EMERGENCY STATION BILL

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MAN OVERBOARD

Prevention:
• Wear harness at all times when above decks.
• Move forward on the windward side and move cautiously.
• Use the head below.

1. Yell "MAN OVERBOARD" to alert the entire vessel.
2. One person POINTS TO VICTIM, never taking eyes off them.
3. DEPLOY BOTH LIFESLINGS, throwing inflatable one first, then larger canister sling.
4. HIT <MOB>, <ENTER> ON GPS.
5. NOTE BOAT'S HEADING, BRING BOAT IN A CIRCLE through the eye of the wind, backwinding the jib. Continue circling until Lifesling reaches victim.
6. STOP THE BOAT by furling the jib and dropping the mainsail. CHECK FOR LINES in the water.
7. PULL VICTIM TO SWIM STEP and ASSIST ABOARD. Be very gentle with persons in cold-water situations where hypothermia may exist.

FIRE EMERGENCY

1. ALERT EVERYONE ON BOARD BY LOUDLY SHOUTING "FIRE!!!"
2. Attempt to EXTINGUISH FIRE IMMEDIATELY.
3. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE LOCATED:
   A. ___________________________________________________
   B. ___________________________________________________
   C. ___________________________________________________
   D. ___________________________________________________
4. ENGINE ROOM: Automatic HALON discharges with a BANG. Turn off engine and blower immediately.

ABANDON-SHIP EMERGENCY

1. SOUND ALARM LOUDLY TO WAKE EVERYONE.
2. HEAVE TO.
3. DON LIFEJACKETS located in your hanging locker or under your bunk.
4. DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SAVE THE BOAT.
5. ONLY THE CAPTAIN MAKES DECISION TO ABANDON SHIP!
   [Never abandon a floating vessel for a liferaft!]

• CREW 1: Damage Control.
• CREW 2: Issue MAYDAY from INMARSAT and SSB,
 : NOTE POSITION FROM GPS,
 : GRAB 406 EPIRB.
• CREW 3: LAUNCH LIFERAFT.
• CREW 4: Pass ABANDON SHIP BAG to liferaft.
 : Collect lifejackets,
 : handheld VHF radio,
 : flashlights,
 : blankets,
 : first aid kit,
 : food and water,
 : spear gun, and
 : hand-held GPS.


Adapted without permission from the web site of Mahina Expeditions:
<http://www.mahina.com/faq.html>
01 December 2004