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Reporting obligations

All ships should make a report to the relevant authorities when an incident involving another ship is observed or an incident on their own ship involves:

• a discharge or probable discharge of oil or of noxious liquid substances
above the permitted level for whatever reason, including securing the safety
of the ship or saving life; or

• a discharge or probable discharge of harmful substances in packaged form,
including those in containers, portable tanks, vehicles and barges; or

• a discharge during the operation of the ship of oil or noxious liquid
substances in excess of that which is allowed.

A report is also required if the ship suffers damage, failure or a breakdown that affects the safety of the ship or impairs safe navigation, and results in a discharge or probable discharge into the sea of a harmful substance. However, reports are not required simply because there has been a breakdown or failure of machinery or equipment.

3.6.1.1 Reporting points

The SOPEP should include as an appendix the list of agencies or officials of administrations designated to receive and process reports from ships.

In the absence of a local agency or if there is any delay in contacting a listed reporting point the nearest coastal radio station, designated ship movement reporting station or RCC should be contacted by the fastest available means.

3.7 Emergency situations

General

The OOW should be fully conversant with the emergency checklists contained in Part C of this Guide and should know what initial action to take in response to emergency situations.

A collision (see emergency checklist C2) or grounding (see emergency checklist C3) or a man overboard (see emergency checklist C4) are examples of situations that will require immediate action from the OOW before the master arrives on the bridge.

SOLAS requires emergency training, drills and mustering exercises to be carried out. These drills will involve the OOW on those ships where the bridge is the designated emergency control station. The OOW should be fully conversant with



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the general emergency alarm signals, the actions to be taken on hearing or instigating an alarm and the ship's emergency plans.

An illustrated table describing the ship's life saving appliances should also be kept on the bridge. Ships or persons in distress should use the prescribed signals when communicating with life-saving stations, maritime rescue units and aircraft engaged in search and rescue operations.

Reporting

The OOW should be aware that ships have an obligation under SOLAS to broadcast danger messages to ships in the area and the nearest coast station notifying the following conditions:

• dangerous ice;

• a dangerous derelict or any other direct danger to navigation;

• a tropical storm;

• sub-freezing air temperatures associated with gale force winds causing severe
ice accretion on superstructures;



• winds of force 10 or above on the Beaufort scale for which no storm
warning has been received.

The safety signal should be used when announcing danger messages (see section 4.10.3.3).


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