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Familiarisation

24 HOUR FAMILIARISATION

  • To be completed within 24 hours, before sailing or being assigned with any security duties

  • Date

  • Where the safety equipment is nearest to your cabin (Fire Extinguishers, EEBD, Hose and Hydrant), primary and secondary escape routes, alarm activation

  • How to operate the Watertight, Fire and Weather-Tight doors correctly? Demonstrate on crew mess WT door

  • Location of ISM notice board and information detailed

  • Show laundry and crew mess FFE. Show operation of fire extinguisher (P.A.S.S.)

  • Action to take if discovering smoke or fire?

  • Show all FFE relevant to the crew member's most common working area

  • Crew member to demonstrate how to don life jacket and immersion suit

  • JUNIOR OR UNCONFIDENT CREW: demonstrate how to connect a fire hose to hydrant

  • Show where crew corridor emergency escape comes out (foredeck)

  • Action to take on encountering an accident or medical emergency?

  • Has read and understood MSO's and garbage management procedures

GENERAL YACHT INFORMATION

  • Supplementary information to 24 hour induction

  • Crew wifi passcode

  • Crew door passcode

  • WorkRest app

  • Crew mess layout

  • How and where to separate garbage

  • Instructed to read the SOLAS Training Manual

  • Awareness of COSWP and locations around the vessel

  • How to operate the gangway and adjust the height safely

  • Location of Policies for Safety Enviromental , Drug and Alcohol , Complaints Procedure , DPA Information

ISPS FAMILIARISATION

  • To be completed within 7 days of joining the yacht

  • Date/time of familiarisation

  • Crew member in possession of required security training certificates appropriate to their position and duties

  • Understands the vessels access control procedures

  • Understands their responsibilities in accordance with the Ship's Security Plan (security duties as per the Muster List)

  • Understands their responsibility to maintain security vigilance onboard at all times (e.g. watch keeping, gangway access)

  • Understands their responsibility to challenge any unescorted person on board and confirm their legitimate reason for being on board

  • Understands the location of the visitors book and how to use it?

  • Is aware of the current security level onboard and where this is displayed as well as what the different MARSEC levels are

  • Understands the screening process for visitors hand luggage as per the security level

  • Understands the procedure to follow when you recognise a security threat (e.g. suspicious persons and packages)

  • Understands the location and use of all the security equipment including monitoring of CCTV cameras

  • Is familiar with the vessels restricted areas and understands actions to take to secure these areas

  • Is aware of the location of the SSAS activation points and understands how/when to use them and what they are for

  • Who the Ships Security Officer and the Company Security Officer are?

WATCHKEEPING FAMILIARISATION

  • Date/time of familiarisation

  • Briefed on the vessel's security system and how to operate it

  • Location of light switches on the Bridge

  • Location of the barometer and how to read wind speed and direction

  • Full walk around of the vessel showing:

  • Crew mess cleaning duties including garbage disposal procedures

  • Locations of the watch pager and exterior master key

  • Fridge temperature checks

STAGE TWO

  • To be completed within 14 days of joining

  • Date/time of familiarisation

  • Understands the safety symbols used on the GA plan and the signs used on board?

  • Locate and understand how to use all of the vessels Fire Fighting Equipment

  • Understands the location and operation of the fixed firefighting activation points for the Galley and the wider vessel?

  • Locate and understand how to use all of the vessels Life Saving Equipment

  • Understands the dangers associated with passing through closing WTDs

  • Knows the location of the SOPEP (Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan) Equipment and when it is to be used

  • Understands where to find the First Aid and Medical Equipment? Do you know how to use this Equipment in an Emergency

  • Understands what to do if you come across a Fire, Medical Emergency, MOB or a Pollution Emergency

  • Fully understands duties and responsibilities associated with their position

  • Fully understands safety duties as specified on the Muster list

  • Briefed on the vessel's SMS, COSWP, SOLAS training manuals. These must be read and understood

Crew Member Sign Off

  • Signature of Crewmember - I have been shown all fields in the Familiarisation.

  • Signature of Officer

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