[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR185.512]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart E_Preparations for Emergencies
 
Sec. 185.512  Recommended emergency instructions format.

    An emergency instruction placard containing the following 
information will satisfy the requirements of Sec. 185.510.
    (a) Emergency instructions--(1) Rough weather at sea, crossing 
hazardous bars, or flooding. (i) Close all watertight and weathertight 
doors, hatches, and airports to prevent taking water aboard or further 
flooding in the vessel.
    (ii) Keep bilges dry to prevent loss of stability due to water in 
bilges. Use power driven bilge pump, hand pump, and buckets to dewater.
    (iii) Align fire pumps to use as bilge pump if possible.
    (iv) Check all intake and discharge lines, which penetrate the hull, 
for leakage.
    (v) Passengers must remain seated and evenly distributed.
    (vi) Passengers must don life jackets if the going becomes very 
rough, the vessel is about to cross a hazardous bar, or when otherwise 
instructed by the master.
    (vii) Never abandon the vessel unless actually forced to do so.
    (viii) If assistance is needed follow the procedures on the 
emergency broadcast placard posted by the radiotelephone.
    (ix) Prepare survival craft (life floats, (inflatable) rafts, 
(inflatable) buoyant apparatus, boats) for launching.
    (2) Man overboard. (i) Throw a ring buoy overboard as close to the 
person as possible.
    (ii) Post a lookout to keep the person overboard in sight.
    (iii) Launch rescue boat and maneuver to pick up person in the 
water, or maneuver the vessel to pick up the person in the water.

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    (iv) Have crew member put on life jacket, attach a safety line to 
him or her, and have him or her stand by jump into the water to assist 
the person overboard if necessary.
    (v) If person is not immediately located, notify Coast Guard and 
other vessels in vicinity by radiotelephone.
    (vi) Continue search until released by Coast Guard.
    (3) Fire. (i) Cut off air supply to fire--close items such as 
hatches, ports, doors, ventilators, and louvers, and shut off 
ventilation system.
    (ii) Cut off electrical system supplying affected compartment if 
possible.
    (iii) If safe, immediately use portable fire extinguishers at base 
of flames for flammable liquid or grease fires or water for fires in 
ordinary combustible materials. Do not use water on electrical fires.
    (iv) If fire is in machinery spaces, shut off fuel supply and 
ventilation and activate fixed extinguishing system if installed.
    (v) Maneuver vessel to minimize effect of wind on fire.
    (vi) If unable to control fire, immediately notify the Coast Guard 
and other craft in the vicinity by radiotelephone.
    (vii) Move passengers away from fire, have them put on life jackets, 
and if necessary, prepare to abandon the vessel.
    (b) [Reserved]