Welcome to

Namibian Maritime and Fisheries

Institute

Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities

IMO Module course1.21
 INTRODUCTION
• 100 % attendance
• No smoking in classrooms
• Toilet facilities
• Basic Familiarization course
• No sleeping
• Any student who appears unfit through the
use of alcohol or drugs will not be allowed to
continue on the course
• Muster Station
• Proper dress code (No Sandals)
 Time Table
Time Topic
08:05 – 08:45 Registering of students
08:45 – 09:30 Types of emergency which may occur, such as
collision, fire, foundering

09:30 – 10:00 Tea Break

10:00 – 10:45 Take precautions to prevent pollution of the marine
environment
10:45 – 11:30 Observe safe working practices

11:30 – 12:15 Understand orders and be understood in relation to

shipboard duties 

12:15 – 13:00 Contribute to effective human relationships on board

A ship
 COURSE OBJECTIVE:

• …to give all persons intending or already at

sea a basic induction in safety procedures
and accident prevention…

• STCW ’95 A-VI/1-4

• MWTC Guidance for approval
 Session 01

Comply With Emergency

procedures
What is an Emergency

Sudden crises that needs action

 TYPES OF EMERGENCIES

Fire on board
Recently in Walvisbay
TYPES OF EMERGENCIES

Collision
TYPES OF EMERGENCIES

Man overboard
TYPES OF EMERGENCIES

Grounding
SINKING
 SHIPBOARD
CONTINGENCY PLAN
• To assist the crew in the event of an
emergency
• To perform the correct task in an
emergency

• NB: Your responsibility to familiarize

yourself with plans on board your vessel
 SHIPBOARD
CONTINGENCY PLAN
• Safety Plan
• Emergency Plan
• Fire plan
• Oil pollution emergency plan
• General arrangement plan
• Man overboard Instruction
Muster List
 SHIPBOARD
CONTINGENCY PLAN
 Safety Signage

• To indicate hazards
• Or control measures to be taken where the
hazard cannot otherwise be removed
Safety Signage
Safety Signage
Safety Signage
Safety Signage
Well marked areas
Well marked steps
 Personal Safety Equipment

• An IMO definition:
– Lifebuoys

– Lifejackets

– Immersion suits

– Thermal protective aids (TPA’s)

 Life buoy

Must be easy accessible, for the use in a M.O.B

 Life jacket

Inflatable Normal
 Life jacket

Inflatable life jacket: This jacket

needs inflation for buoyancy and is
automatically inflated when
immersed in water. It normally
consists of two different buoyancy
compartments
 Life jacket

•Non inflatable life jacket: These

jackets are fitted with buoyant
materials and they don’t need to
inflate.
Donning a lifejacket

In less than minute

Working Lifejackets on deck
 Immersion suit
•The immersion suit
should be unpacked
and donned within a
time frame of 2
minutes without any
external help or
assistance

Covers the whole body accept the face

 Immersion suit

Lifejacket Immersion suit

Required to use lifejacket with immersion suit

Thermal Protective Aid

TPAs should function

in air temperature
between -30 to +20
degrees
When an emergency is
discovered

What do you do?

When an emergency is discovered

1.Raise the alarm

When an emergency is
discovered

2.Communicate to bridge
When an emergency is discovered

3.Muster Station/Point
Abandon Ship
When an emergency is discovered

4.Abandon ship if necessary

 The order to abandon

By order of the Captain, verbally

 Actions to be taken
Responding to an emergency

A B
 Evacuation

• Familiarity with vessel

• Design of vessel

• Familiarity with route

• Forward orientation
 Value of training and drills
• Familiarize the crew with there duties
• Organisation
– Ensure everybody knows where to go
– Once there, what to do
• Equipment
– Know what equipment is available
– Know how to use it
• Maintenance
– Ensure equipment is in working order
Drills on board ships play an important role
in preparing the crew for emergency
situations. The ship’s engine room is a
hazardous place where a variety of
accidents can take place.
Value of training and
drills

Gives
Confidence
 Marine Pollution

What is the Definition of “Garbage” on Ship?

Garbage on ship means all kind of victual
domestic and operational waste excluding fish
and parts thereof, food waste, generated during
the normal operations of the ship and liable to be
disposed of continuously or periodically except
those substances which are listed in other
Annexes of MARPOL convention
 Garbage pollution

• It is allowed to dump minced garbage such

as food and organic material outside 3 –
12 nautical miles
• Outside 12 nautical miles it is allowed to
dump garbage such as food and organic
material
 Garbage

• Pollution by the overboard discharge of

waste
• Annex 5 of MARPOL 73/78 deals
• Special areas
• Garbage record book
– separation
– compacting
– shredding
– incineration
Marine Pollution
 Sources of Pollution
• Marine
– Oil
– Chemicals / gases
– dangerous goods
– garbage
– sewage
– ballast water
 Sources of Pollution
•Atmospheric
–cargo vapors
–CFC’s / halons
–Noise?
–funnel
emissions
 Take Precautions to
Prevent Pollution
Special care should
be taken when:
– Bunkering
– Change of
lubricating oil
– Purifying oil
– Pumping oil
between tanks
– Leaking of
hydraulic oil
 Oil Pollution
• In 1990 approximately 568,000 tons of oil
entered the sea from maritime
transportation

• Only 121,000 tons resulted from accidents

• Majority comes from operational spills

• Annex 1 of MARPOL 73/78
Oil and the sea
Oil pollution equipment
Oil pollution equipment
Dumping of waste

