Sound all the tanks. |
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Determine compartment flooded. |
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Determine cause of flooding. |
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Start bilge pump, portable welden pumps to pump out water from the flooded compartment. |
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Asses rate of flooding. |
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Check ship’s damage stability condition and loss of buoyancy. Refer to damage stability booklet. |
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Determine reserve buoyancy, change in GM, trim, list. |
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As per damage control plan, follow counter measures to control flooding. |
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Keep monitoring soundings at regular intervals. |
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Contain any oil spill, activate SOPEP in case of any oil spill. |
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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.
Updated: October 22, 2007
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