AET Marine HSSE Handbook 2016
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Introduction<br />
Emergency procedures<br />
• You must familiarise yourself with your ship’s contingency plans.<br />
• The signal for a general emergency will be seven or more short blasts followed by one long<br />
blast on the ship’s whistle/general alarm.<br />
• Immediately following this signal an announcement will be made on the ship’s public address<br />
system giving details of the emergency.<br />
This might be:<br />
• Fire<br />
• Flooding<br />
• Oil spill or release of cargo vapour<br />
• Severe damage due to heavy weather<br />
• Crew member overcome<br />
by toxic gas or anoxia<br />
• Man overboard<br />
• Collision<br />
• Grounding<br />
On hearing the emergency signal, you are to<br />
report to your respective muster station as detailed<br />
in the Muster List and Emergency Instructions.<br />
A head count will be conducted and further<br />
instructions from the Master will follow.<br />
You must be properly dressed when proceeding to<br />
your muster station.<br />
Note: An ‘abandon ship’ order will only be given<br />
as a VERBAL ORDER by the Master – or the<br />
person in command if the Master is incapacitated.<br />
6 <strong>AET</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>HSSE</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>
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