NAVIGATION IN HEAVY WEATHER OR IN TROPICAL STORMS AREAS

•  Have the master, E/R and crew been informed of the conditions.

- Have all movable objects been secured aboce and below decks, particularly in E/R, galley and in storerooms.

- Has the ship’s accommodation been secured and all ports and deadlights closed.

- Have all weather deck openings been secured.

- Has the crew been warned to avoid upper devk areas made dangerous by the weather.

- Have safety lines/hand ropes been rigged when necessary.

•  Have instructions been issued on the following matters?

- Monitoring weather reports

- Transmitting weather reports to the appropiate authorities or, in the case of tropical storms, danger messages in accordance with SOLAS.


- Other checks.