MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
PORT RAFT STARBOARD RAFT
MAN OVERBOARD PROCEDURE
1. The person seeing it happen, must raise the alarm, throw the nearest lifebuoy to the
casualty, and inform the bridge.
2. OOW to release bridge-wing MOB markers.
3. OOW to sound the general alarm.
4. OOW to press EVENT button on the GPS or MOB button on electronic chart display.
5. OOW to commence a manoeuvre to return to the MOB position; Williamson turn or
other, depending on back deck work in progress.
6. Captain to the bridge with duty bridge team.
7. All other personnel are to go to the muster station to be informed of the nature of the
emergency and how they can assist).
8. Crew member in charge at the muster station is to appoint extra lookouts and
designate persons to assist in recovering the casualty either at the ship’s side door or
by boat, and …
9. Organise a 1 st Aid party.
GROUNDING OR COLLISION
1. Captain to the bridge.
2. Chief to the engine room.
3. Mate and 1 st Engineer to assess and report damage.
4. All other personnel to the muster station.
Throughout all these emergencies, UHF handheld radios will be used for communication
between bridge and independent parties. On hearing the general alarm, mates will get the
radios from bridge.
Signed: Chris Lambert,
Master, MV BLUEFIN,
9 February, 2009
Append 4.7 - Muster.docx 3 of 3
Revised: November 2010