A1/5. Special situations

A1/ 5. Special Operations

A1/ 5.1. Helicopter Operations

A1/ 5.2. Ice-breaker Operations

A1/ 5.2.2. Ice-breaker assistance for Convoy

A1/ 5.3. Ice breaker assistance in close coupling towing.

A1/ 5.1. Helicopter Operations

5.1 Helicopter operations

(H: = from helicopter V: = from vessel )

.1 V: I require a helicopter.

..........~ to pick up persons.

..........~ with doctor.

..........~ with liferaft / ... .

.1.1 ..........MRCC: I will send a helicopter with ... .

.2 H: MV ... , I will drop ... .

.3 H: MV ... , are you ready for the helicopter?

.3.1 .......... V: Yes, I am ready for the helicopter.

.3.2 .......... V: No, I am not ready for the helicopter (yet).

.3.3 .......... V: Ready for the helicopter in ... minutes.

.4 H: MV ... , helicopter is on the way to you.

.5 H: MV ... , what is your position?

.5.1 .......... V: My position is ... .

.6 H: MV ... , what is your present course and speed?

.6.1 .......... V: My present course is ... degrees, speed is ... knots.

.7 H: MV ... , make identification signals.

.8 V: I am making identification signals by smoke (buoy) / search light / flags / signalling lamp / ... .

.9 H: MV ... , you are identified.

.10 H: MV ... , what is the relative wind direction in degrees and knots?

.10.1 .......... V: The relative wind direction is ... degrees and ... knots.

.11 H: MV ... , keep the wind on port / starboard bow.

.12 H: MV ... , keep the wind on port / starboard quarter.

.13 H: MV ... , indicate the landing / pick-up area.

.13.1 .......... V: The landing / pick-up area is ... .

.14 H: MV ... , can I land on deck?

.14.1 .......... V: Yes, you can land on deck.

.14.2 .......... V: No, you cannot land on deck (yet).

.14.3 .......... V: You can land on deck in ... minutes.

.15 H: MV ... , I will use hoist / rescue sling / rescue basket / rescue net / rescue litter / rescue seat / double lift.

.16 V: I am ready to receive you.

.17 H: MV ... , I am landing.

.18 H: MV ... , I am starting operation.

.19 H: MV ... , do not fix the hoist cable.

.20 H: MV ... , operation finished.

.21 H: MV ... , I am taking off.

A1/ 5.2. Ice Breaker Operations

5.2 Ice - breaker operations

.1 Ice - breaker request

.1 I am / MV is ... fast in ice in position ... .

.2 I require / MV ... requires ice-breaker assistance to reach ... .

.3 Ice-breaker assistance

.......... ~ will arrive at ... UTC / within ... hours.

.......... ~ is not available until ... UTC.

.......... ~ is available only up to latitude... longitude....

.......... ~ is suspended until...(date and time).

.......... ~ is suspended after sunset.

.......... ~ is suspended until favourable weather conditions.

.......... ~ will be resumed at ... UTC.

A1/ 5.2.2. Ice-breaker assistance for convoy

.2 Ice - breaker assistance for convoy

Ice-breaker commands applying to all the vessels in a convoy have to be immediately confirmed consecutively by each vessel in turn and executed according to the pattern given in GENERAL 4.6. Ice-breaker commands applying to a single vessel are confirmed and executed only by that vessel, and this applies also to close-coupled towing. When being assisted by an ice-breaker it is important to maintain a continuous listening watch on the appropriate VHF Channel and to maintain a proper lookout for sound and visual signals.

.1 Ice-breaker assistance for convoy will start now / at ... UTC.

.2 Your pla ce in convoy is number ... .

.3 MV ... will follow you.

.4 You will follow MV ... .

.5 Go ahead and follow me.

.5.1 .......... Do not follow me.

.6 Proceed along the ice channel.

.7 Increase / reduce your speed.

.8 Reverse your engines.

.9 Stop engines.

.10 Keep a distance of ... metres /cables between vessels.

.11 Increase / reduce the distance between vessels to ... metres / cables.

.12 Stand by for receiving towing line.

.12.1 .......... Stand by for letting go towing line.

.13 Switch on the bow / stern search light.

.14 Stop in present position.

.15 Ice-breaker ... will escort you.

.16 Ice-breaker assistance for convoy finished.

.16.1 Open water / light ice conditions ahead.

.17 Proceed by yourself (to area ...).

A1/ 5.3. Ice breaker in close coupling towing

.3 Ice - breaker assistance in close-coupled towing

.1 Stand by for close-coupled towing.

.2 Slack out your anchors under the hawse-pipes.

.3 Pass heaving lines through the hawse-pipes.

.4 Receive towing line on deck.

.5 Lash together the eyes of the towing line with manila lashing.

.6 Fasten towing line on your bitts.

.7 I start to draw your bow into the stern notch of the ice-breaker.

.8 Stand by for cutting the manila lashing if required.

.9 Keep yourself in the centre-plane of the ice-breaker.

** Vocabulary A1/ 5. Special Operations

Speciale situaties - Specials

Laten vallen - Drop (to)

Huidige - Present

Identificatieseinen - Identification signals

Seinlamp - Signallling lamp

Relatieve windrichting - Relative wind direction

Houd de wind op… - Keep the wind on…

Indicate - Geef aan

Plaats om te landen - Landing area

Plaats om op te pikken - Pick-up area

Hijsen - Hoist

Hijskabel - Hoist cable

Hijslus - Hoist- / rescue sling

Reddingstrop - Rescue sling

Reddingsmand - Rescue basket

Reddingsnet - Rescue net

Reddingsbrancard - Rescue litter

Reddingsstoel - Rescue seat

Dubbele lift - Double lift

Opstijgen - Take off

Begin operatie - Start operation

Einde operatie - Operation finished

Gestaakt - Suspended

Gunstig - Favourable

Konvooi - Convoi

IJsgeul - Ice channel

Sla achteruit - Reverse your enigines

Stop machine - Stop engines

Houd afstand - Keep distance

Ontvangen sleeplijn - Receiving towing line

Losgooien sleeplijn - Letting go towing line

Boegzoeklicht - Bow search light

Hekzoeklicht - Stern search light

Korte sleep - Close-coupled towing

Vier anker uit - Slack out anchor

Kluispijpen - Hawse-pipes

Sleeptros - Towing line

Ogen van de sleeptros - Eyes of the towing line

Bolder - Bitt

Sleepinkeping - Stern notch

Manilla sjorring - Manilla lashing

Blijf midden achter - Keep yourself in the centre-plane.

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