seeatic _ FLOW CHART OF DGCOMM/SOP/ CASUALTY/002/2010 REV. 03 Descriotion y 4. SOURCE OF FIRST INFORMATION Iship Owner, Ship Manager, Agent , Master, Crew, Port Authority, Foreign Flag Adminstration, lOther Public Authorities such as Navy, Coast Guard, Customs and Families of Crew, Y FOREIGN flag ship. within Indian waters "2. ROLE OF DG COMMCENTRE UPON RECEIPT OF REPORT FOREIGN flag ship where an iiresnecare Oi Indian national is involved in the Ship's Position accident resulting in injury or Death ndorse a copy 0 mail to: PS. i. Forward a copy of the blank FIR to ship's, Owner / Manager! ‘Agent/ Master or other concemed to complete the details and email to DG Commeentre 1 i Ti Telophonically inform NS/] | 1; to Ministry(cabinet), PS to : ie i casualty branch, in 11 Minister (State), Secretary i case of inability to contact | 4; (Shipping), Jt Secretary (Shipping) NS/ Ole then contact Dy. ! PS to Sec (MOS), JS(MA), JS(MG), } NA/ NA and forward the 11! Adviser (MOS), DG(shipping), { information to their official | 1 J! (JS(Pors),ifcasualty isin an Indian | ‘and private e-mail IDs. 1 | port}. ICGIMRCC and Westem | 113 Raval contol 36 applicable and % | Uf advised inthe SOP i ie wo 1 il, Incase of ships reporting + —! | iv. Contact source of information distress situations within the 1 __ | S others for further updates and Indian SAR Region, also notify |} 3! keep NA and in-charge Casualty MRCC for SAR operations. Branch posted ' =n v. Preliminary Inquiry Officer to be nominated by the In-charge of Casualty Branch in consultation with NA & the CS (for machinery ire related cases), if required. Keep the Preliminary Investigating Officer (PIO) apprised of all further developments of the case Indian ship, where an In I ' ! ! 1 ' ' ' ! 1 1 Il ! ! 1 I ' ! 1 1 ' ! ! (b) and (i officer In charge of casualty. Lo fljon vi. Fora ship other than an national is reported to have been injured or has died due to non- accidental causes. vi, Prepare draft letters as required 3(i)(a) to (d), (ii) (a) to (a) below and forward to Forward all correspondence to DDG (Crew) by e-mail and phone with copy to NA and Officer in charge Casualty Branch or CS if required3. Role of Officer In-charge of Marine Casualties: 1 1 1 1 = 1 i) Shipping casualty occurs to an Indian or foreign ' flaa vessel on the Indian coast. issue letter to: i 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 2) Principal Officer of | 4 | b)Flag administration | {{ e)rlag administration || d) Any other entity that | 1 MMD to nominate a 1 (in case a foreign flag 1| Whose nationals are may be considered as 1 suitable Ploffcer and | {| vessels involves), | 1] involved in the substantially interested | 1 Undertake the casualty inviting them to accident, inviting state within the 1 investigation forthwith 1 | participate in the ") them to Participate in meaning of the term ' 1 | investigation '| the investigation. so defined inthe IMO | ! 1 1 Code of casualty 7 1 1 investigation. ‘ U t ii) In cases where the casualty has occurred on ' Indian vessel in foreign waters issue letter to: i 1 1 ¢ a1 ib) Foreign coastal state, Endorse a copy of this a a) Principal Officer of MMD to | fnforming our intent to ‘communication to: Personnel} 1 Raninae ate rere hertcipate as substantially Branch for further adminsatve | 1 undertake the casualty Interested state in any casualty ‘action with regards to visitof | investigation investigation being conducted ‘nominated officer to the by them as lead country ‘concerned county, if considered 1 hnecessary il, In cases where a casualty has occurred on a foreign flag foreign waters and an Indian national is involved, issue letter to vessel, in| f 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 1 t ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' ‘ ' ' ‘ 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 1 ' 1 t ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' a) Flag administration to conduct the of the IMO Code of conduct of casualty investigation and inform our intent to participate as substantially interested state in any casualty investigation being conducted by them as lead country safety investigation as per the provisions| iEndorse a copy of this: ‘communication to: | Personnel Branch for further administrative action {with regard to visit of jpominated officer to the ‘concerned country, if {ponsidered necessary b) Indian Embassy/ Mission in the country for conducting a fact-finding inguiry where the accident has taken place or to the Indian Embassy/ Mission at the next port of call of the vessel, in cases where the accident has taken place at high seas and preliminary inquiry has not been ordered, KEEP THE DG (S) POSTED OF ALL DEVELOPMENTS AT PERIODICAL INTERVALS. a eee BijonBiljon 4, ACTION BY D.D.G (crew) FOR NON-ACCIDENTAL CASES: INDIAN flag ship Indian national on FOREIGN flag ship Issue a letter to the concerned Shipping Master to conduct an inquiry in accordance with Section 452 of the MS Act, 1958, as amended Issue a letter for conducting a fact-finding inquiry to the concerned Indian Embassy! Mission in the country where accident has taken place or to the Indian Embassy! Mission at the next port of call of the Issue a letter to the concerned flag administration to conduct a casualty investigation as per their national laws vessel, in cases where the accident has taken place on the high seas and preliminary Inquiry has not been ordered 5. ACTION BY NAUTICAL ADVISOR: i. Keep the DG (S) and the MOS. posted on the report of shipping casualties li Issue appropriate directives to the Nautical Officer in Charge on safety investigation