Emergency Contingency Procedures
ECP - Matrix
Search and Rescue
Doc No.: ECP-A29
Revision: 01
Date: 15 Oct 2024
Issued by: DPA
Approved by: MD

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Action to be taken Bridge Team Technical Team Emergency Squad Watch Officer Office
Position & bearing of distress noted ⚫
Master Advised ⚫
Distress Message Re-transmitted ⚫ ⚫
Volume III, Mobile Facilities, (IAMSAR) consulted ⚫ ⚫
Communication established between surface unities and SAR aircraft on 2182 KHZ and / or VHF Channel 16 and maintain radio watch ⚫
Position, course and speeds of other assisting units plotted ⚫
Look-Outs Posted ⚫
Radar made available for locating survival craft transponder signal and AIS ⚫
Rescue boat/Fast rescue boat deployed ⚫
Report casualty ⚫ ⚫
Preserve VDR or S-VDR records if not automatically protected ⚫
Provide support as needed ⚫
Records contents of distress alert and/or message ⚫
Monitor the distress situation ⚫
Prepare for recovery of persons from the water
Action required will be in accordance with the ship specific plan for recovery of persons from water
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Maintain log/records of events and decisions ⚫