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Code of Federal Regulations

Title 46 -
Shipping

Volume: 7Date:
2009-10-01Original Date:
2009-10-01Title: Section 199.80 - Muster
list and emergency instructions.Context:
Title 46 - Shipping. CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
(CONTINUED). SUBCHAPTER W - LIFESAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS. PART 199 -
LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS. Subpart B - Requirements for
All Vessels.

§ 199.80 Muster
list and emergency instructions. (a) General.
Clear instructions must be provided on the vessel that detail the actions each
person on board should follow in the event of an emergency.(b)
Muster list. Copies of the muster list must be posted
in conspicuous places throughout the vessel including on the navigating bridge,
in the engine room, and in crew accommodation spaces. The muster list must be
posted before the vessel begins its voyage. After the muster list has been
prepared, if any change takes place that necessitates an alteration in the
muster list, the master must either revise the existing muster list or prepare a
new one. Each muster lists must at least specify—(1) The
instructions for operating the general emergency alarm system and public address
system;(2) The emergency signals;(3) The actions to be taken by the persons on board when each signal
is sounded;(4) How the order to abandon the vessel will
be given.(5) The officers that are assigned to make sure
that lifesaving and firefighting appliances are maintained in good condition and
ready for immediate use;(6) The duties assigned to the
different members of the crew. Duties to be specified include—(i) Closing the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers,
sidescuttles, skylights, portholes, and other similar openings in the vessel's
hull;(ii) Equipping the survival craft and other
lifesaving appliances;(iii) Preparing and launching the
survival craft;(iv) Preparing other lifesaving
appliances;(v) Mustering the passengers and other persons
on board;

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(vi) Using
communication equipment;(vii) Manning the emergency squad
assigned to deal with fires and other emergencies; and(viii) Using firefighting equipment and installations.(7) The duties assigned to members of the crew in relation to
passengers and other persons on board in case of an emergency. Assigned duties
to be specified include—(i) Warning the passengers and
other persons on board;(ii) Seeing that passengers and
other persons on board are suitably dressed and have donned their lifejackets or
immersion suits correctly;(iii) Assembling passengers and
other persons on board at muster stations;(iv) Keeping
order in the passageways and on the stairways and generally controlling the
movements of the passengers and other persons on board; and(v)
Making sure that a supply of blankets is taken to the survival craft;
and(8) The substitutes for key persons if they are
disabled, taking into account that different emergencies require different
actions.(c) Emergency
instructions. Illustrations and instructions in English, and any other
appropriate language as determined by the OCMI, must be posted in each passenger
cabin and in spaces occupied by persons other than crew, and must be
conspicuously displayed at each muster station. The illustrations and
instructions must include information on—(1) The fire and
emergency signal;(2) Their muster station;(3) The essential actions they must take in an emergency;(4) The location of lifejackets, including child-size lifejackets;
and(5) The method of donning lifejackets. [CGD
84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52818, Oct. 1, 1998]