Emergency Response Plan

1. Emergency

Shifting of Cargo

 at sea

2. Application

 Shorebased Organisation
 All other Ships

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3. Situations and Action on Board

Situation Responsibility Action Comments

Ship Develops List Officer of the  Watches roll angles critically; Bell Book
Watch  measures roll angles to both Telephone
sides,
 records maximum roll angles in
Deck Log Book;
 determines trends.
 alerts Master immediately
Important:
takes note of and does not
underestimate slight differences
of roll angles
Informing Master  Informs Head Office, Telephone
 informs crew
Checking Stability Master  Checks and re-calculates initial Telephone
and inclination stability Fax
 if necessary, requests ERP
support from Class Society
Turn Ship Master (Further shifting must be avoided
under all circumstances. No reason-
able efforts should be spared to re-
store cargo to original position.)
 turn ship in order to avoid rolling
manoeuvres with utmost
caution,
 avoids all abrupt and hard
manoeuvres!
Reducing List Master Carefully reduces list by ballasting:
 only one tank at a time (to avoid
free surfaces);
 does not compensate list
completely (very real risk of
capsizing should cargo shift to
the opposite side!!!)

4. Training on Board
There are definitive limits to reverse cargo shifting. Therefore, prevention is the most
effective measure. Strictly adhere to good seamanship and observe safety regulations when
loading and trimming bulk cargoes.

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 Prevention measures:

 regularly inspect cargo holds and cargo on deck.

 wire-Iashings have to be tightened again after one day in heavy sea.
 turnbuckle of lashings have to be regularly re-tightened
 if weather is permitting inspect the cargo securing well before.

 Exercise - simulated case:

 identify the best course and speed for heaving to

 identify necessary ballast operations
 check the consequences of ballast operations by stability and heeling calculations
 draft a message to the Rescue Centre as well as a Security Call

5. Situations and Action Ashore

Situation Responsibility Action Comments

Report from Ship Head of  Alerts and informs Emergency

Emergency Response Team
Response Team
Weather Situation Superintendent  Obtains information on Marine
prevailing Weather
weather and sea conditions; Service
 has meteorologists assess likely
development of swell along
proposed route;
 requests routing
recommendations
Rescue Centre Head of  Contacts Rescue Centre in Fax/Telex
Emergency charge;
Response Team requests information on ships in
vicinity

Situation Responsibility Action Comments

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Interferences Master  In case ship's scending and sea

action synchronise, alters
course or speed and closely
watches new situation. (Never
change both simultaneously to
avoid mutual cancelling out.)
Changing Sea Area Master  Retrieves updated weather and
sea motion charts;
 checks whether shallow waters
can be reached within short
time;
 carefully alters course, observes
movements of ship
Critical Situation Master  Puts into port of refuge in time; Telephone
 informs Rescue Centre; Telex,VHF
 inform agents;
 sends Security message to ships
in vicinity, requests them to
stand-by
Danger of Master  Raises General Alarm; General
Capsizing All Hands  has crew mustered, instructs Alarm,
crew to prepare to abandon E-05
ship (Abandon
 Abandon ship in time before Ship)
heavy list prevents launching of
life boats
Keeping in Touch Head of  records conversations on tape; Telephone,
Emergency  relays information and Fax
Response Team  recommendations;
 requests reports on situation

6. Training Ashore
 Alerting Emergency Response Team and manning of Emergency Response Centre
 Exercise with Marine Weather Service
 Communication exercises with the ships (joint exercises)

7. Reference Documents
 Emergency Response Manual
 Cargo Securing Manual
 Telephone numbers of the Rescue Centre
 Telephone numbers of the Marine Weather Service
 Ship's Stability Calculation Data
 Cargo Data and Stowage Plans

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