Shipboard Safety |
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At the beginning of each scientific cruise a safety meeting is held
in the ships library/conference room. The meeting usually takes place soon
after the ship gets underway and all personnel in the scientific party
are required to attend. Bring your life jacket and survival suit.
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Fire & Boat Drills
The Coast Guard requires the ship to have a monthly fire and boat drill.
For Fire drill, muster in the main lab, bring your survival suit and wear
your life jacket. Muster on the fantail for Abandon ship drill, like fire
drills, bring your survival suit and wear your life jacket. Wear long pants,
a long sleeve shirt and a hat for all drills. Alarms are sounded on both
the General alarm system and the Ship's whistle.
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The alarm for Fire is one continuous bell or whistle blast lasting at least
one minute.
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The Abandon ship alarm is a series (6 or more) short bells or whistle blasts
followed by a prolonged bell or whistle blast.
Heavy Weather
When the captain decides that heavy weather procedures are warranted,
warning signs will be posted as reminders that no one is allowed outside
without permission from the bridge. If it is absolutely necessary that
you go outside, obtain permission from the bridge, wear a workvest or life
jacket and have a partner to monitor your activity. When you have finished
your outside business notify the bridge that you are safely back inside.
General Safety
There are a many ways to bump your head, stub your toes or smash your fingers
on a ship. Pay attention to what you are doing at all times.
Be very careful with heavy watertight doors. It is easy to lose control
when passing through and be sure you properly dog the door shut once you
have passed through.
Make sure all your equipment is secured before the ship leaves the dock.
It doesn't take very long to find out what you forgot to tie down so double
check everything. Expensive equipment can be damaged beyond your ability
to repair it in a matter of seconds. For the success of your scientific
cruise ensure that you take the extra time to SECURE EVERYTHING
properly.
Get permission from the bridge before putting ANYTHING over the
side.
Smoking is NOT permitted in the interior of the ship. Smoking
is allowed outside on the weather decks and in the staging bay.
Created April 1997
Last Updated 16 February 2003
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