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or senior surviving officer must:
(a) give the abandon ship signal in the most effective manner possible; and
(b) authorise those in charge of survival craft to launch the craft as soon as ready.

19 Emergency drills
       (1) The signal for an emergency drill on a vessel is the general emergency alarm signal with the master's instruction that an emergency drill is in place, given:
(a) over a public address system, if fitted; or
(b) by any other effective means.
       (2) The master of a vessel must ensure that the signal and instructions mentioned in subsection (1) are given.
       (3) If the master of a vessel considers the emergency signal to be a nuisance outside the vessel, he or she may initiate the emergency drill using:
(a) the ship's electrically operated warning bell system; or
(b) instructions given over the ship's public address system, if fitted; or
(c) any other equally effective means.
       (4) The master of a vessel must ensure that:
(a) before a signal is given for an emergency drill, all passengers and crew are warned about:
 (i) the time for the practice to be held; and
 (ii) the emergency drill signal; and
(b) for a passenger vessel — all passengers are told what actions to take.
       (5) The master of a vessel must ensure that the emergency drill and damage control drill procedures mentioned in Schedule 1 are carried out in accordance with Regulation 19-1 of Chapter II-I and Regulations 19 and 30 of Chapter III of SOLAS.
Note   MSC.1/Circ. 1446/Rev.2 recommends for passenger ships that practice musters are conducted before departure at each port of embarkation.
       (6) The master of a vessel must arrange for training sessions for the seafarers in survival and use of survival equipment, at suitable intervals to ensure that the seafarers maintain their competence in survival and use of equipment.
Note   These training sessions are not emergency drills, but may be combined with them.
       (7) The master of a passenger vessel must ensure that the seafarers carry out a practice of the closure of internal watertight doors on the vessel at least once each week.

20 Passenger lists
       (1) The master of a passenger vessel must ensure that before the vessel leaves port all persons on board are counted.
       (2) The master must ensure that a passenger list containing the following information is prepared:
(a) the name and gender of each passenger;
(b) whether a passenger is an adult, a child or an infant;
(c) whether a passenger requires special assistance in an emergency situation.
       (3) The information mentioned in subsection (2) must be kept ashore and made available to search and rescue services if requested.

21 Emergency management plans
       (1) A