Asian Institute of Maritime Studies Pasay City Marcom Maritime Communication
Asian Institute of Maritime Studies Pasay City Marcom Maritime Communication
Asian Institute of Maritime Studies Pasay City Marcom Maritime Communication
PASAY CITY
MARCOM MARITIME COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITY NO. 1 MIDTERM
INTERNATIONAL AIR / MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE
General Alarm
- Act as per the emergency explained by the in charge officer.
- Rush to muster station with life jacket, immersion suit, and act according to the vessel’s
Muster Lists.
Fire Alarm
- Inform Officer On Watch.
- Check if it is a false or true alarm.
- Report back of findings.
- In case of fire, raise the Fire/General alarm as soon as possible. Try to stop fire and if it is
not possible, muster according to the Fire Muster List.
Man Overboard Signal
- Rush to the deck and try to locate the crew member fallen in the water
- Throw lifebuoy and inform deck
Abandon Ship Signal
- Rush to the muster station
- Carry as much ration, water, and warm clothing as you can carry
- Act according to the vessel’s Muster Lists.
Engineers Call
- All Ship Engineers Should assemble in the Engine Control Room
CO2 Alarm
- In case of CO2 alarm, leave the Engine Room immediately.
Engine Room Flooding
- In case of engine room flooding, Chief Engineer should be called immediately and
general alarm should be raised.
- Immediate action should be taken in preventing more sea water to enter the engine
room and Emergency bilging from the Engine Room should be established in accordance
with the Chief Engineer.
Cargo Hold Flooding
- In case of cargo hold flooding, Master must be informed immediately.
- All precaution must be taken to contain the flooding to that hold.
- General alarm must be raised.
Pollution Prevention
- In case of any oil spill/pollution immediate action should be taken according to the
vessel’s “Shipboard Oil Pollution Prevention Plan”.
- Emergency Plan (SOPEP) and Onboard SOPEP Equipment located in Deck Stores should
be used in case of Oil Spill.
What are the color of the flares fired by the rescue vessel?
In some cases, the agencies may carry out an air-sea rescue (ASR). This refers to the
combined use of aircraft such as flying boats, floatplanes, amphibious helicopters and
non-amphibious helicopters equipped with hoists and surface vessels.
EPIRB:
o Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) is a device to alert search
and rescue services (SAR) in case of an emergency out at sea. It is tracking
equipment that transmits a signal on a specified band to locate a lifeboat, life
raft, ship or people in distress
Flying Boats
Floatplanes
Amphibious helicopters
non-amphibious helicopters
Time is a critical factor for reacting in a situation like rough weather. If a pre warning is
available with the ship, then staff can do the preparation; but if the warning period is
short or if there is a sudden struck of rough waves and bad weather then handling of the
ship depends on the knowledge, training, skills and, team efforts of ship’s staff. Nature is
bound to show ups and downs, and rough weather may hit a vessel in open sea with no
time to react, High winds, hail, excessive precipitation, and wildfires are forms and
effects of severe weather, as are thunderstorms, downbursts, tornadoes, waterspouts,
tropical cyclones, and extratropical cyclones. Regional and seasonal severe weather
phenomena include blizzards (snowstorms), ice storms, and dust storm. It is very
important for a seafarer to know what to do in rough weather situation so that mistakes
can be avoided and in minimal time, ship can be prepared for rough sea.