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If fire/ explosion occur onboard in the accommodation the Master and crew shall act in accordance with the vessel’s Station Bill. The chief officer/ chief engineer will initiate the following steps with the vessel’s fire teams to bring the situation under control.
Locate soonest where the fire/ explosion has taken place.
Try to determine the extent of [...]
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Fire in Accommodation
Posted by author on June 15th, 2008
Fire/ Explosion on Deck
Posted by author on June 15th, 2008
If a fire/ explosion occur onboard on deck or other areas outside engine- and technical rooms, the Master and crew shall act in accordance with the vessel’s Station Bill. The chief officer/ chief engineer will initiate the following steps with the vessel’s fire teams to bring the situation under control.
If applicable stop ventilation and close [...]
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No Comments »Fire/ Explosion in Engine Room/ Technical Rooms
Posted by author on June 15th, 2008
If a fire/ explosion occur onboard in the engine room or other technical rooms the Master and crew shall act in accordance with the vessel’s Station Bill. The chief engineer/ chief officer will initiate the following steps with the vessel’s fire teams to bring the situation under control.
Stop ventilation and close all air intakes
Locate soonest [...]
Priority Actions / Mitigating Actions
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
The following provides guidance and information to Masters on the priority actions required in the event of an operational spill and/or one resulting from an accident, in order to control or mitigate the discharge or probable discharge:
In the event of a casualty the Master’s first priority is to ensure the safety of personnel and to [...]
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure Tags: accessible places, accurate position, air intakes, aprons, buoyancy, cargo tanks, coastal state, conjunction, contamination, copious quantities, crew members, dangerous goods, emergency repair work, escalation, explosion, face shields, fire fighters, goggles, hydrostatic balance, ingestion, inhalation, jurisdiction, liquid cargo, oil spill, ordination, overalls, personnel protection, ports, preventive action, protective clothing, protective equipment, rcc, resistant material, safety guide, shippers, shoal waters, shoreline areas, skin absorption, solvent nature, spill, spillage, suitable footwear, suitable location, tanker safety, urgency, vapours, volatility, weather conditions, work clothes No Comments »Loss of Tank Environmental Control
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
Many noxious liquid substances carried as cargo by sea are required to have the atmosphere above the liquid controlled in order to ensure safety. Loss of this control can result in a hazardous situation that may lead to marine pollution. If loss of control occurs in tanks containing such cargoes, the following measures can avoid [...]
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