# 16 - Bomb Threat

Systematic bomb threat emergency response procedures ensuring crew safety, threat assessment, and coordinated security response per ISPS Code requirements.

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**CRITICAL SAFETY WARNINGS:**

- **DO NOT** move or touch suspicious objects
- **DO NOT** attempt to cover suspicious objects
- **LEAVE** disarming to explosive disposal professionals
- **USE** sandbags or mattresses, NOT metal shields

</tip>

### Threat Documentation and Assessment

```checklist
1. [ ] Bomb Threat Telephone Call ................. RECORDED
2. [ ] Written or Postal Threats ................. PRESERVED
3. [ ] Bomb Threat Credibility ................... EVALUATED
4. [ ] Evacuation Decision ...................... CONSIDERED
```

### Emergency Response Procedures

```checklist
5. [ ] General Alarm ............................... SOUNDED
6. [ ] Watertight Doors ............................. CLOSED
7. [ ] Vessel Departure from Pier ............... CONSIDERED
```

### Emergency Notifications

```checklist
8. [ ] Master and Ship Security Officer ........... NOTIFIED
9. [ ] Port Authority ............................. NOTIFIED
10. [ ] DPA and Company for Assistance ............ CONTACTED
11. [ ] Local Police ............................... NOTIFIED
12. [ ] Local Fire Department ...................... NOTIFIED
13. [ ] Local Ambulance Service .................... NOTIFIED
14. [ ] Local Coast Guard .......................... NOTIFIED
```

### Emergency Preparation and Search

```checklist
15. [ ] Emergency Gear and Fire Hoses .............. DEPLOYED
16. [ ] Systematic Vessel Search .................. COMMENCED
17. [ ] Suspicious Object Handling Protocols .... IMPLEMENTED
18. [ ] Sandbags or Mattresses Around Object ..... POSITIONED
19. [ ] Professional Explosive Disposal Team ...... CONTACTED
```

### Documentation

```checklist
20. [ ] Bomb Threat Emergency Response ............... LOGGED
```