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Beaching Procedure
Beaching Procedure
GROUNDING/BEACHING – SUMMARY
Carry out a damage assessment following the action of
the ship taking the
ground.
Damage assessment should initially cover:
Watertight Integrity of the Hull.
Engine Room check, as to Wet or Dry.
Casualty Report for injuries.
Pollution assessment.
Subsequent actions:
Sound round all internal ships tanks.
Take full external soundings with particular attention to
the forward and
after end regions.
Display aground signals as appropriate.
Seal the uppermost continuous deck.
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DECK DEPARTMENT CHECKLIST FOR WATERTIGHT
INTEGRITY OF HULL
FOLLOWING GROUNDING OR BEACHING