MOORING ROPE
FOULED PROPELLER WITH PILOT ON BOARD
1 INFORM PILOT/ENGINE ROOM/MASTER
2 LOCK PROPELLER BY ENGAGING TURNING GEAR
3 IF ANY TENSION IN LINE NEEDS TO BE SLACKENED BUT JUST TO
RELEASE TENSION
MANY VESSELS ARE USUALLY FITTED WITH PROPELLER PROTECTOR AND
ROPE CUTTER
ROPE CUTTER IS USUALLY CAPABLE OF HANDLING 20 mm FIBER or 5 mm
WIRE
4 ESTIMATE PROPELLER CAN BE CLEARED BY SHIP ITSELF, USE HIT
AND TRIAL METHOD IF IT IS VIABLE FOR SITUATION, CONSIDER EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE
FOR CLEARING PROPELLER.
5 IN EVENT OF EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE INFORM
1)
AGENT
2)
OWNER
3)
P&I CLUB
4)
H&M INSURANCE UNDERWRITER
6 PLAN UNDERWATER DIVING OPERATION.
7 ASSESS VESSEL HAS TO BE TOWED OUTSIDE OR ON BERTH.ON THE
BERTH VESSEL MUST HAVE CLEAR ACCESS TO PROPLLER AREA AND CONSIDER SAFETY OF
DIVER.
COMPLY WITH: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR
INDUSTRIAL DIVING
FOLLOW LOCAL REGULATION REGARDING DIVING.
8 DISPLAY RAM SIGNAL AND FLAG ‘A’.
9 PRECAUTION DURING DIVING
1. PROPELLER LOCKED
2. SHIP COMPLETELY SECURED AND MADE FAST
3. IF NECESSARY DROP ANCHOR
4. NO UN-NECESSARY CRAFT NEARBY
5. APPROPRIATE SIGNALS
10 IF VESSEL HAS TO WAIT CONSIDER CHARTER PARTY AGREEMENT.
11 INFORM PORT CONTROL OF ANY DEVIATION IN PLANNED
INFORMATION IN PORT.
12 LOG DOWN ALL TIMING OF OPERATIONS
13 INFORM AGENT/OWNER FOR DUES.
WHEN DIVING OPERATION IS CARRIED OUT THE DIVING AGENCY
ITSELF IS PRUDENT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNATIONALLY AGREED SIGNAL AND
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
IN A STANDARD CHECKLIST HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF DIVER IS
INCLUDED,AND FURTHER IT INCLUDES O2 CYLINDER PRESSURE AND HELIOS
CONCENTRATION IN CYLINDER.
DELAY CLAUSE IS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT : DELAY IS PAID BY
P&I CLUB ID DECTUCTABLE AND FRANCHISE AMOUNT IS EXCEEDED THEN THE DELAY IS
PAID BY UNDERWRITER.
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