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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 12.

SEARCH AND RESCUE

. REQD. BY MANAGING OFFICE

AIDE MEMOIRE RADIO ADVICE WRITTEN DOCUMENTS/EVIDENCE


REPORT

1 On receipt of distress call start X X X


monitoring (emergency) traffic on
channel 16 VHF or 2182 kHZ or
relevant DSC channel and record
in Bridge book

2 Fix own position X X .

3 Note details of sender:- Name, . X .


Nationality, Position, Occurrence
and assistance reqd.

4 Call Master . . .

5 Calculate distance and steaming X X X


time to distress position

6 Acknowledge receipt of distress . X .


message to sender (MAYDAY
only)

7 Inform nearest coastal station X X .


(MAYDAY only) and relay
message if necessary

8 Consult SAR manual (IAMSAR) . X .

9 Record relevant traffic of other . X X


respondents in Bridge book

10 Prepare Rescue boat/crew .. X .

11 Prepare ladders and nets . X .

12 Steward to prepare for medical . X  


treatment of survivors and
provision of hot food & drink

13 Notify authority co-ordinating X X X


operation that vessel is proceeding
to area

14 Report course deviation to . X X


Managing office

15 Check number in crew of vessel in X X X


distress

16 Check nature of cargo in X X X


distressed vessel and if oil,
ascertain if sea in area is polluted
or any other conditions which may
hamper operations

17 If survivors taken on-board list X X X


names and next of kin

18 List missing persons X X X

19 Prepare exact copy of radio log . X X

20 Enter facts in log book . X X

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