Fire on Board the Liberian Passenger Ship Ecstasy, Miami, Florida ...

Factual Information 18 Marine Accident ReportEmergency ScenariosFormalized emergency procedures should be in place to meet the particulardemands of a variety of situations. Depending on routes, passengers, ports of call,terminal security measures, and so forth, some such scenarios might include:• <strong>Fire</strong> (in port/at sea)• Grounding• Collision (in port/at sea)• Bomb threat• Terrorist activities• Extreme weather• Epidemic• Pollution• Emergency assistance to other shipsThe crisis management and human behavior manual advises that detailedrequirements for emergency preparedness drills will be included in the company’s SMS,and that drilling is an ideal means for determining whether in-place emergency proceduresmatch up with available resources.Carnival’s postaccident requirements. According to Carnival Cruise Lines’officials, in fall 1998, the company began requiring its senior deck, engineering, and otherofficers to attend courses in crisis management and human behavior and crowdmanagement. Crewmembers in safety-related positions were required to attend crowdmanagement training.Vessel InformationThe Ecstasy was built in 1991 by Kvaerner Masa Shipyard (Kvaerner Masa) ofHelsinki, Finland, for Carnival Corporation. The vessel was the second of CarnivalCorporation’s “Fantasy Class” ships, a series of eight cruise liners having the same basicdesign. The Fantasy class ships are typical of modern passenger cruise liners that aredesigned for unrestricted international voyages. At the time of its construction, the Ecstasywas required to comply with SOLAS 74 and its 1981 and 1983 amendments. The cruiseship was designed, built, and maintained under the rules of the Lloyd’s Register ofShipping (LR) classification society. The Ecstasy held the highest vessel classification forconstruction. Additional information about vessel certification and inspections appearslater in this section.