Muster list and emergency instructions

All vessels should be provided with clear instructions for each crew member which should be followed in case of emergency. An effective muster list and emergency procedure provides crew members with a plan to manage emergency situations. It gives clear instructions to be followed in the event of an emergency for every person on board and ensures that all vital duties are assigned. The muster list also ensures that, on the sounding of the emergency signal, crewmembers and passengers know where to muster. This allows everyone on board to be readily accounted for at the outset of an emergency.

The muster list should be posted up in several parts of the vessel. The muster list should show the duties assigned to the different members of the crew, including:

closing of watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers and other similar openings in the vessel;

• equipping the survival craft and other life-saving appliances;
• preparation and launching of survival craft;
• general preparation of other life-saving appliances;
• use of communication equipment;
• manning of fire parties assigned to deal with fires.

The muster list should specify which officers are assigned to ensure that the life-saving and fire appliances are maintained in good condition and are ready for immediate use.

The muster list should specify substitutes for key persons who may become disabled taking into account that different emergencies may call for different actions.

The muster list should be prepared before the vessel proceeds to sea.

Muster lists must meet clear specific minimum requirements. They must be prepared and in place before the ship proceeds to sea and must be kept up to date whenever crew members change.

Clear instructions to be followed in the event of an emergency are to be provided for every person on board. These may be provided as a separate card or instruction booklet given to each crew member or may be a card fixed in each cabin with instructions for the occupant of the cabin or in some other equally effective manner.

The instructions must be in English but may additionally be in another language if this assists in providing clear information to each crew member.

Muster lists and Emergency Instructions must also be posted up in conspicuous places throughout the ship including at least the bridge, the engine room or engine control room, and on each accommodation deck.

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