SEAM 5

WEEK 13/14
TOPIC 2: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
 
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the session, the students
should be able to:
 
1. Discuss precautions for the protection and safety of
passengers in emergency situations.
 
 Emergency actions to be taken in case of ship
grounding
 All stakeholders should be notified.
 Inform the port authority for the incident.
 Immediate stop of engines.
 Instant checking in order to ascertain any internal damage,
water intakes or leakages and watertight doors to be
closed.
 Light/shapes and sound signals.
 
What is emergency procedure onboard ship?
 
As soon as a fire is detected, several actions should be taken to ensure
the safety of the vessel and the personnel. General alarm should be
sounded. Bridge team should be informed. Fire party should
muster. The fire should be isolated, by closing ventilation system,
skylights, doors, boundary cooling, etc.
Emergency Situation Guide
 General Alarm.
 Fire alarm.
 Man Overboard signal.
 Abandon Ship Signal.
 Engineers Call.
 CO2 alarm.
 Engine Room Flooding.
 Cargo Hold Flooding.
How do you handle emergencies on the board
at port?
During an emergency in port, it is important
to inform the shore fire brigade, the ship's
agent, port authorities and any other
authorities so that they are ready to come to
the ship's assistance. This information should be
conveyed even if the ship may feel that shore
assistance might not be required.
 
What are the safety precautions in ship?
 
Personal protective equipment includes safety helmets, shoes,
goggles, ear-muffs, safety harness, life-jackets, life rafts, etc., which is
used to safeguard the individual seafarer from any harm. This
equipment is mandatory for ships to ensure that there are no fatalities
due to lack of life-saving appliances.

 
 Safety and environmental standards on
passenger ships
  Passenger ships must comply with all relevant IMO standards, including
safety regulations and requirements for the prevention of pollution from ships.
The Titanic disaster of 1912 led to the first SOLAS treaty being adopted
and there have been many revisions to regulations since then, both in
response to major incidents and as a result of a pro-active approach to
keeping the regulations up-to-date.

The SOLAS treaty applies to passenger ships carrying more than 12

passengers on international voyages. But IMO has also been working with
countries to address the safety of so-called non-SOLAS ships, including
developing model legislation and guidance.  

 
 Enhancing passenger ships' environnmental
performance
Cruise ships today can carry more than 5,000 passengers and crew. All
passenger ships must comply with IMO MARPOL regulations for the
prevention of pollution from ships.

For cruise ships, the correct disposal of garbage (MARPOL Annex V)

and treatment of sewage (MARPOL Annex IV) is vitally important.
 Passenger ships must also comply with all relevant energy efficiency
and air pollution requirements (MARPOL Annex VI). The forthcoming
reduction in sulphur in fuel oil to 0.50% from 1 January 2020 (from 3.50%
currently) is an important measure which will help protect the health of
people in ports and coastal areas - and passengers and crew on ships.
 Training for seafarers and other personnel onboard
passenger ships
Seafarers and other personnel on board passenger ships have a role to play in
ensuring passenger safety.  IMO regulations in the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and its
related STCW Code require seafarers and other personnel working on passenger ships
to have specific safety and emergency training.

Persons with designated responsibility for the safety of passengers in emergency

situations must complete approved training in crisis management and human behaviour.

Crew responsible for embarking and disembarking passengers, for loading,

discharging or securing cargo, or for closing hull openings on board ro-ro passenger
ships, must complete approved training in passenger safety, cargo safety and hull
integrity.
 Safe return to port - the 2006 SOLAS amendments
In 2010, a package of SOLAS amendments adopted in 2006 entered
into force, affecting passenger ships built after 1 July 2010. The
amendments were the result of a comprehensive review of passenger
ship safety initiated in 2000 with the aim of assessing whether the
current regulations were adequate, in particular for the large
passenger ships being built. Increased emphasis is placed on reducing
the chances of accidents occurring and on improved survivability,
embracing the concept of the ship "as its own best lifeboat" and a
philosophy of "safe return to port".
Response to Costa Concordia incident
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) responded quickly to the Costa
Concordia incident of January 2012, agreeing interim recommended
operational measures for passenger ships at its meeting in May 2012. In June
2013, the MSC adopted amendments SOLAS regulation III/19 to require
musters of newly embarked passengers prior to or immediately upon
departure, instead of “within 24 hours”. The amendments entered into force on
1 January 2015. 

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Recommended interim measures for passenger ship companies to enhance the
safety of passenger ships
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 In 2017, the MSC (MSC 98) adopted a set of amendments to
SOLAS chapter II-1, with an expected entry into force 1 January
2020, relating to subdivision and damage stability. The
amendments were developed following a substantive review of
SOLAS chapter II-1, focusing in particular on new passenger
ships. The review has taken into account recommendations
arising from the investigation into the 2012 Costa Concordia
incident. In conjunction with the adoption of the aforementioned
amendments, MSC adopted the Revised Explanatory Notes to
SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability
regulations. The MSC also approved the Revised guidance for
watertight doors on passenger ships which may be opened during
navigation.  
 Domestic ferry safety
Domestic ferry operations play a crucial role in the movement of
people and goods in the region and sometimes represent the only possible
or reasonably affordable means of transport. while the regulations for
passenger ship safety in IMO's International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea (SOLAS) do not generally apply to passenger ships on domestic
voyages, but many countries base their regulations on the IMO
standards. IMO has issued a set of GlobalReg standards, a comprehensive
modular set of standards comprising harmonized regulations and model
national legislation applicable to non-convention ships.
 Safety of passenger ferries in the Asia and Pacific region

IMO, in collaboration with partners including the international ferry industry association,
Interferry, has been working with countries and partners in the Asia-Pacific region for a number of
years to address the safety of domestic ferries, through regional fora and workshops. A set of guidelines
(Manila Statement) on the safe operation of coastal and inter-island passenger ships not engaged on
international voyages was adopted in 2015, by an international Conference, held in the Philippines and
organized by IMO in collaboration with the Government of the Philippines, International Association
of Classification Societies (IACS), Interferry, and the World Maritime University.
 IMO has commissioned a one-minute
animated IMO safety video, to be shown in ferry
terminals and on national TV channels. The video
was commissioned following a series of IMO-
sponsored regional discussion forums on ferry
safety held in the Asia and Pacific region.
Overloading and overcrowding were highlighted
as common and potentially deadly problems for
passenger ships plying inland waterways or on
domestic and inter-island services.
 WEEK 13/14 TOPIC 2 ASSESSMENT
 
A. ROLE PLAY ON PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF
PASSENGERS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Prepared by:
2/M ALAN C. MORENO, MME