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Fire fighting using fire extinguishers<br />
... and applying more heavy equipment<br />
The course participants are asked to<br />
develop an emergency plan based on<br />
how they would manage and assess<br />
the situation, and to ensure that their<br />
approach is in accordance with <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s<br />
safety and emergency procedures.<br />
The exercises are designed to develop<br />
the management level officers’ leadership<br />
skills and ability to do proper planning<br />
and execution of <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s safety<br />
and emergency procedures. These<br />
officers act as instructors for operational<br />
and support level participants for<br />
exercises in personal survival, first aid<br />
and fire-fighting techniques during the<br />
two final days of the programme.<br />
The operational level officers join in<br />
on the second day, and go through the<br />
same process of sharing best practices<br />
and adaptation to <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s safety and<br />
emergency procedures. Later the same<br />
day both management and operational<br />
level officers work together and develop<br />
a muster roll for the last two days’<br />
exercises. Operational level officers will<br />
be the squad leaders of different teams<br />
as per this participant list.<br />
The third day the support level participants<br />
arrive. The management and<br />
operational level officers guide their<br />
team members and instruct them on<br />
proper execution of exercises.<br />
The two last days two teams together<br />
prepare and conduct practical exercises.<br />
We put importance on the decision<br />
process, communication and coordination<br />
between the master, chief mate,<br />
chief engineer and/or second engineer<br />
and the squads during various emergency<br />
situations. After each exercise we<br />
have a de-briefing session, to discuss<br />
how the teams have performed and<br />
managed the situation.<br />
This cooperation between <strong>Odfjell</strong> and<br />
Wartsila is a real partnership, wherein<br />
both parties learn and share best practices<br />
to achieve its goal in upgrading the<br />
skills of its crew. That is to “Be Safe!”<br />
and “Be Prepared!” during our daily<br />
operations.<br />
During the life raft exercise<br />
Some of the course delegates during a classroom session<br />
ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 15
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