casualty response
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Casualty response- a joint effort - Andreas Brachel
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Casualties come unannounced
Be prepared!2
Initial issues
We’ll need a plan!
• People o Crew all safe/taken ashore? Does anyone need medical treatment?o Required to stay behind for investigation purposes?
• Environmento Oil spill response. Who does what?o Removal of oils? Dangerous products? o Floating debris
• Propertyo Salvage? Is the unit a CTL?o Damage to third party property?
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Gard’s Crisis ManagementBased on the “Proactive Method”
• Designated Crisis Teamo Led from Gard HQo Includes staff from Gard offices worldwide
• Slogan: “Prudent Overreaction” o Quick and sufficient mobilizationo Defined prioritieso Focus on Worst Case Scenario
• Working with the membero Agree on strategy
• Initial focus: Obtain information!
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The Gard Claims OrganizationWe need people!
• 200+ claims handlers in 12 offices around the world• Duty Watch in all offices• Designated First Responders in all offices
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Gard’s Crisis ManagementMobilisation
• Crisis Managero Appointed by the SVP, Head of Claims
• Crisis Management Teamo Specialists o Local Crisis Teamo Field Operations Teamo Liasson to member
• Media Teamo In-house or external consultanto Monitoring media coverageo Giving advise on member’s own statements
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Back to the Modern Express…
Know your plan to be able to deviate from it!7
Taking action
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Taking action
• People o Take care of crewo Conduct interviews
• Environmento Organise / Monitor oil spill responseo Removal of bunkers and dangerous cargo. o Protect objects / areas
• Propertyo Initiate salvageo Preservation of ship and cargo
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When the crisis is over…..the claims handling starts.
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