How to maintain Water tightness, Seaworthiness, Fire integrity and Security of ship ?
Confirmation of closure of openings
The Master shall ensure the Chief Officer and Chief Engineer close all openings to maintain Water tightness, Seaworthiness, Fire integrity and Security of the vessel, at the following times, and enter the fact in the Log Book every time
a) Before Sailing
b) When heavy weather is expected
NOTE ON CLOSURE AT EACH PURPOSE
For Water tightness
Since requirement of closure to maintain Water tightness is concerned with both Seaworthiness and Cargo care, following attentions should be paid, especially at:
Watertight doors in E/R and any provided on bulkheads between cargo holds
Weather-tight doors (Iron doors on exposed decks)
Side ports for pilots boarding, if applicable
Access hatches or manholes leading to cargo holds or tanks
Hatch Covers or Tank domes, if applicable
Ventilators in which sea water can enter and particularly those on the forecastle
Fan dampers in cargo holds, except while ventilating is required
All sounding & ullaging pipes, and where applicable, peep holes.
a) If for any reason, any watertight or weather-tight openings are opened at sea, permission must be taken from the Master as the case may be, and same closed immediately after completion of work and reconfirmed to the Master.
b) The Chief Engineer shall ensure that the watertight doors in the machinery space, Shaft tunnel watertight door where fitted, are closed at all times, unless the space is manned.
c) The Chief Engineer shall ensure that all self-closing devices on sounding pipes and glass-gauges for oil and water tanks are functional and never tied open. (This will also prevent the oil in tank from fuelling an E/R fire)
For Fire integrity
Since Fire prevention construction may function normally, where in Fire doors are properly closed, there should be no hold-back arrangements fitted to any Fire doors and all Fire doors must be adjusted to close fully at all times.
For Shipboard Security
a) All restricted spaces, as mentioned in the Ship Security Plan, are to be always kept closed in port and in piracy-prone areas.
b) Such closures serve the dual purpose of safeguarding both the safety as well as the security of the vessel.
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