# 04 - Grounding

### Immediate Primary Actions

```checklist
1. [ ] Main Engines ................................ STOPPED
2. [ ] Master ....................................... CALLED
3. [ ] General Alarm ............................... SOUNDED
4. [ ] Watertight Doors ............................. CLOSED
5. [ ] Guests and Crew ............................ MUSTERED
6. [ ] Personal Injuries .......................... ASSESSED
```

### Damage Assessment and Control

```checklist
7. [ ] External Damages ........................... ASSESSED
8. [ ] Possible Leakage, Tank Soundings ............ CHECKED
9. [ ] Response Team Stand-by for Integrity .......... READY
10. [ ] Bilge Pumps ................................. STARTED
11. [ ] Damage Control if Required .................. STARTED
12. [ ] Oil Pollution Prevention Measures ....... IF REQUIRED
```

### Communication and Position Recording

```checklist
13. [ ] Distress Message if Required ............ TRANSMITTED
14. [ ] DPA and Company for Assistance ............ CONTACTED
15. [ ] Exact Position and Heading on Chart ........... FIXED
16. [ ] Exact Grounding Time ....................... RECORDED
```

### Environmental and Re-floating Assessment

```checklist
17. [ ] Sketch Soundings Around Vessel ............ COMPLETED
18. [ ] Tide Table for High and Low Water ........... CHECKED
19. [ ] Weather Forecast, Wind and Current ......... ASSESSED
20. [ ] Risk of Waves and Current ................. EVALUATED
21. [ ] Re-float Attempt Strategy ................. ESTIMATED
```

### Documentation

```checklist
22. [ ] Position On the Chart ......................... FIXED
23. [ ] Time And Events .............................. LOGGED
24. [ ] Grounding Emergency Response ................. LOGGED
25. [ ] DPA and Company for Assistance ............ CONTACTED
```