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.
The alarm must be loud enough to be heard in both interior and exterior spaces.
It must be loud enough to wake sleepers in cabins.
The alarm signal is given both by the ship s whistle or siren and by onboard bells and klaxons.
The fire alarm a fire alarm consists of continuous ringing on ship s bell or continuous sounding of ship s horn.
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.
From various places inside engine room.
From each deck in accommodation.
Actions to be taken by the squads.
The minimum volume is defined both as an absolute value and also as a value louder than normal sounds in the area.
All must then go to their respective stations as the location of the fire is announced through the pa system.
The fire alarm signal onboard ship is sounded as the continuous ringing of ship s electrical bell or continuous sounding of ship s horn.