Read and translate the following information about life saving appliances at sea. Make up your own vocabulary.
An Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) is an important life saving appliance, which is used for escaping an area with hazardous conditions such as fire, smoke, poisonous gases etc. All cargo and passenger vessels must carry EEBD, which should be positioned at different locations and comply with amendments of chapter -3 of fire system safety code (FSSC). It is extremely important for a seafarer to understand the donning and operating procedure of an EEBD in order to use it properly during emergency situation. Remember that EEBD provides you fresh air supply for 8-15 minutes, which is sufficient only for escaping from the hazardous or fire affected place, nothing else. | |
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) is a compressed fresh air supplying device which is used for carrying out operations such as enclosed space entry, fire fighting etc. This device is mainly use in places where the air does not have enough oxygen to support natural breathing. Every seafarer must know how to operate the self contained breathing apparatus. | |
An important life saving appliance which is used in almost all kinds of emergencies is the life jacket or the life vest. The details for construction and operating requirements of life jacket are given in SOLAS chapter II under LSA code, which was amended in July 2010. One of the first things a seafarer should check on joining a ship is the place where his or her life jacket is kept in the cabin. Whenever there is an emergency alarm (let it be a drill) take your lifejacket along with you to the muster station. Life jackets must be worn while working on lifeboats, gangways, over side of ships, pilot stations etc. | |
Thermal protective aid is a type of device used for avoiding excessive loss of body heat which can lead to hypothermia. The thermal protective suit is normally used by those persons who have suffered body heat loss or by those who have been rescued from cold weather conditions. The suit has a waterproof polymer coated fabric at the inside. The polymer has very low thermal conductivity which helps in reducing heat loss in cold or wet conditions. | |
An immersion suit is a body covering suit which is worn specifically for the purpose of remaining afloat and dry during emergencies at high seas. The immersion suit is also known as survival suit or rescue suit. In today’s times, an immersion suit is one of the most important necessities on ships and oil rigs, where a person might need something to protect him or her from the hazards of water. This suit also acts as TPA (but is less effective than TPA) as it avoids the contact of body with the water. In immersion suit, there are sleeves attached for the arms to carry out actions, whereas there are no arms in TPA. | |
The Fire-fighter’s suit is a personal protective equipment worn by those crew members who lead the fire fighting operation on ships. The suit is made of high temperature resistant materials to protect the fire fighters from radiant heat and high temperature. |
7. Speak about:
a) life jackets
b) Safety Harness
c) lifebuoy
d) liferafts
e) lifelines