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Safety Instructions

What are Safety Instruction Signs?

Safety Instruction Signs are designed to ensure passengers and crew can quickly and effectively understand and follow Escape Routes and Emergency Procedures. This allows for safe and efficient evacuation during emergencies. There are two kinds of Safety Instruction Signs:

1. Cabin Safety Instruction Signs: The Safety Instruction sign in a cabin displays the primary and alternative route to the designated assembly station, displayed in both plan view and sideview, emergency instructions and donning instructions for the lifejackets. The displayed primary and alternative escape routes must be in full compliance with the signs at the LLL system and escape signs on eye height and according the ships embarkation plan.

2. Public Area Safety Instruction Signs: The Safety Instruction signs for public areas clearly show your location relative to the nearest assembly stations. They also provide emergency instructions and, near lifejacket storage areas, explain how to put on the lifejackets. This plan also provides a clear plan view of the positions of lifeboats, embarkation stations, and lifejacket stowage areas on the respective decks.

Why are Safety Instructions important?

Safety Instructions are important because they provide clear, accessible, and actionable information to passengers and crew about how to respond during emergencies. By showing Escape Routes, Assembly Station locations, and emergency procedures, these instructions help ensure a safe and efficient evacuation, even under high-stress or low-visibility conditions.

They are particularly critical on ships, where unfamiliar environments, complex layouts, and potentially hazardous situations can make navigation difficult during an emergency. Properly designed Safety Instructions reduce confusion, guide individuals to safety, and increase the chances of a successful evacuation. On land, however, Safety Instructions are also vital in large or complex facilities such as office buildings, factories, and public venues.

Safety Instructions on ships and vessels

Safety Instructions are a critical component of a complete Safety Sign System, working in harmony with Photoluminescent Safety Signs, Low Location Lighting, and LED Escape Ceiling Signs. Together, they create a cohesive and reliable system that aligns with all relevant regulations and standards, ensuring clear and consistent guidance during emergencies. This integration not only enhances safety but also ensures that every element of the system supports the others, providing passengers and crew with a seamless and intuitive understanding of escape routes and emergency procedures when it matters most.

Our Safety Instruction Signs meet the following key standards and regulations:

  • SOLAS Part 1, regulation II-2/13.7.2.2 and III-part B 8.2 and 8.4
  • IMO A.752(18): Mimic Signs
  • IMO A.691(17): Safety Instructions to Passengers
  • MSC/Circ. 699, 3
  • MSN 1409
  • ISO 24409-4: Shipboard Plans for Safety Instructions

By complying with all relevant laws and regulations, our Safety Instruction Signs contribute to a fully integrated and effective safety system that ensures clarity and reliability. At SafeSign, we provide engineering and design services to create these instructions, aligning them seamlessly with the required standards.

Safety Instructions can be designed in the company’s corporate branding guidelines, complete with their own logo’s or in a neutral ISO recommended style.

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