# 10 - Abandon Ship

<caution>

**CRITICAL:** The order for abandon ship will ALWAYS come verbally from the Master only.

</caution>

### Initial Emergency Actions

```checklist
1. [ ] General Alarm on Master's Order ............. SOUNDED
2. [ ] Guests and Crew ............................ MUSTERED
3. [ ] Vessel Position and Time ................... RECORDED
4. [ ] DSC Distress Abandon Ship ............... TRANSMITTED
5. [ ] DPA and Company for Assistance ............ CONTACTED
```

### Life-Saving Equipment Preparation

```checklist
6. [ ] LSA Equipment ............................. COLLECTED
7. [ ] Extra Blankets, Water and Food ............ COLLECTED
8. [ ] Bridge Log Book ........................... COLLECTED
9. [ ] Passports and Certificates ................ COLLECTED
```

### Crew and Passenger Management

```checklist
10. [ ] All guests at Muster Stations ............... CHECKED
11. [ ] Life Jackets and Immersion Suits ............. DONNED
12. [ ] Adequate and Warm Clothing .................. CHECKED
13. [ ] Water and Food ............................. GATHERED
```

### Engine Room Securing Actions

```checklist
14. [ ] Main Engines and Propeller .................. SECURED
15. [ ] Overboard Discharges ........................ STOPPED
16. [ ] All Fuel Closing Valves in Engine Room ....... CLOSED
17. [ ] Fuel and Sewage Tank Vents ................... CLOSED
18. [ ] Emergency Bilge Pump ........................ RUNNING
```

### Vessel Abandonment Operations

```checklist
19. [ ] Rescue Boat ................................ LAUNCHED
20. [ ] Life Rafts on Master's Order ............... LAUNCHED
21. [ ] Life Rafts Painters ......................... SECURED
22. [ ] Guests and Crew Embarkation ................ ASSISTED
23. [ ] Boarding Ladder Overboard ...................... LEFT
24. [ ] Survival Techniques ..................... IMPLEMENTED
```

<tip>

**Note:** Ensure Boats and Life Rafts remain in safe proximity to the vessel and in contact with each other. Move the survival crafts at a sufficient distance from the sinking vessel to ensure buoyant objects returning to the surface do not puncture the survival craft.

</tip>