Sound emergency alarm to alert personnel onboard, address in PA. | |
Muster in emergency station. | |
Verify vessel's position. | |
Reduce and/or stop engines as necessary. | |
Proceed to contingency anchorage if near shallows. | |
Stop all cargo/bunker/ballasting operations. | |
Determine the cause of list. It may be due to angle of loll, flooding, cargo shifting. | |
Check stability. | |
Check soundings of all the tanks. | |
Visual inspection of cargo on deck and in hold, as far as practicable, to check if list is due to cargo shift. | |
Monitor weather, check weather report. | |
Take appropriate action if list is due to cargo shift. | |
Take appropriate action if list is due to flooding. | |
Take appropriate actions if list is due to angle of loll. | |
Transmit distress/urgency message as necessary if situation is uncontrollable. | |
Proceed to a port of refuge if necessary and unsafe to continue voyage. | |
Inform owner, charterer, P&I club, MPA. | |
Inform port control/VTIS if necessary. | |
Log down all timings, corrective actions taken. |