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EMERGENCY DRILLS AND STATIONS
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209. The Statutory Regulations
regarding Musters and Drills on Passenger and Cargo ships and periodic
Notices issued by the Board of Trade, copies of which should be available
on board, supplemented by separate instructions issued by the Company on
"Emergency Procedure" must be carefully studied and closely
followed. In addition, where applicable, local rules and regulations which
have to be observed in certain areas (such as the Indian Government
Regulations) are to be complied with. If this proves to be impossible in
practice, a note explaining the reasons for non-compliance is to be made
in the Log Book.
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210. Guided by the above
Regulations and Instructions the Commander will draw up a scheme for
Emergency Stations and Drills and will carry out weekly realistic
exercises with Officers and Crew to enable everyone to acquire
proficiency.
 Emergencies
at sea take different shapes. An Officer may he very senior before he has
experienced any one of them, let alone all of them ; yet it is in an
emergency that it becomes essential that all Officers do the right thing
and do it quickly. This will only happen if the various forms of emergency
are foreseen and if thought is given in advance to what is the right thing
and the immediate thing to do in any one of many circumstances. It is only
if the problems which may arise are thought out in advance, discussed, and
practised by all Officers that any Officer can be satisfied that he will
do the right thing himself and give the right orders to others when an
emergency arises. In passenger ships particular care must be taken in
training the Saloon and Vishiwalla Crews in their duties towards
passengers in the event of an emergency.
It
is the Company's wish that as many Officers as possible should take
advantage of the various Damage Control and Fire Fighting courses and
efforts will be made, subject to the exigencies of the service, to enable
them to attend.
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211. Individual emergency duties
will be as laid down in the "Emergency Stations Bill" which
will be signed by the Commander. To ensure uniformity the recommendations
at the head of the Company's form of the Bill will be adhered to.
To
avoid the necessity of the "Emergency Stations Bill" having to
be changed when there is a change of Officers and/or Crew, only the "Rank" and "Rating" is to be entered in the Bill and not
the names of individuals.
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212. On joining a ship each
Rating is to be given a Lifejacket with a badge attached showing his boat
number and his duties as appearing in the "Emergency Stations Bill". Ratings who are certificated Lifeboatmen are to have a red badge
in addition.
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213. At Emergency Stations and
Drills Lifejackets with the badge attached are always to be worn and the
person in charge will ensure that the Lifejackets are in serviceable
condition and properly adjusted.
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214. The Chief Officer is
responsible for ensuring that Lifejackets with badges are supplied and
marked as instructed and for their maintenance.
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215. A board is to be kept for
each Lifeboat showing on one side a list of the boat's Crew with their
duties and on the other a list of the boat's equipment.
The
person in charge of the boat will ensure that at each Emergency Station
and Drill the details of each individuals duties as appearing on the board
tally with those shown on his badge and that each member of the crew knows
exactly what his duties are.
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216. In Passenger ships all
possible steps must be taken to educate passengers in Emergency Procedure
with the minimum of delay after embarkation in order to meet the minimum
requirements of the Board of Trade. The following procedure will be
followed :-
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A Muster must be held as soon as possible
after departure from the first port at which passengers have embarked,
and, wherever practicable, after departure from any sub- sequent ports at
which passengers have embarked. When the departure time is in late evening
or at night consideration must be given, if embarkation times permit, to
holding a Muster before departure.
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Regardless of when the Muster is held, immediately
on sailing from each port at which passengers have embarked an
announcement will be broadcast drawing passengers' attention to, and
asking for their compliance with, the instructions embodied in the
Emergency Notices for Passengers, displayed in Passengers' cabins and
spaces, and the time at which the Muster is to be held.
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Every passenger after embarkation must be
given an opportunity of receiving instructions in Emergency Procedure. If
the number embarking at wayports does not warrant a full Muster individual
tuition must be given at the earliest opportunity. It is preferable,
whenever practicable, to hold a full Muster.
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Immediately before a Practice Muster of
passengers, the Commander will address them over the ship's broadcasting
system in terms specified by the Company regarding Emergency Procedure
(with such amendments as he may wish to make to suit particular
circumstances or cover additional points). Immediately after the
Commander's address in English, which may be tape recorded, translated
tape recordings, in specified vernacular languages (as applicable to the
Service in which the ship is engaged, and supplied by the Base Port) will
he broadcast.
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217. Commanders of Cargo ships
carrying passengers are to comply with the above instructions when
passengers are on board.
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218. All Practice Musters of
passengers, Boat Drills, and Crew Emergency Practice Drills will he
entered in the Deck Log Book, the Official Log Book and, where applicable,
the Engineroom Log Book.
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