56Muster list and emergency instructions

56 Muster list and emergency instructions

 56.1 The master of a ship must ensure that clear instructions about what to do in an emergency are given to every person on the ship in accordance with IMO Circular MSC/Circ.699 Revised guidelines for passenger safety instructions, or for ro-ro vessels IMO Circular MSC/Circ.681 Guidelines for passenger safety instructions on ro-ro passenger ships.

 56.2 The master of a ship carrying passengers must:

(a) assign each passenger to a muster station; and

(b) record information about the assignment in a notice in the form mentioned in Schedule 5; and

(c) display the notice at all times in the numbers and the places required by a surveyor.

 56.3 The owner of a ship carrying passengers must ensure that the muster stations for passengers are indicated by painted or other signs readily visible by day or night.

Note   For appropriate signs — see IMO Resolution A.760(18) Revised guidelines for safety passenger instructions as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.82(70) Amendments to resolution A.760(18) Symbols related to life-saving appliances and arrangements and IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1244 Symbol of infant life jacket.

 56.4 The master of a ship must ensure that:

(a) each crew member, on joining the ship, is assigned to an emergency station and to a survival craft; and

(b) each lifeboat on a passenger ship has assigned to it at least the number of certified persons mentioned in the following table.

| Carrying capacity of lifeboat | Number of certified persons | | less than 41 persons | 2 | | 41 to 61 persons | 3 | | 62 to 85 persons | 4 | | 86 | 5 |

56.5  The master of a ship must:

(a) assign to crew members duties relating to emergencies that may occur on the ship; and

(b) provide instructions to crew members on those duties.

Note   If the size of the crew permits, specialised emergency parties could be designated to deal with specific emergencies and duties.  In other cases, the whole crew might muster at a specific point (except those whose duties necessitate them remaining at their posts, or whose emergency duties require them to undertake a specific duty, such as a person in charge of emergency radio communications) and be given relevant tasks as appropriate.

 56.6 The master must ensure that the assignments made under subsections 56.4 and 56.5 are:

(a) recorded in accordance with Schedule 6; and

(b) displayed on the ship in a way that the crew can easily see them.