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Casualty checklist for Masters

Checklist of information required by owners and salvors

The following list is the MINIMUM INFORMATION that the casualty’s Master should provide to his owners and the salvor:

REPORTING

1. CURRENT PROBLEM

Give a full description of current problem and future concerns:

  • Character of emergency (e.g. grounding, collision, fire, mechanical failure, etc.).
  • Current action: description of measures being taken to counteract the problems and alleviate the situation.
Nassia
2. PERSONS ON BOARD
  • Crew: total complement, including crew list and details of any crew relatives.
  • Passengers: include passenger list.
  • Injuries/fatalities: provide full details, including any treatment given/being given to injured persons.
3. VESSEL DETAILS
  • Length (O/A)
  • Maximum breadth
  • Maximum depth
  • Drafts:
  • Departure, last port (as recorded in the Deck Log Book).
  • Estimated at current time (if cannot actually be read).
  • Any changes that cannot be accounted for during a normal voyage (include full details of any abnormal changes).
4. LIST
  • State whether list is to port or starboard and clarify whether the list is static or changing.
5. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEA STATE
  • Current weather and forecast.
  • Current sea state and forecast.
6. AVAILABILITY OF PROPULSION AND POWER SYSTEMS

Provide full details of status of propulsion, including steering, together with a full status report of power systems.

Castor
7. POSITION
  • Latitude and longitude.
  • Range and bearing from a distinct point of land.
8. COURSE

State course in degrees true.

9. SPEED

Speed across the ground if moving through the water (clarify whether it is at reduced or increased voyage speed), or report whether hove to.

10. DRIFT
  • Rate of drift, in knots.
  • Direction of drift in degrees true.
  • Nearest point of running aground and ETA, based on current/predicted rate and direction of drift.
  • Availability of anchors; nature of seabed, to facilitate anchoring.
11. VOYAGE DETAILS
  • Departure port.
  • Next port of call (include route – e.g. Panama).
12. POLLUTION
  • Any pollution from bunkers or cargo (give specific details of any oil/HNS pollution).
  • Bunkers/oils: amount and type of all fuel and other oils (e.g. HFO, diesel, lubes, etc.)
  • Location and number of fuel/oil tanks and current status.
  • Transfer capability (can bunkers be transferred to higher/undamaged tanks?).
  • Cargo on board: type and distribution (provide cargo manifest/stowage plan).
  • Hazardous cargo: give full details, including location and status.
13. COMMUNICATIONS

Provide full details of the casualty’s contact information, including call sign, satcom and cellphones.

14. OTHER INFORMATION

The above list is not exhaustive. There will be further information, specific to ship type, nature of cargo, etc., that should be given.

NEXT STEPS: OWNERS AND SALVORS

Sivand
1. ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION LINKS
  • Communication channels to be established between owners, Master and salvors.
2. ADVICE TO MASTER
  • Salvors will discuss current status with Master and owners. Based on the information provided, the salvors will recommend actions to be taken by the Master and crew.
3. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY
  • The Salvage Engineer will work with the classification society’s Emergency Response Service, concerning damage stability.
4. CONTACT WITH INSURERS (OWNERS AND SALVORS)
  • Insurance broker
  • Hull and machinery underwriters
  • P&I liability insurers
5. OWNERS AND SALVORS TO OPEN CONTACT WITH SHORE AUTHORITIES AND REPRESENTATIVES
  • National Authority
  • Local Authority
  • Local agent
  • Lawyers
6. MEDIA RESPONSE
  • Owners and salvors to establish media response arrangements.
 Casualty checklist for masters