Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01173:body:0:p120
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01173
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 310112–313394

alerting the passengers as well as reporting and notification.
       evacuation such as:
         * the use of passenger lists or counts;
         * the alarm signals;
         * mustering; importance of keeping order and panic avoidance procedures;
         * emergency exits;
         * evacuation equipment;
         * control of passengers in corridors, staircases and passageways;
         * maintenance of escape routes clear of obstructions;
         * assistance enroute to muster and embarkation station;
         * methods available for evacuation of disabled persons and persons needing special assistance;
         * restrictions on the use of elevators;
         * search of accommodation spaces;
         * ensuring that the passengers are suitably clothed and have donned their life-jackets correctly;
       fire situations:
         * fire detection and initial containment;
         * raising the alarm;
         * danger of smoke inhalation;
         * breathing protection;
       abandon ship situations:
         * correct use of individual survival equipment, e.g. life-jackets, immersion suits, lifebuoys, light and smoke signals etc.;
         * need for assistance to special cases;
       familiarisation by means of repeated organised guided tours on board;
       repeated participation in fire drills and lifeboat drills including transportation of simulated casualties;
       repeated exercise in use of equipment such as donning of life-jackets and appropriate protective clothing;
       repeated exercise in use of internal communication systems;
       repeated exercises in evacuation.
Where training is given in a shore-based training course, it should be supplemented by shipboard training. The training should be to the satisfaction of the flag State and some means should be established of ensuring that seafarers and relevant personnel maintain continued proficiency through periodic refresher training, drills or related work experience.
Communication skills of the nominated seafarers should be sufficient to assist passengers during an emergency, taking into account the following criteria:
       the language or languages appropriate to the principal nationalities of passengers carried on a particular route;
       the likelihood that an ability to use elementary English vocabulary for basic instructions can provide a means of communicating with a passenger in need of assistance whether or not the passenger and crew member share a common language;
       the possible need to communicate during an emergency by some other means (e.g. by demonstration, or hand signals, or calling attention the location of instructions, muster stations, life-saving devices or evacuation routes) when verbal communication is impractical);
       the extent to which complete safety instructions have been provided to passengers in their native language or languages; and
       the languages in which emergency announcements may be broadcast during an emergency or drill to convey critical guidance to passengers and to help crew members in assisting passengers.
Before the vessel leaves port, instructions should be issued to passengers on emergency and evacuation procedures.
Where possible a short safety video should be screened