Sound fire alarm
Announce by PA
Inform E/R
Reduce speed
Muster in the emergency station
Muster as per emergency team
Carry out head count
Check if any casualty
Establish communication between emergency teams and bridge.
Command team will:
Check vessel’s position
Check weather condition, wind direction, force
Suit vessel’s course appropriate for minimum wind effect if traffic condition permits.
Alter course
Reduce speed
Record all the events and steps taken
Send urgency or distress message depending on the extent of fire.
In-charge of emergency team to ensure
Any casualty
Prepare fire fighting team for fighting fire
Investigate location and nature of fire, inform to bridge.
Rig fire hoses for boundary cooling
Close all ventilators, flaps, blowers, fire doors
Cut off electrical supply to galley
Back up team will:
Ensure fire men’s outfit, BA sets & spare bottles are readily available.
Support team will:
Prepare life boats for lowering
Take care of casualty
C/E will ensure:
Start emergency fire pump
Start emergency generator
Maintain fire pump pressure
I’ll decide the best way to fight fire based on all available information and instruct C/O to fight fire accordingly:
If there is small fire, use portable CO2, dry powder extinguisher, fire blanket as fire in the galley normally oil or electric fire.
In case of big fire:
Send two men donning firemen’s outfit to fight the fire with fire/dry powder hose.
They are to be supported by two men, with fire hoses used to produce protective curtain.
Back up team to continue boundary cooling.
Check adjacent compartments if there is sign of spreading fire.
Consider loss of stability while using water to fight fire.
Refer to damage stability booklet for loss of stability.
Continuously monitor temperature of affected area and its surroundings.
Maintain fire watch when fire is extinguished.
Cancel distress/urgency message.
Report details to owner, charterer, P&I club.
Send an accident report to MPA.
Prepare a master’s report that includes:
When fire started.
Extent of fire.
Damage due to fire.
Any personnel injury.
Attempts made to extinguish fire.
Time taken to extinguish fire.
Weather condition.