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👨‍✈️ Suggestions for Boat Captain (At Sea / Wheelhouse) CRITICAL DIRECTIVES

1. Course & Helm Action:

DO NOT RUN BEAM-TO-SWELL (90°)! Turn vessel bow 30°–45° into primary swell. Maintain 5–6 knots (just enough steerage way to avoid surfing into wave troughs and tripping over cross seas).

2. Fishing Nets & Trawl Gear:

ABORT TRAWLING IMMEDIATELY: Haul back bottom trawl / gill nets on high-speed winch. If net snags on seabed in heavy cross-swell, cast off secondary warp with buoy beacon to prevent vessel broaching or stern downflooding.

3. Crew SOLAS Lifejackets:

ALL HANDS DON LIFEJACKETS: Order all crew members into Type-I SOLAS vests with locator strobes. Clear open working deck; clip safety harnesses into wheelhouse lifelines.

4. Watertight Hatches & Bilge:

Dog down all fish hold covers, engine room scuttles, and deck lazarette hatches. Switch electric bilge pumps to manual continuous discharge. Keep deck freeing ports clear.

5. VHF Ch 16 Emergency & Refuge Port:

Stand by on VHF Marine Ch 16 (156.800 MHz) & DSC Ch 70. Nearest Refuge: Gateway Sea Face (8.6 NM, Bearing 280°). Transmit PAN-PAN with GPS coords if steering is compromised.

🏢 Suggestions for Sea Face Watch & Coastal Controller SHORE CONTROLLER

📢 Emergency Fleet Recall Broadcast

Instruct all 7 vessels to return or seek nearest sheltered bay.

1. Coastal Flag & Siren Signals:

HOIST DANGER SIGNAL NO. 3 / RED PENNANT at the Sea Face flag mast. Activate coastal electric siren (3 sustained blasts every 90 seconds) to alert artisanal fishers, dockers, and beach visitors.

2. Departure Embargo (Zero-Sail Order):

IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE EMBARGO: Forbid all small fiber boats, gillnetters, and mechanized trawlers from leaving the sea face / harbor jetty. Station port security at the slipway.

3. Fleet Accountability Triage:

Active: 7 Boats (49 Crew Souls). 🚨 PRIORITY TRIAGE: M/V Sagar Ratna (12 Crew) is furthest offshore (18.2 NM) — prioritize radio check on VHF Ch 16 first!

4. Harbour Bar Surf & Breakers:

BAR SURF WARNING: Dangerous breaking rollers on the shallow entry bar. Broadcast warning to instruct returning skippers to HOLD outside the fairway buoy until flood tide slack water.

5. Coast Guard SAR & Shore Medical:

Alert Indian Coast Guard MRCC and Marine Police fast interceptors. Mobilize harbour ambulance and prepare heated blankets and hot tea at the Fishermen's Cooperative Society shed.