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3.3.1.3 Reporting

Gard Guidance Masters

3.3.1.3 REPORTING

The Company, the P&I and Hull and Machinery insurers and the local correspondents should be informed immediately, providing the following information

  • name, IMO number, call sign of the vessel
  • name of the Company
  • date and time of the collision, local and UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time)
  • position/location of the collision
  • any fatality/personal injury on board
  • pollution or risk of pollution
  • extent of damage sustained by the vessel
    – structural damage – damage to cargo – condition of the vessel (water ingress or stable)
  • own vessel’s destination and ETA
  • the other vessel’s name, flag and call sign
  • any fatality/personal injury on other vessel
  • extent of damage sustained by other vessel
    – structural damage
    – damage to cargo
    – condition of other vessel (water ingress or stable)
  • other vessel’s destination and ETA
  • amount of oil – carried as cargo or fuel – escaped from own vessel and/or from other vessel
  • any loss of cargo overboard as a result of the collision impact
  • prevailing weather conditions at the time of the collision (keep any weather records)
  • estimated angle of blow.