🔍 Key Concepts

• Emergency station bills and plans required to be posted where they are most quickly accessible during casualties • How bridge team and command staff use information about watertight integrity during a grounding or flooding emergency • Regulatory expectations that damage control information be available to the officer in charge of the vessel’s overall safety and navigation

💭 Think About

• In a grounding emergency, who needs to see the watertight boundary plan immediately to make decisions about stability and flooding control? • Think about where on board the overall command and control of an emergency is coordinated—how does that influence where key plans are posted? • Which location would allow quick reference during both navigation and casualty situations, without sending someone elsewhere in the ship?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which space is normally the command center during navigational emergencies • Consider which location must have ready access to damage control and stability information at all times • Check that the chosen location is one where watch officers are always present when the vessel is underway