Korean Register of Shipping

1. Korean Register of Shipping EMERGENCY TOWING PROCEDURE 2008 Tripartite KOREAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING

2. DE 48: Functional Requirement MSC 83: Approval of SOLAS Amendments History in IMO • Emergency Towing Arrangement: SOLAS Ch. II-1 Reg. 3-4. • Emergency Towing Procedure: SOLAS Ch. II-1 Reg. 3-4.2 MSC 76: Proposal to install ETS on board the vessel ’07 Oct. ’08 May. ’02 Dec. ’05 Feb. MSC 84: Adoption of SOLAS Amendments & Approval of Guideline

3. Application • New SOLAS Ch. II-1 Reg. 3-4.2 requires Emergency Towing Procedures shall be provide for the following vessels: • All passenger ships: • Cargo ships: • Cargo ships: • It is recommended to consider the earlier provision of the Emergency Towing Procedure on board the ships presently under construction. not later than 1 January 2010 constructed on or after 1 January 2010 constructed before 1 January 2010, not later than 1 January 2012

4. Purpose • The towing procedures should be maintained on board the ship for towage in an emergency • The procedures should be considered as part of the emergency preparedness required by paragraph 8 of part A of ISM code. • 8 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS • 8.1 The Company should establish procedures to identify, describe and respond to potential emergency shipboard situations. • 8.2 The Company should establish programmes for drills and exercises to prepare for emergency actions. • 8.3 The SMS should provide for measures ensuring that the Company's organization can respond at any time to hazards, accidents and emergency situations involving its ships.

5. Emergency Towing Procedure Drawings of possible ETA at both ends Sample procedure Means of communication Inventory of equipment onboard

6. EMERGENCY TOWING BOOKLET (incl. Ship Specific Data) EMERGENCY TOWING PROCEDURES Guidelines for Emergency Towing Procedures SHIP EVALUATION

7. SHIP EVALUATION • The ability of the ship to be towed from bow and stern • line handling procedures • layout, structural adequacy and SWL of connection points • The on-board tools and equipment available • Chains, cables, shackles, stoppers, tools and line throwing apparatus. • Radio equipment on board. • Unless the SWL of connection points are known, these loads should be determined by an engineering analysis (MSC/Circ.1175)

8. EMERGENCY TOWINGBOOKLET • Ship-specific data • ship’s name , call sign, IMO number, anchor details, …. • Comprehensive diagrams and sketches • assembly and rigging diagrams; • towing equipment and strong point locations; and • equipment and strong point capacities and safe working loads (SWLs). • A copy should be kept by the owners/operators in order to pass on to the towage company in the emergency. • Common electronic file format

9. EMERGENCY TOWING PROCEDURES • A quick-reference decision matrix • Organization of deck crew and task • Diagrams for assembling and rigging bridles, tow lines, etc., for possible emergency towing arrangements • Power shortages and dead ship situations. • A communication plan • Evaluation of existing equipment, tools and arrangements

10. Main Areas of Consideration Possible Methods of line handling • Passing and receiving messenger lines, towlines, bridles. • Difficulty in the ship type with high freeboard such as container ships Possible Methods of tow line connection • Layout, structural adequacy evaluation • SWL for connection points (fairleads chocks, winches, bitts, bollards) A Sample of Emergency Towing Procedure .

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