Oliver Hazard Perry
CREW MEMBER FAMILIARIZATION CHECKLIST
Name: Position: Date:
NO. ITEM Training Crew Date
Officer Member
I Preliminary Familiarization Checklist (Prior to being assigned
duties)
1 Location of Survival Suits, Life Jackets, & Inflatable Work Vests
2 Acceptable Work Shoes & Clothes
3 Emergency drill signals, responses and duties as per station bill
4 Emergency response muster locations
5 Firefighting equipment locations
6 Reporting procedure for fire & emergencies (oil spill)
7 Reporting procedure for medical events (injury/illness)
8 Location of General alarm bell switches
9 Location of Fire Alarm Call boxes
10 Location of MOB poles, Rescue boat and go-bag
11 Location and operation of fire, weather tight and watertight doors
12 Location, routine use, and situational awareness of all emergency
escape routes and embarkation/muster stations
13 Review Volunteer Handbook
II GENERAL (Within 24 hours of joining vessel or prior to getting
underway)
1 Enforcement of drug & alcohol policies
2 Facial hair policy
3 Garbage disposal & recycling procedures (review Ships Waste
Management Plan)
4 Review vessel layout
5 Housekeeping requirements
6 Operation of marine sanitary devices & appropriate cleaning
solutions
7 Ship security requirements (MARSEC levels) and visitor handling
8 Shipboard medical procedures
9 Smoking policy
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NO. ITEM Training Crew Date
Officer Member
10 Proper use of ladders and gangways (one hand for the ship)
11 Avoiding heat stress
12 Cold weather precautions
13 Location of Safety data sheets & hazard awareness
14 Securing portholes & doors
15 Potential injury due to slips, trips, and falls
16 Fire, safety and security round duties & review of ship specific boat
check spreadsheet
17 Location of first aid equipment
18 Review Company Policies Manual
19 Dangerous Weapons Policies
20 Company Sexual Harassment Policy
21 Periodic Safety Meetings
22 Precautions when lifting heavy objects
23 Review VGP Compliance
24 *Working Aloft Training Completed; Fall protection procedures and
precautions, inspection of gear and the use of safety harnesses
25 Enclosed space procedures/precautions; gas monitor use
26 Hearing protection and high-noise areas
27 Heavy weather precautions (secure for sea in all spaces)
28 Using proper tools & reporting defective ones
29 Eliminating hazards that lead to slips, trips, and falls
30 Fixed firefighting systems (E/R & Galley) and emergency
ventilation & fuel shutdowns
Crew Member Familiarization 02/11/20 Rev: 1
NO. ITEM Training Crew Date
Officer Member
III SAFETY - DECK DEPARTMENT (No later than 1 week after
joining)
1 Lookout duties
2 Securing the deck for sea
3 Embarkation ladders and gangway
4 Oil spills and clean up; containment plugs
5 Tending of mooring lines & line handling
6 Operation of bow winch
7 Anchoring & operation of anchor windlass
8 Paint locker procedures/precautions
9 Basic knots & splices
10 Remote shutdowns for ventilation systems, pumps, and emergency
fuel shutoffs
11 Sail handling nomenclature & procedure
12 Use of magnetic compass
13 Steering & carrying out helm commands
14 Proper watch turnover procedure
Crew Member Familiarization 02/11/20 Rev: 1
NO. ITEM Training Crew Date
Officer Member
III SAFETY - ENGINE DEPARTMENT (No later than 1weeks after
joining)
1 Operation of the fixed CO2 systems
2 Remote shutdowns for ventilation systems, pumps, and emergency
fuel shutoffs
3 Machinery space layout
4 Engineer’s alarms
5 Fresh water hose connection
6 Grey/Black water connections & pump out operations
7 Hazards and disposal of oily rags
8 Hearing protection in machinery space
9 Chemical handling precautions
10 Bunkering operations & precautions
11 Roping off open floor plates
12 Hot work procedures & precautions
13 Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedure
Crew Member Familiarization 02/11/20 Rev: 1
NO. ITEM Training Crew Date
Officer Member
III SAFETY - STEWARD'S DEPARTMENT (No later than 1weeks
after joining)
1 Hazards of and precautions to be used with galley equipment
2 Food handling precautions
3 Disposal of garbage
4 Sanitation
5 Safe knife storage
6 Personal hygiene
7 Galley first aid
8 Handling of stores & proper storage of food items
9 Cleaning grease traps and vent filters
10 Pest control
11 Securing electrical equipment, stovetop, ovens
12 Reefer box temperatures
13 Care and use of microwave ovens
14 Galley fixed wet-chem fire suppression system operation
15 Emergency ventilation & electrical shutdowns
16 Importance of keeping flammable items away from heat sources
Crew Member Familiarization 02/11/20 Rev: 1
