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Chapter 4
Ship Safety

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There is in every ship an organization to fulfil the

functions of ABCD and an officer responsible for
directing the organization and coordinating the
necessary training.

The organization has as its nucleus a small team

of officers and men drawn from different
departments.

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Organization

 Size and Type of the ship

 Minesweepers = simple organization
 Largest Aircraft = very complex arrangements
 Require degree of control can be exercised in
peace and war
 Transfer smoothly from one set of conditions to
another
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Headquarters and Sections

 ABCD sections
 From the keel to the weather deck between certain
transverse bulkheads
 ABCD Headquarters 1 (H.Q.1)
 ABCD Headquarters 2 (H.Q.2)

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Communications

 Three telephone systems by handset and boxes

color
 Fire and general damage = Red Red
 Electrical equipment and circuits = Green
 Pumping and flooding = Yellow

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Control and Manning

 Unless the possibility of enemy action is very

remote, or in harbor in peace time = OOW
 Imminent or highly probable = H.Q.1
 Damage control stations
 Trained and equipped to take immediate and
appropriate action

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 Fire and repair parties

 Pumping and flooding parties
 Supply parties
 First aid parties
 Electrical repair parties
 W.T integrity parties

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Precautions Against Flooding

 Wartertight sub-division and openings
 Gastightness and gastight openings
 Ventilating systems
- rapid closing down of the ship
- fitted with watertight or gastight covers
- to allow uncontaminated air to be recirculated
in the citadels
- fitted with watertight slide valve
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Control Opening

 Watertight conditions
- X-ray (X)
- Yankee (Y)
- Zulu (Z)
 Gastight conditions
- Alfa (A)

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Control Marking

 X - Black, Red zone only

 Y - Black, Red zone only
 Z - Black, above the red zone only
 A - Orange, except doors and hatches
 M - Orange, on air filtration units and
ventilation to some radar offices
 R - Orange, mainly fans and slide valves
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Watertight Conditions

In Peace
 Harbour and normal cruising -X
 Dangerous circumstances -Y
In War
 Defended harbour, refitting, etc. - X
 Undefended harbour, cruising -Y
 Action of relaxed action -Z
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Gastight Conditions

In Peace
 Required only for exercises
In War
 ABC attack imminent -A

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Other Symbols

 2 Clips
 Vent 2 Clips or Vent No Clips
 Citadel in or Citadel Out

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State of Readiness

 State 1 - Attack imminent

 State 2 - Attack likely but not
imminent
 State 3 - Attack possible, or
dangerous warning
 State 4 - Normal peace time in
harbour
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Pumping And Draining Systems

 Order Ships
- two kinds of pumping systems
 Modern Ships
- portable pumps
- eductions

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Precautions Against General Damage

 Dispersal of machinery and alternative power

supplies
 Provision of damage control equipments
 Duplication and dispersal of stores

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Precautions Against Casualties

 First Aid

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 Entering Unventilated Compartments

 Precautions in action
- flash from explosion
- shock from violent explosion
- nuclear explosion
- poisonous fumes

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Thank You!

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