IMMEDIATE RESPONSE — SELECT SCENARIO
⚓ VESSEL GROUNDING — GBR/REEF
1. STOP ENGINESAll stop — do NOT power off reef
2. MAYDAYCh 16 + Ch 67 REEFVTS — position, POB
3. REEFVTS REPORTDraught, tide state, damage assessment
4. NOTIFY PROVIDERWithin 2 HOURS — MO54 Sch.3 Cl.2(1)(p)
5. SOUNDINGSAll tanks — flooding + pollution check
6. NO REFLOATUntil structural integrity + salvage plan confirmed
7. GBRMPANotify Marine Park Authority — environment
8. AMSA / ATSBAMSA written 4HRS — ATSB if Nav Act s.14 threshold
🧍 MAN OVERBOARD
1. ALARM + MARKShout MOB — press MOB on GPS/ECDIS
2. LIFEBUOYLight + line — assign dedicated lookout
3. MANOEUVREWilliamson Turn — pilot orders engine + helm
4. BROADCASTMAYDAY / PAN PAN Ch 16 — alert REEFVTS Ch 67
5. RECOVERPilot ladder, sling, MOB device
6. MEDEVACRCC Australia +61 2 6230 6811
💥 COLLISION / CONTACT
1. STOP + ASSESSFlooding check — close watertight doors
2. ASSISTOther vessel if safe — Nav Act s.190
3. DO NOT MOVEPreserve evidence until AMSA advises
4. EXCHANGEName, IMO, P&I Club, flag state — photograph
5. VDRPreserve VDR, bridge audio, ECDIS track — no overwrite
6. ATSBMandatory — marine incident Nav Act s.14
🔥 FIRE / EXPLOSION
1. ALARMFIRE FIRE FIRE on PA — muster crew
2. ISOLATEClose ventilation to fire zone — stop engines if ER
3. PILOT ADVISESNearest safe anchorage if transit unsafe
4. BRIDGE WATCHPilot maintains positioning throughout
5. NOTIFYProvider + REEFVTS 2HRS — AMSA 4HRS
⚙ MACHINERY / STEERING FAILURE
1. ANCHORS READYImmediately — assess drift toward hazards
2. EMERGENCY ANCHORIf dragging toward reef/shoal
3. EMERGENCY STEERINGAft steering gear — portable comms
4. REEFVTSConstant position updates Ch 67
5. ETV / TUGAMSA ETV Torres Strait/northern GBR — tug if no power 30min
🏥 PILOT INCAPACITATION
1. MASTER CONDUCTMaster takes vessel immediately
2. SECUREReduce speed — assess hazards — consider anchor
3. FIRST AIDRCC medical advice +61 2 6230 6811
4. REEFVTSCh 67 — request relief pilot if continuing in CPA
5. NOTIFY MDStrait Point immediately — AMSA within 4HRS
🛢 OIL / HNS POLLUTION
1. STOP SOURCEContain at source if possible
2. REEFVTSCh 67 — substance, quantity, position
3. AMSA NRC1800 641 792 — 24 HOURS
4. GBRMPAMarine Park Authority notification
5. NO DISPERSANTSWithout AMSA approval
6. RECORDSManifests, soundings before/after — preserve all
⚡ VESSEL BLACKOUT
1. EMERGENCY GENShould restore within 45s — SOLAS II-1/43
2. ASSESS WAYDrift, proximity, UKC — anchor if hazard
3. PORTABLE VHFCh 16 — advise REEFVTS blackout + position
4. NAVIGATEPaper charts, handheld GPS, visual bearings
5. REPORTABLEBlackout in CPA — notify within 2HRS
KEY CONTACTS — ALL SCENARIOS
REEFVTSVHF Ch 67 (REEFREP)
DISTRESSVHF Ch 16
AMSA NRC1800 641 792 — 24HR
RCC AUSTRALIA+61 2 6230 6811
REPORTINGPilot→Provider 2HRS · Provider→AMSA 4HRS