muster drill

A muster drill is an event which takes place on ships.

Laws in some places hold crew members liable to face civil charges if they voluntarily do not attend the muster drill.

In a muster drill, passengers are educated on the use of life vests and escape routes from the ship.

If a muster drill cannot be held, a report in the logbook must be made stating the circumstances.

An announcement is normally made to passengers, informing them that a mandatory muster drill will begin shortly.

(One toddler, who seems the essence of sweetness and light at first, speaks for her generation during the muster drill.

Carnival, the parent line of Costa, and several other cruise lines now require safety instruction, referred to as muster drills, before leaving port.

In the late 1930s, the 77th Standarte mainly engaged in mustering drill formations and parades.

In the wake of the Costa Concordia disaster, all cruise ships are required to perform the muster drill before the ship leaves port.

Within 24 hours of embarkation of all passengers, the crew will conduct a mandatory muster drill in which the General Emergency Signal is sounded.

Muster drills are typically not conducted and are usually not required on short trips on the water, such as those taken on ferries, dinner cruises, and riverboats.

A muster drill (also sometimes referred to as a lifeboat drill or a boat drill) is an exercise conducted by the crew of a ship prior to embarking on a voyage.

The purpose of a muster drill is to prepare passengers for safe evacuation in the event of an emergency while on board the ship and to familiarise crew and passengers with escape routes.

It is the responsibility of the crew to ensure that a muster drill is held, and that every passenger and crew member is aware that it is being held.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the European Cruise Council (ECC) and the Passenger Shipping Association adopted a new policy requiring all embarking passengers to participate in muster drills before departure.

As required by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, a passenger muster drill must be conducted by the ship within 24 hours of departure, but many cruise lines choose to conduct the drill before the ship departs port for the first time.