MASTER`S GUIDE TO: ENCLOSED SPACE ENTRY

MASTER`S GUIDE TO:
ENCLOSED SPACE ENTRY
PAGE : 46 of 60
DATE : 01.07.14
PREPARED: MAR
EDITION : 1.0
13 Rescue from an enclosed space
Enclosed spaces should be considered as potentially hazardous areas.
Should a rescue be necessary, the attendant at the entrance to the space is usually the person who will
notify the officer on watch of the emergency. The general alarm should be sounded in order that the crew
muster and a rescue party can be formed. The rescue party will don PPE and prepare breathing apparatus.
Ideally, all the equipment required to rescue the casualty should already be at the entrance to the space,
prepared for use by the rescue team.
No one must enter the enclosed space until the atmosphere in the space has been checked and is safe.
For a rescue to be efficient the right equipment must be onboard and the crew well trained in its use.
Regular drills should be held to avoid unwelcome surprises during a real emergency.
If the unconscious casualty is in an enclosed space:
• it must be assumed that the atmosphere in the space is unsafe and the rescue team must not enter
unless wearing breathing apparatus
• personnel MUST NOT enter the enclosed space unless they are a trained member of a rescue team
acting upon instruction
• help should be summoned and the master informed
• separate breathing apparatus or resuscitation equipment should be fitted on the
casualty as soon as possible
• the casualty should be moved quickly to the nearest safe area outside the enclosed space, unless his
injuries and the likely time of evacuation make treatment essential before he is moved.
MARISCON GROUP 01.07.2014