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These pages provide step-by-step decision trees for five shipboard emergencies, with primary-source citations to SOLAS, ISM Code, MLC, MARPOL, COLREGs, and the IMO MFAG. They are written for working seafarers who need procedural clarity under pressure.
If you are facing an active emergency right now: the SOLAS Muster List, Fire Control Plan, and Safety Management System onboard your ship are the authoritative documents for your specific vessel. These pages are for refresher learning, oral-exam preparation, and post-incident review — not a substitute for your ship's approved SMS procedures.
Williamson / Anderson / Scharnov turns, DSC distress, IAMSAR search and recovery, hypothermia management. SOLAS Reg V/33 + III/17-1.
NUC lights and shapes, DSC PAN PAN, engine-room troubleshooting decision tree, drift assessment, towage request via P&I. COLREGs Rule 27, ISM Element 8.
Alarm and muster, BA attack team, boundary cooling, CO2 release procedure, DPA and flag-state notification. SOLAS Ch II-2, FSS Code, ISM Element 8.
MFAG consultation, TMAS telemedicine call, CPR and AED, medevac request and helicopter winching, controlled-drug accountability. MLC Reg 4.1, STCW VI/4.
Identify abandonment under MLC A2.5.2, preserve evidence, contact ITF / ISWAN / flag state in sequence, and claim wages and repatriation through financial security.