Ship-specific procedures should be identified during the ship’s evaluation and entered
accordingly in the ETB. The procedures should include, as a minimum, the following:
1 a quick-reference decision matrix that summarizes options under various emergency
scenarios, such as weather conditions (mild, severe), availability of shipboard
power (propulsion, on-deck power), imminent danger of grounding, etc.;
2 organization of deck crew (personnel distribution, equipment distribution,
including radios, safety equipment, etc.);
3 organization of tasks (what needs to be done, how it should be done, what is
needed for each task, etc.);
4 diagrams for assembling and rigging bridles, tow lines, etc., showing possible
emergency towing arrangements for both fore and aft. Rigged lines should be
lead such that they avoid sharp corners, edges and other points of stress
concentration;
5 power shortages and dead ship situations, which must be taken into account,
especially for the heaving across of heavy towing lines;