Muster List / Station Bill

The Station Bill shall be displayed in conspicuous places throughout the ship including the bridge, engine room and crew accommodation spaces, defining the emergency duties assigned to particular crew members for the:

(a) Closing of the watertight doors, fire doors, valves, scuppers, side-scuttles, skylights, portholes and other similar openings in the ship;
(b) Equipping of the survival craft and other life-saving appliances;
(c) Preparation and launching of survival craft;
(d) Warning personnel, seeing that they are properly dressed and have put on their PFD/Survival Suits properly;
(e) Custody and Use of communication equipment;
(f) Manning of fire teams assigned to deal with fires;
(g) Specially assigned duties in the use of fire fighting equipment and installations;
(h) Special duties assigned in respect of a man overboard emergency.

The abandon ship drill shall be conducted as if an actual emergency existed. All hands should report to their respective stations with exposure suits and personal flotation devices. They should be prepared to perform the duties specified in the station bill (posted in conspicuous places throughout the vessel)

Each crew member shall become familiar with and practice the duties of the crew member who is listed immediately before him on the station bill.

The Vessel Master has overall responsibility for the safety of the vessel and personnel. In an emergency, the Master, while retaining overall command, will delegate duties and responsibilities to personnel as defined by the vessel’s “Station Bill and Emergency Instructions.”

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