Fire and Boat Drills Regulations

Marginal note:Contents

• 7 (1) The master of a vessel shall ensure that a muster list contains the following information:

  • (a) a description of the general emergency alarm signal, the fire alarm signal and, if the vessel has one, the public address system;

  • (b) a description of how the order to abandon ship is given;

  • (c) an indication of the station at which each crew member is to report when the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded;

  • (d) a description of the specific duties assigned to each crew member and to be performed by the crew member when the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded, including

    • (i) closing the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers, side scuttles, skylights, portholes and other similar openings in the vessel,

    • (ii) equipping the survival craft and the other life saving appliances,

    • (iii) ensuring that the radio life saving equipment is placed on board the appropriate survival craft,

    • (iv) preparing and launching the survival craft,

    • (v) generally preparing the other life saving appliances,

    • (vi) mustering the passengers,

    • (vii) using the radiocommunication equipment,

    • (viii) performing the duties of fire parties, and

    • (ix) performing any special duties assigned in respect of the use of the fire fighting equipment and installations;

  • (e) the substitutes for key persons who may become disabled;

  • (f) the crew member responsible for each lifeboat and, if applicable, that member’s second-in-command;

  • (g) the crew member assigned as principal communicator in accordance with section 267 of the Marine Personnel Regulations; and

  • (h) the crew members who are assigned to ensure that the life saving appliances and fire fighting equipment and installations are maintained in good condition and are ready for immediate use.

• Marginal note:Additional contents

  (2) The master of a vessel that carries passengers shall ensure that, in addition to the information set out in subsection (1), the muster list contains the following information:

  • (a) a list of the actions to be taken by the passengers when the general emergency alarm signal or the fire alarm signal is sounded; and

  • (b) a description of the duties assigned to crew members and to be performed by them in relation to the passengers during an emergency, including

    • (i) warning the passengers of the emergency,

    • (ii) ensuring that the passengers are adequately dressed for protection against exposure and have donned their lifejackets correctly,

    • (iii) assembling the passengers at their designated muster stations,

    • (iv) locating and rescuing passengers who are trapped in their staterooms or who are otherwise unaccounted for during an emergency,

    • (v) keeping order in the passageways and on the stairways and generally controlling the movements of passengers, and

    • (vi) ensuring that a supply of blankets is taken to the survival craft.