SHIPBOARD _ CONTINGENCY _ PLAN 1 Purpose 2 Emergency Procedures 3. Reporting 4 Drills 5 Flow Chart 6 Identified Contingencies Appendix A List of Company Agents Appendix B List of Port State Contacts Purpose To provide guidance & advice o enable & Master and ships Ge To deal with accidents or ‘emergency situations, It is not possible to cover every eventuality. This document is intended Prétendu to provie a fremework on which Master can build to COPE Se Debrouiler withthe situation at hand. Where an Oil Pollution incident has occurred, reference should be made to SOPEP Manual. Emergency Procedures J If @ ship is involved in an accident or emergency situation whereby the safety of life, ship, cargo or marine environment is threatened, Master has responsiblity to take whatever action he sees ft to minimise risks & to save Ife. In deciding If assistance is required, Master should always assume that Conditions wil worsen & take whatever action Is necessary as soon as possible. Masters must summon assistanc canbea + Nature of any services required (towage, helicopter, lifeboat, medical, fire, ete). immedia + Services already summoned assist hit + National, local or any other authorities or agencies already informed sign any «State of weather and sea, present and forecast has beer + Other relevant comments informed + Date and time of report. In the event of a spillage of cargo or bunkers the following items should situation be added: ship. Wh * TYPE of oil or cargo spilled interests * Cause of incident, if known eg. Overflow / Trop plein, burst hose, hull damage, etc fromac’ Estimate of quantity spilled Whateve * Estimated current rate of spillage all times py rnbur WRIA GRAB ERI HiCe GR PN STORE CANE HD Re Mnaeb KARA re meir care. sarery or ship, safe Drills Ina salve crew shot hhas good Accident or situation os represent Emergency Situation questions Repor 1 Guard 0 AtSea In Port maximu follows: | | Master to Notify Communications ‘Master to Notify Bangg rotstcte RRO SE” BRne — Detninar i mers, . nt of nearest Port Sarclennensl : Kee Agen ° Fire ie i}Take Action In January of Each Year, every ship shall be issued with a schedule of DRILLS to be carried out which should be completed during the MONTH for which they are scheduled. If, for any reason, this proves not to be possible, Master shall make an entry in deck log book stating why DRILL has not been completed. DRILL will be rescheduled for as soon as is practicable thereafter. lowing DRILLS and EXERCISES shall be periodically carri n all Cie ships: Fire in Accommodation. ‘Abandon Ship. Grounding. Man Overboard, Collision. Personal Injury/lilness. il Pollution. Power Failure. Steering Gear Failure. Fire in Cargo. Fire in Engine Room. Escape from Enclosed Spaces. her. dered for certain ships incl not : © Piracy Attacks. + Cargo Shifting. Plena (Or et WWEMUNIEY PULETUA! EINCIYEHUIES S1eH YE HEIL HH ESL SINPUvE!E LUNILIIYEeY FIetH Each Plan includes, as a minimum ‘+ The allocation Distribution of duties & responsibilities on board. ‘Actions to be taken to regain control ofa situation. Retrouver ‘Communication methods to be used on board & between ship & shore. Procedures for requesting assistance from third parties, if required. Procedures for notifying Cie & relevant authorities. Checklists to aid in monitoring & reporting. All completed DRILLS shall be recorded by entries in DECK LOG BOOK. This record shall include personnel involved, equipment used & details of any problems encountered, & shall be signed by Master. The effectiveness of these drills shall be formally reviewed at on board safety meetings. Any suggested improvements arising from these reviews shall be transmitted to Cie for approval as soon as is practicable. & in anv event from next oort. RESPONSIBILITIES ‘Master shall take total control of ship during all shipboard accidents & emergency situations. Chief Engineer will take control of all machinery spaces during accidents or shipboard emergencies. Chief Officer will take control of all deck operations, eg. fire party, clearing away life saving equipment and lifeboats, anchoring, tow lines ete, during accidents or shipboard emergencies. Second Officer will assist Master on bridge or as otherwise ordered during accidents or shipboard emergencies. ‘Second Engineer will assist Chief Engineer or as otherwise directed during accidents or shipboard emergencies including taking soundings of tanks, bilges