🔍 Key Concepts
• Sequence of priorities in emergencies aboard ship
• Relationship between flooding, fire, and ship stability
• How loss of vital services (power, pumps, communications) affects damage control
💭 Think About
• Which problem, if not handled first, is most likely to sink the ship or cause immediate loss of life?
• Between fire, flooding, and loss of services, which one can quickly remove all other options for survival and response?
• After addressing the most time‑critical threat, what logically must be stabilized next before you can focus on repairs or restoring systems?
✅ Before You Answer
• Identify which condition can most rapidly and directly cause the loss of the vessel’s buoyancy or stability
• Consider which threat, if uncontrolled, can make it impossible to fight the others (for example, you may lose power to pumps and firefighting systems)
• Verify that the chosen sequence moves from immediate survival, to controlling spread/damage, and finally to restoring or repairing the ship’s capabilities