To prepare for damage control, we must check relevant equipment regularly such as watertight doors, pumps, damage control outfits. 定期检查相关设施
If flooding ocurrs on board ship, damage control team will be immediately mustered. 集合破损控制队 Close relevant openings on board. 关闭相关开口 Switch on relevant pumps. 开启泵
Take actions to stop flooding. 采取行动堵漏
Use damage control materials properly. 使用合适的堵漏材料
To succeed in damage control, crewmembers in both deck and engine departments should cooperate and perform their respective duties well. 履行各自的职责
3 Describe the measures taken on board if aground a) Particulars to be clarified .
b) Actions to be taken in different situations . c) Summary .
After the ship is aground, take the following measures: (1) Stop your ship.
(2) Sound the general alarm to alert the crew. (3) Close watertight doors.
The ship may be listing, or trimmed.
According to the different situations, you can decide which part is aground. Take actions as follows:
(1) de-ballast or jettison cargo; (2) require tugs? assistance; (3) wait for the tide. (4) shift cargoes
(5) If a leak is found, try to stop the leak.
Proper measures taken will help to prevent heavy loss of life and property.
4 Describe the measure taken on board if on fire . a) Particulars to be clarified .
b) Actions to be taken in different situations . c) Summary .
If there is fire on board , first we should judge the situation .
We should find out where the fire is, what is on fire, fire degree, extent and so on .
If the fire is in cargo holds, close all openings and switch off the ventilation, and then use fixed CO2 system . If the fire is on deck ,we can first use foam then use dry chemical or other agents . If the fire is in the engine room, we will usually use fixed extinguishing system. Different situations should be dealt with differently. Effective action will help to save the ship and crew.
第9章 救助
1. Describe the procedures of search and rescue operations.
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a) The ways to transmit distress alerts .
b) The procedures for emergency responding .
c) The patterns of search and the ways to implement a SAR mission .
If a ship is in distress, transmit a distress alert with the master?s permission. 遇险时发送遇险警报之前必须征得船长同意
Distress-alerts can be transmitted through satellite or using DSC. 遇险警报可通过卫星传送或者使用数字选择呼叫
A ship receiving a distress alert should permit coast stations to acknowledge first. 收到警报的船舶应先由岸台确定其收到
If no response from any coast station, any ship nearby should answer the distress vessel and proceed with all speed to the assistance of the persons in distress.
假如岸台没有任何回应，现场附近的任何船舶应当作已确认收到并且应全速去帮助遇险人员。
The patterns of search for the persons in distress include sector search, expanding square search and others. 搜寻遇险人员的模式有扇形搜寻，方形扩展搜寻和其他。
To carry out a SAR mission, we need good on scene co-ordination. 为了搜救行动成功需要良好的现场协调。
2. Describe the response when a person falls overboard. a) The responses of the officers on watch .
b) The ship manoeuvres available to man overboard responding . c) Attention to be paid in such operation .
The OOW should sound man-overboard and report to the captain. 值班驾驶员应该拉响有人下水警报并向船长报告
Throw a lifebuoy, stop engine, put the helm hard to the overboard side. 扔救生圈给下水的人、停机、向跌落的一边进行满舵操作
Muster all the boatman of some lifeboat and get ready for releasing. 召集救生员准备释放救生艇
Start engine just before touching water surface 将下到水面时启动引擎
Approach the person from windward 从上风侧靠近人
Rescue the person and return to the ship at once 救人并马上回到船上
3. Describe briefly the GMDSS. a) Main objective the GMDSS . b) The components the GMDSS . c) Main functions the GMDSS .
The main objectives of GMDSS are to alert a RCC that a vessel is in imminent danger and to enable the RCC to coordinate search and rescue operations.
GMDSS uses two communication systems. 使用两种通信系统，卫星通信和地面通信 One is satellite communication system.
The other is terrestrial communication system.
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GMDSS has the following main functions: 遇险警报，定位，海上安全信息发布
1) distress alerting;
2) search and rescue coordinating communication; 3) SAR on-scene communication; 4) Locating;
5) MSI broadcasting;
6) General public communication; 7) Bridge-to-bridge communication.
4. Describe briefly the DSC distress alert. a) The function of DSC .
b) The format of distress alert . c) Summary .
The DSC is used in the GMDSS for transmitting distress alerts from ships and from coast stations. It is also used for relaying distress alerts from either ships or coast stations. The form of a DSD distress alert is as follows:
1) DISTRESS
2) 9 digit MMSI of the transmitting station 3) nature of distress
4) distress co-ordinates including the position of the ship in distress 5) time
6) type of subsequent communication.
