Shipboard contingency plan

Respond to
Emergencies Exam Guide

Fire Checklist

Personnel
No Description Time Completed
Responsible

Crew member on the

1. Sound Alarm , Advice Bridge
spot of fire
Crew to Muster and all heads
Chief Officer / Officer on
2. accounted for. Establish
duty
communications
3. Call Master Officer on Duty
Determine location of fire and
4. notify all on board of that Master / Chief Officer
location
Alter course & speed to reduce
5. air draft and minimize spread of Master / Duty Officer
fire.
Advise Engine Room. Prepare for
engine
6. failure and maneuver ship away Officer on Duty Master
from
danger
Start of Emergency Fire Pump.
7. Prepare Engineer on watch
IGS
8. Isolate Fire Chief Officer / 1AE
Stop Cargo & Bunker Operations Ch. Officer / Ch.
9.
(If Any) Engineer
Ch. Officer / Ch.
10. Close Down Vent System
Engineer
11. Close Skylights, Doors Ports etc. Ch. Officer

12. Isolate Electrical Circuits Ch. Engineer / El. Off.

13. Stop Engines If Necessary Master / Ch. Engineer

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Evacuate Unnecessary Personnel Ch. Officer / Ch.

14.
From Area Engineer
Check For Missing Crew and
15. Chief Officer
injuries
Operate fixed Fire Extinguishing
16. Master / Ch. Engineer
System If Necessary
Relay urgency signal and if in
or near Port 1. Alert Harbour
17. Master/ GMDSS Officer
Authority, Shore Fire services
and agent
International Shore Connection
18. Ch. Officer / Bosun
Ready
19. Monitor VHF-Channel 16 Officer on Duty

20. At Sea-Fix Position of vessel Officer on Duty

Switch ON Deck Lights (At

21. Officer on Duty
Night)

22. At Sea-Exhibit Lights/Shapes Master / Officer on Duty

23. Prepare Lifeboats As per Muster List

Master / Chief Officer /

24. Determine Cause Of Fire
Ch. Engineer
Master / Chief Officer /
25. Assess Damage To Vessel
Ch. Engineer

26. Assess Damage To Cargo Master / Chief Officer

A ctions Taken To Control/
Extinguish - Water Foam
27. Master
CO2 Dry Powder Halon
Hypermist

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28. Assess weather conditions. Master

29. Preserve VDR or S-VDR records Officer on Duty

Enter all times and facts,

including weather conditions
30. Master
and action taken to control/
extinguish fire, in the log book.

31. Notify interested parties. Master

In case of pollution to
32. environment SOPEP check list no Master
5 applies.

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