Fire Alarm Signal On Board Ship

2 for dismissal from fire alarm stations the general alarm must be sounded three times supplemented by three short blasts of the vessel s whistle.

Fire alarm signal on board ship.

From each deck in accommodation. The fire alarm a fire alarm consists of continuous ringing on ship s bell or continuous sounding of ship s horn. 3 the signal for boat stations or boat drill must be a succession of more than six short blasts followed by one long blast of the vessel s whistle supplemented by a comparable signal on the general alarm bells. It must be loud enough to wake sleepers in cabins.

The alarm must be loud enough to be heard in both interior and exterior spaces. The fire alarm signal onboard ship is sounded as the continuous ringing of ship s electrical bell or continuous sounding of ship s horn. The minimum volume is defined both as an absolute value and also as a value louder than normal sounds in the area. The alarm signal is given both by the ship s whistle or siren and by onboard bells and klaxons.

Actions to be taken by the squads. Fire alarm if there is continuous ringing of either the ship s electrical bell or horn seafarers know that there is fire on the ship. Muster at our respective muster stations.