Sea rescue exercise

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Passengers on the Kungsholm during the sea rescue exercise

The sea ​​rescue exercise is laid down in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). In response to the sinking of the Titanic , it is intended to guarantee the safety of passengers and ship crews . It is the only mandatory event for all passengers on a cruise .

According to SOLAS specifications, the rescue exercise must be carried out within the first 24 hours at sea. Since the accident on the Costa Concordia , which capsized within the legally prescribed 24-hour period , the sea rescue exercise has now mainly been carried out before the cast- off maneuver .

procedure

The time of the rescue exercise is announced at check-in and announced shortly beforehand via the on-board loudspeaker system. When the general alarm is triggered, all passengers must then go to the assigned sample station . There are different procedures:

  • On AIDA Cruises' ships, the life jackets are stored in the cabin. All passengers must put on their life jackets marked with their cabin number and sample station and arrive at the sample station.
  • On TUI Cruises' ships, the life jackets are already stored in the sample station and do not have to be put on during the exercise. This procedure has the advantage that in an emergency you can go straight to the sample station and the life jacket does not have to be picked up in the cabin.

The rescue exercise is only ended when all passengers have arrived at the model stations.

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