Regulation 37 - Muster list and emergency instructions
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Regulation 37 - Muster list and emergency instructions

  1 The muster list shall specify details of the general emergency alarm and public address system prescribed by section 7.2 of the Code and also action to be taken by crew and passengers when this alarm is sounded. The muster list shall also specify how the order to abandon ship will be given.

  2 Each passenger ship shall have procedures in place for locating and rescuing passengers trapped in their staterooms.

  3 The muster list shall show the duties assigned to the different members of the crew including:

  • .1 closing of the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers, sidescuttles, skylights, portholes and other similar openings in the ship;

  • .2 equipping of the survival craft and other life-saving appliances;

  • .3 preparation and launching of survival craft;

  • .4 general preparation of other life-saving appliances;

  • .5 muster of passengers;

  • .6 use of communication equipment;

  • .7 manning of fire parties assigned to deal with fires;

  • .8 special duties assigned in respect to the use of fire-fighting equipment and installations; and

  • .9 for passenger ships only, damage control for flooding emergencies.

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

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

  6 The muster list shall show the duties assigned to members of the crew in relation to passengers in case of emergency. These duties shall include:

  • .1 warning the passengers;

  • .2 seeing that they are suitably clad and have donned their lifejackets correctly;

  • .3 assembling passengers at muster stations;

  • .4 keeping order in the passageways and on the stairways and generally controlling the movements of the passengers; and

  • .5 ensuring that a supply of blankets is taken to the survival craft.

  7 The muster list shall be prepared before the ship proceeds to sea. After the muster list has been prepared, if any change takes place in the crew which necessitates an alteration in the muster list, the master shall either revise the list or prepare a new list.

  8 The format of the muster list used on passenger ships shall be approved.

Parent topic: Section V - Miscellaneous
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