Immediately reverse course if see it ahead (or unexpectedly). | |
Call master. | |
Switch on echo sounder. | |
Verify position on the chart. | |
Anchor if it is night and the aground vessel is not grounded in a charted shallow water. | |
Contact with the aground vessel, port authority or coastguard to ensure the position of the shallow if it is not marked on the chart. | |
When vessel's position is established and it is ensured that the vessel is grounded in a shallow patch marked on the chart, the voyage may be resumed. |