Flooding Control

Fifty percent of the vessels lost at sea sink because of uncontrolled flooding. Knowing how to control flooding can potentially save your vessel, your catch, and the lives of you and your crew. This film outlines: 1. Maintenance suggestions to prevent flooding from ever becoming an issue; 2. Preparation and procedures to have in place before a flooding emergency occurs; 3. Temporary patches, plugs, and other flooding control techniques. Footage of actual patching and plugging graphically illustrates the knowledge of and tools that fishermen and other vessel operators need to control flooding. This film is useful for anyone who operates or works on any type of vessel. Produced by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association and the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks with funding provided by the U.S. Coast Guard.