A must on board vessels

 Impact of oil on fishing
• damage the boats and gear used for
catching
• loss of market confidence since the public
may be unwilling to purchase marine
products
• economic impact on coastal activities
 Session 03

Observe safe working practices

 Safe Working practices
Identify Hazards (asking these 3 questions)
1. Is there a source of harm?
2. Who could be harm?
3. How could harm occur?
 Accidents are caused by:
 Unsafe conditions

 Unsafe acts
If we are able to spot the unsafe conditions
there is a high likelyhood that we can avoid the
unsafe act, near miss and accident
If we are able to alert each other and have a
high safety awareness we would be able to
stop the unsafe act, avoiding the near miss
and accident
If we miss the two first opportunities we still
have one more chance to avoid the accident.
Namely: report and discuss the near miss, in
order to prevent the personal injury or accident
to hull and machinery.
 Unsafe Conditions

 Easiest to correct (and very cost effective)

 Easiest to prevent
• Safety audits
• Safety inspections
• Maintenance schedules for equipment
• Encouraging employee reporting
• Good housekeeping
 Unsafe Acts

• Most difficult to address

- Changing behavior isn’t easy
• Best prevented by developing a
“safety culture”
 GOOD HOUSKEEPING

DO:
a) Maintain housekeeping at all times
b) Ensure that your workspace is clean and
tidy, especially at the end of the day
c) Keep all pathways /corridors free from clutter
d) Have waste receptacles throughout the work
area
e) Keep waste in a segregated area, as required
 GOOD HOUSKEEPING

f) Keep areas around emergency equipment (i.e.,

fire extinguishers, hoses and PPE) clear at all
times
g) Organize cables and cords to avoid tripping
hazards.
h) Store any work materials safely
i) Keep small items in boxes or bins
j) If you see a housekeeping hazard, mitigate
immediately or inform you supervisor 
 GOOD HOUSKEEPING

DO NOT
a) Do not allow cables or cord to cross
pathways or corridors, if at all possible
b) Do not stack boxes or other items in front
of emergency exits or equipment
c) Do not allow areas to remain untidy,
especially common areas used by all (i.e.,
photocopier room and/or supplies cabinet
 Safety and protection
equipment
• Why do we use it?
• How do we use it correctly
• When should you use it
• Is it the correct safety and protection
Equip.
• Person using it does he know how to use it
correctly?
 What are your responsibilities
• Take reasonable care of yourself so as not
to injure anyone at work.

• Follow safety procedures laid down

• Use necessary protective equipment

Not to misuse any piece of safety equipment

Personal protective equipment

• What are your PPE???????????

Accident pyramid
Working Aloft

When working aloft

(heights),
Always wear safety
harnass,

Beware of fumes from

paint
May cause drowsiness
 Remember!!
• Always report near misses
• Cordon of potential hazards
Always report near misses

Oopa That was close

Cordon of potential hazards
 Personal protective clothing
• Responsibility of the employer to provide
where needed
• Responsibility of the employee to wear
PPE where needed
 Types of PPE
• Head protection(Safety helmets / bump caps)

• Hearing protection(ear defenders / plugs)

• Face & eye protection(goggles / face shields)

• Respiratory protection(dust masks / respirators)

• Hand & foot protection(gloves / safety boots

• Body protection(aprons / harnesses)

• protection from drowning(lifejackets / lifebuoys )

PPE is a last resort, can the risk be reduced
in any other way?
Do not misuse PPE
 Do not misuse PPE

Look after them, so that they can look after you

 What are your responsibilities
• Take reasonable care of yourself so as not to
injure anyone at work.

• Follow safety procedures laid down

• Use necessary protective equipment

• Not to misuse any piece of safety equipment

PPE Signs
PPE Signs
Ways to prevent injuries
 Part 04

Understand orders
Understanding orders
Communication

Why do we
have to
communicate
?
 …Because of……
– Safety
– Survival
– To share views, ideas and suggestion
– Co-operation amongst colleagues
– Pollution prevention
– Morale – teamwork
– Orders
 Understanding orders
• For your own Safety
• Safety of the vessel
• To know what task to do

Daily Orders should be obeyed

 Session 05

Contribute to a effective human relationship

on board
 Social aspects of life at sea…

•Human
relationships

•Alcohol

•Drugs
 Effective human relationship on
board
• Crew members has different duties and
responsibilities
• Important that everyone gets on well
together

And work as a team

 Human relationships
• Different ethnic groups
• Different Habits
• Proper way of communication
• Lack of self respect
Drug and Alcohol
 Smoking

Respect those who does not smoke

 Human Relationship on board
• Inter personal relationship
– Policies of the company
– Function on shipboard management
– Clarity of responsibilities to shipboard functions
– Structure and flow of authority
– Importance of understanding needs
– Individual needs
– Ship needs
– Company needs
– Social needs
 Inter Personal Relationship
• Methods of Communication
– Verbal communication
• Using words to convey your message to ensure a
healthy communication
– Non verbal communication
• Using body language, sounds and gestures to
convey a message
– Iconic way of communication
• Using TV, drawings, photos, pictures and signs
 Team building

• Deterrents to team
operation
- Distortion of aims
- Inflexible behaviour of members
- Groupism
- Status/ego problems
- Hidden agendas
- Communication problems
- Physical/environmental problems
- Handling of grievances
 Team Work

• T = Together
• E = Everyone
• A = Accomplishes
• M = More
 The End

Thank You!!