Muster list and emergency instructions
5.—(1) This regulation shall apply to any ship of Class I, II, II(A), III, VII, VII(T), VIII or VIII(T) and any ship of Class IX or XI engaged on international voyages.
(2) The master of a ship to which this regulation applies shall:
(a)before the ship proceeds to sea prepare a muster list complying with paragraphs (3) to (7) below,
(b)maintain the muster list for the duration of the voyage for which it was prepared, and
(c)revise the muster list, or prepare a new muster list, if any change takes place in the crew which necessitates an alteration in the muster list.
(3) The muster list prepared in respect of a ship of Class I, II, II(A) and III shall be in a format approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
(4) The muster list shall specify:
(a)the general emergency alarm signal;
(b)the action to be taken by crew and passengers when the general emergency alarm signal is sounded;
(c)how the order to abandon ship will be given;
(d)other emergency signals and action to be taken by the crew hearing such signals;
(e)on ro-ro passenger ships and on passenger ships the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction after 1st July 1998, the location of assembly stations and the procedures for locating and rescuing passengers trapped in their cabins, and
(f)on ships of Classes I, II, II(A) and III other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(e) above, the location of muster stations and the procedures for locating and rescuing passengers trapped in their cabins.
(5) The muster list shall show the duties assigned to the different members of the ship’s crew, including duties as respects:
(a)closing of the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers, sidescuttles, skylights, portholes and other similar openings in the ship,
(b)equipping of the survival craft and other life-saving appliances,
(c)preparation and launching of survival craft,
(d)general preparations of other life-saving appliances,
(e)muster of passengers (if any),
(f)use of communication equipment,
(g)manning of fire parties assigned to deal with fires, and
(h)special duties assigned in respect of the use of fire-fighting equipment and installations.
(6) The muster list shall show the duties assigned to members of the crew in relation to passengers in case of emergency, including duties as respects:
(a)warning the passengers,
(b)seeing that they are suitably clad and have donned their lifejackets correctly,
(c)mustering passengers at assembly or muster stations (as appropriate),
(d)keeping order in the passageways and the stairways and generally controlling the movements of the passengers, and
(e)ensuring that a supply of blankets (where carried) is taken to the survival craft.
(7) The muster list shall specify:
(a)which officers are assigned to ensure that life-saving and fire appliances are maintained in good condition and are ready for immediate use; and
(b)the substitutes for key persons who may become disabled, taking into account that different emergencies may call for difference actions.
(8) The master of the ship shall ensure that:
(a)copies of the muster list are exhibited in conspicuous places throughout the ship including the navigating bridge, engine-room and crew accommodation spaces;
(b)clear instructions to be followed in the event of an emergency are provided for every person on board; and
(c)illustrations and instructions in English and in any other appropriate languages are posted in passenger cabins and conspicuously displayed at assembly or muster stations (as appropriate) and other passenger spaces to inform passengers of–
(i)their assembly or muster station (as appropriate);
(ii)the essential actions they must take in an emergency; and
(iii)the method of donning lifejackets.