The DSC system plays an important role in the GMDSS.
第10章 遇险
口述
1.Send a Mayday message according to the given information. a) Ship?s name: Blue Whale . b) Call-sign: WXCP .
c) Distress Position: 47°04?N ,50°08?W .
d) Nature of distress suffered: being on fire after explosion in the engine room . e) Assistance required: fire-fighting assistance .
Mayday Mayday Mayday
_This is motor vessel Blue Whale, call sign Whisky X-ray Charlie Papa _Position four seven degrees zero four minutes north _Zero five zero degrees zero eight minutes west (47° 04 ′N,05 °08 ′W) _I am on fire after explosion _Fire is in the engine-room
_I require fire fighting assistance, over
2 .Send a Mayday message according to the given information. a) Ship?s name: South Pacific .
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b) Call-sign: NOPE .
c) Distress Position: 22°04?N,127°08?E .
d) Nature of distress suffered: Grounded on the bow . e) Assistance required: tug assistance .
Mayday Mayday Mayday
_This is motor vessel South Pacific, calla sign November Oscar Papa Echo. _Position two two degrees zero four minutes north _One two seven degrees zero eight minutes east (22° 04 ′N, 127 °08 ′E) _I am aground on the bow _I require tug assistance, over
3. Send a Pan Pan message according to the given information. a) Ship?s name: White Snow . b) Call-sign: ALMI .
c) Distress Position: 22°04?N,127°08?E .
d) Nature of distress suffered: breakdown of main engine . e) Assistance required: tug assistance . Pan-pan, Pan-pan,Pan-pan
--All stations, all stations,all stations
_ This is motor vessel White Snow, call sign Alfa Lima Mike India. _Position two two degrees zero four minutes north _One two seven degrees zero eight minutes east (22° 04 ′N, 127 °08 ′E) _My main engine was broken down _I require tug assistance, out
4. Send a Pan Pan message according to the given information. a) Ship?s name: Blue Sea . b) Call-sign: BERN .
c) Distress Position: 22°04?N,127°08?E .
d) Nature of distress suffered: breakdown of steering gears . e) Assistance required: convoy .
Pan-pan, Pan-pan,Pan-pan
--All stations, all stations,all stations
_ This is motor vessel Blue Sea, call sign Bravo Echo Romeo November _Position two two degrees zero four minutes north _One two seven degrees zero eight minutes east (22° 04 ′N, 127 °08 ′E) _ My steering gears were broken down _I require convoy assistance, out
5.Give instructions on how to embark and behave in lifeboats or liferafts. a) Attention to be paid before entering . b) Attention to be paid while entering . c) Attention to be paid after entering .
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Before entering, the commander should call the roll to ensure persons concerned are present Check the clothes and articles carried.
Please enter the lifeboat or liferaft only when ordered by an officer or lifeboat man. Do not wear or carry anything sharp enough to damage a liferaft. While entering, do not push each other, follow the orders.
After entering a lifeboat or liferaft, clear its entrance immediately. Sit down in the lifeboat or liferaft.
Hold on to ropes or to your seat when the lifeboat or liferaft being lowered or hoisted.
6.Give briefing on how to respond to emergency signals for boat drills a) Items to be taken . b) Clothing to be put on . c) Other work to be done .
Ladies and gentlemen. This is Captain speaking.
In order to be prepared for unlikely event of an emergency, we will hold a boat drill on board. On hearing emergency signals for boar drill, take your lifejacket and a blanket. You will find your lifejacket under your bed.
Put on warm clothing, long-sleeved shirts, strong shoes and head covering. No high-heeled shoes.
Do not forget personal documents, your spectacles and medicine if necessary.
第11章 港口国检查
口述
1 .Please describes the outline of Port State Control. a) The typical procedures .
b) The actions to be taken when deficiencies are found . c) Attention to be paid during inspections .
Port State Control is a way to guarantee safe shipping and cleaner ocean.
The legal basis of PSC includes SOLAS (1974); MARPOL (1973), STCW (1978), COLREG (1978) and so on. The typical procedures of Port State Control is that:
The port authority will select the vessels to be investigated.
The PSC officer will board the ship to inspect the ship?s certificates and look at the ship?s condition, equipment and crew at work.
If deficiencies are found on board, the ship is required to rectify them or the ship might face detention in port.
During the inspection, make sure to tell truth to the PSC officer.
2 .Please describe the preparatory work or the daily maintenance work to be done by you before a PSC inspection .
a) Your daily maintenance work .
b) Preparatory work before PSC inspection . c) Some successful experiences .
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