PPT Slide
An Emergency Breakaway is an accelerated normal breakaway.
Either CO can initiate the emergency breakaway
Five short blasts of the ship’s whistle
Word is passed on 1MC (“Emergency breakaway, Emergency Breakaway port/stbd side”)
In no case should the receiving ship disconnect a tensioned spanwire
The delivery ship will detension all rigs
No attempt is made to clear fluid from the hoses
If collision is unavoidable, reduce relative motion and hit at as wide an angle as possible