etc lowing CONTINGENCY PLANS DETAIL the action to be taken during each identified accident emergency situation: CRITICAL PLANT FAILURE 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. Call Chief Engineer. If blacked out ~ Restore Electrical Power. Check main engine starting interlocks not activated. Locate fault. Check main engine systems operational. Restart main engine. Proceed on passage, POWER FAILURE Bridge + Call Master. + Exhibit "Not Under Command” signals. ‘+ If in danger of grounding, consider: +) Anchoring. Towage. ‘+ Inform Coastguard and shipping in vicinity. * Locate fault. * Check prime mover is running. + Check reverse power/preference trips rest. ‘= Standby pumps to manual mode. ‘* Restore switchboard power. + Restart all required pumps and auxiliary machinery. + Check appropriate ships side valves open. + Restart ventilation Fans. + Restart main engine systems. + Prepare for sea going condition (i.e. all systems operational). + Restart main engine. * Standby pumps to automatic mode. + Check sewage system. ‘+ Inform Bridge that power restored. | STEERING GEAR FAILURE Bridge Call Master. + Exhibit "Not Under Command” signals. Exposer + Main Engine to be stopped. + If in DANGER of grounding consider: + Emergency Steering. Anchoring. Towage. * Inform Coastguard and shipping in vicinity. + Inform Company. Call Chief Engineer. Locate fault. Check Electrical Supply. Check oil levels. Change over to emergency steering (if required). Test steering gear/bridge talkback system.COLLISION ATSEA 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 and Life - Saving equipment. Keep radio station ‘STAND - BY’ with current & updated position available ¥ “Contact the other shit ¥ State your ship's name, call sign, port of registry, Nationality, owners name and your destination ¥- Request the same information from the other ship ¥ Tf interlocked - agree with the other ship whether you should separate the ships or not, considering the risk (for any of the two ships) of, oll spill, sparks, ignition of fire, fire spread between the ships, sinking and manoeuverability ¥ Maintain contact on VHF as long as needed. ¥ Enter continuously any actions taken in LLISION IN INNER WATERWAYS (I vIDFEM [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) 's log book. stage Waters) in Port Areas 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 o off grounding spot. ¥ Judge whether refioat 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 spl. ¥ 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-bv before anv refloat attemots are allowed. damages to propeller, rudder. main engine, steering gear and / ot lubricating oll 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) Is 8 ¥ Report to Cie by fastest & most efficient way. Keep them continuously informed. ¥ Frter continuously anv actinns taken in shin’s Inn honk.FIRE ON BOARD Bsns ees Call Master & start fire alarm. Shut off fans, dampers, skylights, fire doors, other openings, stairways, ramps ete. 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. . Risks for explosion & spread Se Répandte of fire - on board & ashore Loss of stability when using water Water shall not be used on electrical equipment ‘+ That use of CO2 could require up to 8-10 days. Keep & area shut off. (Order. .....replacement of C02 for next port of call) Towage/salvage could be needed. (Plan Salvage of own ship to be used). ¥ Report to Cie by fastest & most efficient way. Keep them continuously informed. ¥. Continnniicly urateh & maa [| ABANDON SHIP tamnaratiira in affartad area & ike enirmuindinae BRIDGE é 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.WV.0. 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. R066 06066 < ‘Some ship’s have been reboarded after abandonment during fire. To aid survivability of ship some additional items are recommended (where time permits): “Shut all watertight doors. ‘Close all fuel at closing valves in Engine Room, Man overboard - Immediate Discovery When officer of watch is notified that someone has fallen OVERBOARD ‘+ 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. [MAN OVERBOARD - UNKNOWN Point of Time ¥ When officer of watch finds out that someone is missing & may have fallen overboard he shall Call Master * Keep radio station ‘STAND-BY’ Sound LIFE - BOAT signal. ¥ Organise a search of entire ship to make sure that missing person is not onboard. Following facts can, among other