Emergency Contingency Procedures
ECP - Matrix
Tank Leakage in DB Tanks , Side Spaces , Voids
Doc No.: ECP-A34
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
Sound general alarm
Stop all deck work / cargo transfer and isolate the affected area
If in port - advise terminal
Put fire equipment on standby
Adjust the vessel’s course and speed to ensure a crosswind over the deck to provide best disbursement of escaping gas
Muster crew - Refer MSDS for the cargo and instruct the officers and crew thoroughly as to the job to be performed. Emphasise safety and the necessity of avoiding any form of spark generation in the area. Keep non-essential personnel off deck. Limit personnel to those individuals essential to the specific work in hand.
Ascertain the quantity of cargo that has entered the tank / space
Notify Head office, Vessel’s agents, owners, charterers and other parties as appropriate
Discuss methods by which the cargo from the ballast tank/void space can be removed and its harmful actions mitigated for example by dilution with water
Preserve VDR / SVDR records if not automatically protected