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46 CFR 199.80 (up to date as of 8/19/2024)
Muster list and emergency instructions.

46 CFR 199.80 (Aug. 19, 2024)

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Title 46 —Shipping
Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Subchapter W —Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements
Part 199 —Lifesaving Systems for Certain Inspected Vessels
Subpart B —Requirements for All Vessels
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3103, 3306, and 3703; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(b).
Source: CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 199 appear by USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59789, Oct. 1, 2012.
§ 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;
(vi) Using communication equipment;
(vii) Manning the emergency squad assigned to deal with fires and other emergencies; and
(viii) Using firefighting equipment and installations.

46 CFR 199.80(b)(6)(viii) (enhanced display)

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46 CFR 199.80 (up to date as of 8/19/2024)
Muster list and emergency instructions.

46 CFR 199.80(b)(7)

(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]

46 CFR 199.80(c)(5) (enhanced display)

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