Safety, Fire & Survival · Damage Control
On discovering flooding from a hull breach, an early priority is to:
- ASound the alarm, identify the source, and attempt to stop or limit the inflow while starting pumps✓ Correct
- BOpen additional compartments to spread the water
- CIgnore it until it reaches the deck
- DIncrease speed to outrun the water
Explanation
Raise the alarm, locate the source, and act to stop or slow the inflow (plugs, wedges, shoring, a collision mat) while starting bilge/emergency pumps and closing watertight boundaries to contain the flooding. Containing one compartment preserves reserve buoyancy and stability.
Authority: STCW A-VI/1 Basic Training; SOLAS II-1 (damage control)
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