| In ALL emergencies, Captain/Chief Eng. will take control of situations as soon as possible – but initiative must be taken by other individuals where immediate action is required. |
| Sounding the alarm must be loud and clear – use of the fire alarm is encouraged. |
| Any available spare person should be nominated as writer as soon as possible to prompt actions from this checklist and record events as they happen. |
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CHECKLIST
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WHO | DONE | Req’d by office | ||||||||
| *RA | *WR | *DE | |||||||||
| For Shipboard fire follow On Board Fire C 23 For Shore/Terminal Fire follow procedure below |
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| 01 | Follow shore procedure (as per ship/shore
safety checklist) |
OOW | X | ||||||||
| 02 | Stop Loading /Discharging Shut manifolds. | OOW | X | ||||||||
| 03 | Call Chief Officer and Master and advise | OOW | |||||||||
| 04 | Contact Shore via VHF or loading Master and obtain information about fire | OOW / Chief Officer | X |
X | |||||||
| 05 | Shut down tank valves / Maintain IG status. | OOW | X | ||||||||
| 06 | Advise Engine Room | OOW | X | ||||||||
| 07 | If required, call crew and prepare to disconnect hoses and unmoor vessel. Off shore L/B ready (painter rigged). | OOW / Chief Officer |
X |
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| 08 | Prepare engine for departure. | Chief & Duty Engineers | X |
X |
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| 09 | Permission to disconnect hoses / Photographic evidence if available or possible. | Master / Ldg Master |
X |
X |
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| 10 | Have Crew drain arms/disconnect hoses | Chief Officer | X | ||||||||
| 11 | If smoke affecting acc/engine housings, consider stopping ventilation. | Master/chief engineer |
X |
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| 12 | Consider use of hoses and monitors for boundary cooling hull adjacent to any fire. | Master/chief officer |
X |
X |
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| 13 | Have offshore acc ladder lowered as precaution | Chief officer | X | ||||||||
| 14 | Ascertain if necessary to unmoor | Master / Ldg Master |
X |
X |
X |
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| 15 | If reqd have crew standby at unmooring stations and let go moorings as directed by Master | Chief Officer |
X |
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| 16 | If required/safe to do so, un-moor vessel and proceed to safe anchorage or waiting area | Master / Pilot |
X |
X |
X |
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| 17 | Note times and actions in port log book. | OOW | X | X | |||||||
| 18 | Note protest to shore | Master | X | X | |||||||
| 19 | Report details of incident to Office | Master | X | X | |||||||
| *RA: Radio Advice | *WR: Written Report | *D/E: Documents/ Evidence | |||||||||

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