Abandon Ship

30 minutes

REMEMBER THAT THE SHIP IS THE

SAFEST SURVIVAL CRAFT DO NOT
ABANDON SHIP UNTIL ORDER’S GIVEN
BY THE MASTER.
Actions to be taken when required
to abandon ship

1. Only the master can give the order to abandon

the ship or his deputy the second in command.
2. Additional items which may be put into a
lifeboat when time permits;
a. Food and water
b. Blankets
c. Medicines
d. Tools (if fitted with engine)
e. Survival equipments
3. person in charge should ensure that all of the
boat’s crew are present and all occupants are
seated, with safety belts fastened where
appropriate, before lowering the lifeboat.
4. water spray and air support systems should be
set to operate and the closure of hatches
should be checked if launching into oil on the
surface.
5. check should be made to see that it is clear
below before lowering a boat, throwing a raft
overboard, or deploying a marine evacuation
system.
6. outboard motor should never be started out of the
water
7. effort should be made to keep dry when boarding
survival craft to prevent hypothermia
8. a check should be made to ensure that hands and
arms are clear of the boat’s sides
9. an outboard motor should never be started out of
the water
10. a water spray and air support systems should be set
to operate and the closure of hatches should be
checked if launching into oil on the surface
11. a check should be made to see that it is clear below
before lowering a boat, throwing a raft overboard, or
deploying a marine evacuation system
If you have to enter the water, jump
close to the survival craft so that you can
board rapidly. Remember that the
maximum recommended jumping height
when wearing an approved lifejacket is
4.5 meters. If jumping from a greater
height, hold lifejacket and don when in
the water.
 Actions to be taken when in the
water
1. Never enter the water without a lifejacket.
2. Immersion suit, thermal protective aid or anti-
exposure suit should be worn when in cold
climate areas. A person in the water will cool and
suffer from exposure very quickly.
3. Anything buoyant will help a survivor in the
water.
4. a person in the water will cool and suffer from
exposure very quickly, even in temperate areas,
unless wearing an immersion suit, thermal
protective aid or anti-exposure suit
5. survivors in the water should swim to
survival craft, buoyant wreckage or one
another if within range, but otherwise
avoid unnecessary exertion
6. Lifejacket light and whistle will be useful
as an aid to rescue.
How to hold on to a liferaft