Safety and emergency response
- Control the engine-room hazards and apply safe systems of work and isolation before maintenance.
- Respond to an engine-room fire — isolate the fuel with the quick-closing valves, stop machinery and ventilation, and use the fixed system per procedure.
- Respond to flooding — start bilge and emergency pumping and stop the ingress if possible.
- Understand the firefighting and detection arrangements and keep the escape routes clear.
Pollution prevention
Engine-room flooding response
- Raise the alarm and identify the source of the water.
- Start the bilge or emergency pumping, and stop the ingress if possible by isolating the pipe or valve or plugging the hole.
- Inform the bridge, and prepare additional pumping and damage-control measures.
- Monitor the level, and be ready to escalate if the ingress exceeds the pumping capacity.
WARNING — Seal the space before releasing the fixed system Before releasing a fixed firefighting medium, stop the machinery and ventilation, isolate the fuel, get everyone out and close the space. Releasing it into an open, running space wastes it and endangers people inside.
NOTE — Oily water and waste oil go ashore Bilge water is cleaned through the oily-water separator to the legal limit before any discharge, and waste oil and used filters are landed ashore. Illegal oil discharge is a serious offence.