Damage control
Under vessel protection is defined as the totality of preventive and defensive measures against the hazards of ships and the people on board.
Distinction between
International regulations
There are a number of international agreements on safety, which are monitored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO ) for merchant shipping.
The 1998 came into force ISM Code has the objective of ensuring safety at sea, prevention of human injury or loss of life and limb as well as environmental damage - in particular damage to the marine environment - and damage to assets to prevent. The ISM Code sets standards for safe ship operation including provision for emergency situations.
The completed 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS ) requires security measures for the rescue operation and controls the equipment of ships with life-saving equipment such as life rafts and life jackets.
The 2004 came into force the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ( ISPS) prescribes measures for the safety of ships against criminal and terrorist threats.
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 95 ) regulates the training of crew members including the ship's security service.
Training
At sea, ships' crews must be able without help to prevent damage. Therefore, all crew members are trained to varying degrees in the field of vessel protection. Important international standards in accordance with STCW 95 are training for lifeboat man, for fire protection for man and Ship Security Officer (SSO).
The central training facility for vessel protection in Germany is the use of the training center to prevent damage Marine in Neustadt in Holstein. , Located at the same place for branch vessel protection of the Waterways and Shipping Administration Federal uses the facilities of the Navy.
- Means and methods of fire fighting on board
- Means and methods of damage control
- Means and measures in case of distress