

1) The document outlines the procedure for abandoning ship in 3 stages: notification and mustering of crew and passengers, lowering lifeboats/rafts into the water, and embarkation. 2) During stage 1, an announcement notifies all of the mustering position and means of evacuation. Crew and passengers don life jackets and gather at the assigned station. 3) Stage 2 involves lowering lifeboats/rafts into the water, with only trained crew onboard to operate them. 4) Stage 3 is embarkation, with crew boarding lifeboats using ladders or once alongside, and the master boarding last to give final approval to abandon ship.

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Procedure in Abandoning Ship.

 This is when keeping a clear head is so important. Your pulse will be racing. If you have
passengers on board they may be panicking. Stay calm and organized. You will need to move
quickly but safely.

Stage #1: Notification & Mustering


 The vessel’s general announcement system is to be used for crew/passengers’
notification.
 Apart of distress signal, clear instruction should be given for the mustering position and
the means that are going to be used.
 Mustering in the assigned station should be completed quickly under calm conditions
without shouting and panic.
 Each crewmember/passenger should proceed to the assigned station having put the
personal life jacket on and having in hand the immersion suit. Immersion suits must only
be used upon the Master’s order. If these are to be used in a later stage, then they
should be stored in the life boat.
 The safety officer is responsible to count and report the final number to Master prior
abandoning.
Stage #2: Lowering the boat/raft into the water
In case of free-fall boat (FFB), or on load release side boat, this stage follows the
embarkation stage.

In conditions of calm sea and time availability, the abandon ship mean (boat or raft)
should be lowered into sea water and an embarkation pilot ladder is to be used.

In this case, only the crew assigned/trained and authorized to operate the lifeboat will
be embarked and lowered with the boat.

The engine should be tested and put to continuous work (when waterborne).

Stage #3: Embarkation


As soon as the side boat and the normal lowering procedure is in place, then the boat
should be lowered into water -only with the assigned crew onboard- using davits or
cranes.

The control of brake is under safety officer’s supervision and the whole operation is
subject to the Master’s approval. The rest of the crew will embark using a side pilot
ladder and Master will be the last one to embark.

In case of on load release, the embarkation is conducted as soon as the boat is to the
appropriate side position. The final release is again subject to the Master’s approval.
In case of FFB, the crew should proceed to assigned seats and fasten the seat belts.
Safety officer is responsible to check the appropriate fastening of the crew and report to
Master.  All hatches must be secured and the engine to be ready for use. The final
release order is given by Master.

During drills, the embarkation in both side boats and FFB should be real, in securing
position with all available securing equipment in place. In drills, do not attempt to
embark all crew in the boat without ensuring that it is properly secured

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