Musters and drills

• Musters and drills are carrting out at regular intervals as per the merchant shipping regulations.
• Musters and drills designed to prepare a trained and organized response to handle emergencies to save life at sea.
• It is recommended that a fire drill be held together with the first stage of the abandon ship drills.Each crew member is advised to participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill every month.

Abandon ship signal

• Abandon ship signal is verbally through a public address system by the Master (or any senior authority who nominated by the master) of the vessel only
• When all our efforts to save the affected vessel prove to be ubsuccessful, then abandoning the ship is un-avoidable.
• As far as possible,never leave the vessel until it leaves you.
• Before giving abandonment order, all the activities of the ship called off and the final report of each lifeboat made available to the Bridge.
• Then the Master of the vessel gives the order to staff the boat to clear the ships side and remains at a safe distance from the abandoned ship sa far as practicable.
• During abandoning the ship, use lifeboats and life rafts but never jump on to it in panic, maintain complete disipline,silence and strict adherence to orders
• Immediate control of any evidence of panic for which force may be if necessary.
• Failure to over all these facts may result unnecessary loss of life.

General Emergency Alarm Signal

   Seven or more short blasts followed by one long by ships whistle/siren/bell and it shall be audible throughout all the accommodation and normal crew working places.On passenger shops, the system shall also be audible on all open decks.

Primary aim of PST(Personal Survival Techniques)

• The Primary aim of PST course is to train the seafarers when a ship encounters adverse wheather condition and sudden accidents on ships.
• By using personal survival techniques one can save people who stay on board a ship for which the need of training and maintanence of all LSA/FFA is essential.
• The effectiveness and efficiency achieves only when everyone follows the muster list instructions to carry out the same successfully.

Types of Emergencies in Ship

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• Fire
• Collision/Gas explosion
• Flooding
• Stranding/grounding
• Main engine break down
• Unforeseen mishap such as an accident
• Foundering
• Man over board
• Oil spillage
• Abandon ship
• Search and rescue
• Piracy (unlawful act threatening against safety and security)
• Heavy weather damage
• Emergency assistance to other ship