[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR199.80]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 199_LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_Requirements for All Vessels
 
Sec. 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.
    (7) The duties assigned to members of the crew in relation to 
passengers and

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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]