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What is a muster list on a ship?
A muster list is the SOLAS-required document that assigns every crew member their duties and muster station for each emergency, and sets out the alarm signals.
Shipboard OperationsWhat are the SOLAS lifeboat and abandon ship drill requirements?
SOLAS requires regular abandon-ship and fire drills, with musters, equipment checks and the lowering and manoeuvring of lifeboats at defined intervals.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is the abandon ship procedure and when is it ordered?
Abandoning ship is the last resort when a vessel can no longer be saved — it follows a drilled sequence of muster, boarding survival craft and summoning rescue.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is a toolbox talk and when is it done?
What a toolbox talk is, when it happens before shipboard work, and how it turns the risk assessment and permit into a shared plan.
Maritime GlossaryWhat is SOLAS?
SOLAS explained — the IMO's most important safety convention and the areas of ship safety it governs.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is the man overboard (MOB) procedure on a ship?
When someone falls overboard, immediate, drilled actions — raising the alarm, marking the position and turning the ship back — give the best chance of recovery.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is the correct enclosed space rescue procedure?
Enclosed space rescue must never be attempted by rushing in — it demands raising the alarm and using a trained team with breathing apparatus and retrieval equipment.
Shipboard OperationsWhat are the classes of fire and which extinguishers are used on ships?
Fires are grouped into classes by what is burning, and each class needs the right extinguishing agent — using the wrong one can be ineffective or dangerous.
Shipboard OperationsHow does a fixed CO2 flooding fire-extinguishing system work?
A fixed CO2 system extinguishes a fire in a protected space such as the engine room by flooding it with carbon dioxide, which displaces the oxygen the fire needs — after everyone is evacuated.
Shipboard OperationsWhat safety precautions are taken for working aloft on a ship?
Working aloft — up the mast, funnel or high structures — demands a permit, a safety harness, secured tools, and control of hazards such as radar, whistle and overside work.
