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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 [...]
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Priority Actions / Mitigating Actions
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure 
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No Comments »Grounding or Stranded
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
If the vessel runs aground the following steps should be taken immediately:
Sound the emergency alarm and initiate emergency response procedures
Eliminate all avoidable sources of ignition and ban all smoking on board
Consider whether to stop air intake to accommodation and non-essential air intake to the engine-room
In the case of a noxious liquid substance, consider what protection [...]
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure Tags: air intake, ballast, barges, buoyancy, crew members, emergency alarm, emergency response procedures, essential air, forecast weather conditions, gradient, hull stress, hydrostatic pressure, inert gas, liquid substance, peril at sea, response team, soundings, tidal changes, tidal ranges, two tanks No Comments »Hull Leakage
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
If oil or other cargo liquid is noticed on the water near the vessel during cargo or bunkering operations and cannot be accounted for, the possibility of hull leakage should be suspected.
Measures to be implemented immediately:
Stop all cargo and bunkering operations, and close manifold valves, tank valves and pipeline master valves.
Sound the emergency alarm, and [...]
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure Tags: air intake, bunker oil, bunkering, crew members, decontamination, emergency alarm, emergency response procedures, essential air, manifold valves, pollution prevention team, response team, tank coating, tank type, tank valves, type material, water cushion, waterline No Comments »Pipeline Leakage During Bunkering, Discharge of Oil or Noxious Liquid Substance Cargoes
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
Measures to be implemented immediately:
Further measures:
Consider whether to stop air intake into accommodation and non-essential air intake to engine-room.
In the case of a noxious liquid substance, consider what protection from vapour or liquid contact is necessary for the response team and for the other crew members.
Consider mitigating activities such as decontamination of personnel who has [...]
Posted in Ships Safety Procedure Tags: absorbent materials, accommodation, air intake, cargo tank, crew members, decontamination, empty tank, essential air, liquid spills, liquid substance, necessary measures, oil pollution prevention, pipeline, pollution prevention team, pumps, relevant section, response team, slop, solvents No Comments »HEAVY WEATHER BALLAST
Posted by author on June 12th, 2008
Heavy Weather Ballast (HWB- is referring to a loading condition where the designated HWB tank(s), or any other cargo tank is filled for the purpose of increasing the draught of the vessel.
The Master is ultimately responsible for the decision to fill HWB into any cargo tank
The Chief Officer is responsible for proper planning of any [...]
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