things, be of importance: © Obsé ions about the missing person; when and where last seen. Condition & other relevant information (family and personality etc). water temperature. ‘The course at time of accident. Course changes with time stated. Visibility before and at time of accident. Wind and current, direction and force. ‘Speed before and at time of accident - according to log reading. Bearings and distances to other ships with time stated. Enter continuously any actions taken in ship’s LOGBOOK. Notify ship's in surrounding waters, coast radio station & "SAR" Centers. v wether to turn oF not: . if a long time has passed, since missing person has fallen overboard, slightest - possibility that missing person is still alive is reason enough to turn & search, When Turning Notify the engine room. Fix and synchronise time onboard. Transfer position to a clean chart and keep tracks continuously. If course/rudder manoeuvre records are used time statements should be made. Co nt at nave nntt of rall [PERSONNEL TNIURY ANB 'ILINESS ¥ On receipt of an injury or serious illness report, inform Master and call following to location of casualty: + Members of First Aid Squad with relevant equipment (first aid kit, stretcher, resuscitator, splints etc). + Designated on board medical officer. ¥ Where there is no threat to his life, person initially at scene to administer "First Aid’: ‘+ Airway kept clear. + Breathing & Heart Beat ensured (otherwise CPR required). + Bleeding controlled (CASUALTY not to be moved unless imperative). ¥ In situation where there could be a threat to a rescuer’s life (eg. casualty in a gas or oxygen deficient atmosphere in a confined space), then resources of normal on board emergency squad must be called for with safety equipment such as Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus etc. ¥ Portable radio communication means to be set up between on site operations & Master. ¥ Method for transporting casualty to ship's hospital to be formulated & additional equipment & personnel called in case that a vertical or near vertical lft/hoist will be required.CARGO SHIFTING ‘Sound General Alarm & call Master. 7 eshit of cargo is suspected due to ship rong or pitching, then COW 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. ¥ Imall racoe Cle mict he informed af eituatinn with reqular tundatos ¥ 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’. Cie in consultation with Master will give consideration to diverting ship to a nearer port if itis necessary to discharge cargo for reasons of safety. ¥ Any earlier nranared itrival craft chaiild now he ractnwed [ACT OF PIRACY DISCOVERY OF SUSPICIOUS CRAFT Call Master. Sound alarm signal "SHIP UNDER ATTACK”, Crew ‘stand-by’. Prepare to defend ship by batricading 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. S488 5 SS AKS Switch on hull lights & outside accommodation lights. Fix time for & position of attack. During actual attack: Avoid violation, 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 danaer is over. Notify Cie about attack as nossible. a5 6656458[SALVAGE OF OWN SHIP Itis always Master who finally decides if salvage is needed or not. For normal assistance a fixed price shall always be negotiated & agreed prior to commencement. Note: BY CONNECTING A ROPE, SALVAGE IS ACCEPTED, ¥ Fix time & position ¥ Keep radio station ‘stand-by’ ~ with current & updated position available. Enter continuously any actions taken in ship's log book If possible take photograph (or film/videotape), ¥ Iftime permits alw i ring salv stance, + IFimmediate danger is at hand for ship &/or cargo-Master should order salvage & accept offered help. Cie should be notified as soon as possible. ‘+ Do not let negotiations cause unnecessary delay. Agreement of Salvage should be made on enclosed Lloyd’s Open Form ‘No Cure, No Pay’. [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. V- 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 -- Cle * 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. Pollution Prevention T: 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. J Canbinniniishs rant tr Pia hu fachaet Mt mnch affirianb rawr Kee eee ngs FLOODING ¥ Sound appropriate emergency stations signal & call Master,* 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. ¥ Asa 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 such as eductors. ¥ 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.