PERSONAL SAFETY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

PERSONAL SAFETY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Standard Marine Communication Phrases Cpt. (N) Robert PAWLOWSKI (PLNA) tel. 58 626-27-82, bl. 123/7

AGENDA • GENERAL INFORMATION • EMERGENCY SITUATIONS • fire, explosion • flooding • collision • grounding • list, danger of capsizing • sinking • disabled and adrift • armed attack, piracy • undesignated distress • abandoning vessel • person overboard • assistance • BRIEFINGCREWANDPASSENGERS

INTRODUCTION ON THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS • SMCP were adopted in November2001 as resolution A.918(22) IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases. It was recommended a wide circulation of the IMO SMCP to all prospective users and all maritime education authorities. • The IMO SMCP builds on a basic knowledge of English and has been drafted in a simplified version of maritime English. It includes phrases for use in routine situations such as berthing as well as standard phrases and responses for use in emergency situations. • Under the international convention on theSTCW78/95, the ability to understand and use the SMCP is required for the certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or above.

GENERAL INFORMATION How to communicate/report: • Positionsex. „WARNING. Dangerous wreck in position 55 degrees 44 minutes North 017 degrees 58,9 minutes East” • Bearings ex. „Pilot boat is bearing 215 degrees from you.” • Courses ex. „Advise you a new course of 095 degrees.” • Speedex. „My present speed is 14 knots” • Distances …expressed in nautical miles or cables, ex. 7,8 Nm • Time …expressed in the 24 hour UTC notation, ex. 1430 UTC • Geographical names – …should be those on the chart or in Sailing Directions

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DATA to be used during the exercise • MV Risky Business • MV Brita • Position 55 degrees 44 minutes North 017 degrees 58,9 minutes East • ETA at 1430 UTC • Drifting at 3 knots to NE

EMERGENCY SITUATION – fire, explosion I am on fire/ after explosion in position... Where is the fire? … fire is on deck/ in engine-room/ in hold Are dangerous goods on fire? Is there danger of explosion? Is fire under control? 1

EMERGENCY SITUATION – flooding I am/ MV ... is flooding below waterline I/MV ... cannot control flooding What kind of assistance is required? … I require pumps/ divers 2

EMERGENCY SITUATION – collision I have / MV … has collided … with MV …/with unknown object/ with iceberg/ with seamark Report damage I am/ MV … is not under command 3

EMERGENCY SITUATION – aground I am/MV …is aground What part of your vessel is aground? … aground forward/ amidships/ aft/ full length Warning! Uncharted rocks in position … I/MV … will jettison cargo to refloat 4

EMERGENCY SITUATION – list, danger of capsizing I have/MV … has dangerous list to port/starboard I am/MV … is in danger of capsizing (list increasing) 5

EMERGENCY SITUATION – sinking I am/ MV … is sinking after collision/ grounding/ flooding/ explosion I am/MV … is proceeding to your assistance ETA at distress position within … hours/ at … UTC 6

EMERGENCY SITUATION – disabled, adrift I am/ MV … is not under command/ adrift/ drifting at … knots to … 7

EMERGENCY SITUATION – attack by pirates I am/ MV … is under attack by pirates What kind of assistance is required? I require/ MV … requires … medical assistance/ navigational assistance/ military assistance/ tug assistance/ escort 8

EMERGENCY SITUATION – undesignated distress I have/ MV … has problems with cargo/ engine/ navigation MV … requires tug assistance 9

EMERGENCY SITUATION – abandoning vessel I/ crew of MV … must abandon vessel after explosion/ collision/ grounding/ flooding/ piracy/ armed attack. I require assistance What is your position? My position is … 10

EMERGENCY SITUATION – person overboard I have/ MV … has lost persons overboard in position … Assist with search in vicinity of position … All vessels in vicinity of position … keep sharp look out and report to … I am/ MV … is proceeding for assistance, ETA at … UTC/ within … hours. Aircraft ETA at … UTC/ within … hours to assist in search Can you continue search? Stop search. Return to … What is theresult of your search? What is condition of person? Report injured persons Number of injured persons/casualties... Person picked up is crewmember/ passenger of MV … 11

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BRIEFING CREW AND PASSENGERS announcement on the PA system - example • This is your Captain speaking. • We have a minor flooding in hold #2. • There is no immediate danger to crew, passengers or vessel – and there is no reason to be alarmed. • However, for safety reasons I request all officers report to the bridge; watchkeepers remain at stations until further notice. • Damage control teams continue to fight the flooding. • We have radio contact with twovessels in vicinity. • As soon as I have further information I will make another announcement – there is no danger at this time. 13

BRIEFING CREW AND PASSENGERS announcement on the PA system - example • This is your Captain speaking. I have another announcement: • The flooding is not under control yet. • Leave the engine room, superstructure, your stations and your cabins immediately – close all openings. • Take lifejackets with you. • Take your emergency equipment with you according to the muster list. • All crew members to assembly station on the afterdeck on the port side. • The route to the assembly station on the foredeck is not clear, therefore the escape route will be via superstructure. • I repeat, assemble on the afterdeck on port side. 14

SUPPORTING LITERATURE • Standard Marine Communication Phrases, IMO, July 2000. • Standardowe zwroty porozumiewania się na morzu, AM w Szczecinie, 2005. 15

PERSONAL SAFETY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES