Poor Maintenance Of Life Saving Appliances (LSA) And Fire Fighting Appliances (FFA) On Board The Vessel And Improper Training Of Crew May Cause PSC Deficiency, Which May Led To Fine Or Unnecessary Delay In Ship’s Operation. Care Must Be Taken While Doing Maintenance Of LSA And FFA To Avoid Above Situations. Also Training Of Ship’s Personal Should Be Done According To The Company’s Procedures.
Maintenance Of LSA And FFA
All LSA And FFA Equipments Must Be Kept In Good And Apparent Condition.
LSA And FFA Equipment Must Be Available At All The Times For Immediate Use.
Manufacturer’s Instruction And Guidelines Must Be Followed Strictly To Check Time To Time In Order To Keep It In Good Condition.
Responsible Officer Must Supervise And Report To Master, If Any Defect Noticed. However, Safety Is Responsibility Of All Personals On Board in This Regard and Crew Must Be Alert All Times And Report Any Defect/deficiency Noted On LSA And FFA To Chief Officer Who In Turn Will Advise Master Or Chief Engineer So As To Rectify The Same.
Training Of Crew
Training Of Crew Is Must To Ensure That All The Crew Members Are Familiar With Use And Operation Of LSA And FFA. The Master Has The Responsibility To Ensure That The Company’s On Board Training Programme Is Implemented Properly.
This Training Shall Be Implemented Through:
Safety And Pollution Prevention Drills .
Security Drills, Safety And Security Meetings.
On Board Training Presentation By Audio-visual DVDs.
All The Crew Member Individually Must Be Able To Demonstrate Lowering Of Life Boat/rescue boat, Fully Operate All Fire Fighting Equipments, Don Immersion Suits And Fire Man’s Outfits With SCBA Etc. Apart From The Importance Of Seafarer’s Knowledge And Training Significant Role For Promotion Of Safety On Board The Ship Has To Be The Safety Culture Of The Seafarer.