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Tɔdziʋu siwo wotsɔ zɔa mɔe ƒe nɔnɔme kpatawo: ʋudzeƒewo, dzodada le ƒua dzi, kple atikewɔlawo ɖeɖeɖa

Egbegbe atsiaƒudziʋuwo kple dukɔwo dome mɔzɔʋuwo nye du siwo le tsia dzi siwo tsɔa ame 1,000 va ɖo 9,000 kple dɔwɔlawo to atsiaƒu gbadzawo, melimɔ xaxɛwo, kple ƒuta tsi siwo le didiƒe ʋĩ dzi. Le Dukɔwo Dome Agbe ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Ŋuti Nubabla (SOLAS) te la, wowɔa tɔdziʋu siwo me amewo tona ƒe akpa sue siwo me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o, diesel-elektrik-ʋuʋudedi ƒe ʋuƒo siwo mehiã o, dzotsimɔ̃ siwo wowɔna le wo ɖokui si siwo me tsi si me tsi le si me tsi le, kple agbeɖeʋu siwo wotu siwo ate ŋu akpe ɖe ame sia ame si le ʋua me ŋu.

Togbɔ be mɔ̃ɖaŋununya ƒe ametakpɔnu dziŋɔ siawo li hã la, ƒudzinya kpatawo dzina ɖe edzi kabakaba elabena meli si le ƒua dzi nye nuto si sa ɖe aga gaƒoƒo alo ŋkeke geɖe tso dzotsidɔwɔƒe siwo le anyigba dzi kple dɔwɔƒe siwo kpɔa nuveviwɔame ƒe Dzeside 1 gbɔ gbɔ. Ne dzo si bi le mɔ̃ɖaŋudɔwɔƒea na elektrikŋusẽ ƒe ʋuʋu tsi, ʋua ƒe ʋuƒo ƒe gbagbã na xexlẽdzesi sesẽ aɖe va, ƒutsotsoe alakpatɔ aɖe ƒo ɖe ʋua ƒe ŋgɔgbe, alo mɔzɔla aɖe ge ɖe ƒua me wòzu atsiaƒu dovivitiwo la, agbetsitsi nɔ te ɖe alesi nènya wò ʋudzeƒea nyuie enumake, meli ƒe ɣlidodo ƒe dzesiwo, dzudzɔ ɖeɖeɖa ƒe mɔnuwo, kple helikɔpta ƒe medevac ƒe ɖoɖowo dzi.

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  1. De dzesi General Emergency Alarm enumake: Ne èse gbeɖiɖi kpui adre alo esi wu nenema siwo kplɔe ɖo kple gbeɖiɖi didi ɖeka le melia ƒe kpẽkuku kple ememe ɣlidodo ƒe gaƒoɖokuiwo dzi la, dzudzɔ nusi wɔm nèle eye nàdzra ɖo be yeaʋu ayi muster (assembly) station si wode asi na wò.
  2. Mègatrɔ yi wò xɔdɔme me gbeɖe le amehawo dome alo to dzudzɔ me o: Ne ɣlidodo kpata aɖe ɖi esime nèle dutoƒoxɔ aɖe dzi la, ɖo ta wò nuƒolanɔƒea tẽ; ʋua me dɔwɔlawo dzraa SOLAS ƒe dzoxɔxɔ ƒe agbetsiwui, vidzĩwo ƒe agbeɖewu, kple dzoxɔxɔ takpɔnu siwo susɔ ɖe teƒe siwo woƒoa ƒu ɖo tututu.
  3. Ne ame aɖe dze anyi ɖe ƒua dzi la, mègaɖe wò ŋku ɖa le eŋu gbeɖe o: Do ɣli be "Man Overboard" eye nàfia asi wò alɔ si nèdo ɖa la ɖe ame si le tsia me la ŋu atraɖii esime eteƒekpɔla evelia le agbetsiʋu ƒe asigɛ si te ɖe eŋu wu (kple eƒe dzudzɔ kple akaɖi ƒe dzesi si le eɖokui si) ƒum eye wòƒo melia ƒe telefon xexlẽdzesi si le eme kpata.
  4. Nɔ anyi eye nàzã gakpo atrakpui ƒe asiléƒewo le dzo alo ŋkɔ ŋɔŋlɔɣi: Mègazã ʋufɔtiwo gbeɖe le ɣlidodoɣi o; na asi ɖeka nabla ɖe gakpo ƒe xɔdɔme ƒe asiléƒe siwo woɖo ɖi la ŋu sesĩe esime ʋua ƒe akpa si le ʋua me le ƒoƒom, eye nàtso dzudzɔ yibɔ si le dzi yim la te ne dzo ge ɖe mɔ aɖe dzi.
  5. Mègati kpo yi atsiaƒu me gbeɖe o negbe ɖe wò afɔwo le asi kam tsi si le dzi yim ŋu hafi: Ne èɖiɖi meta 18 va ɖo 30 (afɔ 60 va ɖo 100) tso tɔdziʋudzeƒe si le etame yi atsiaƒua me esime nèdo agbeɖewu sesẽ si me safui le la, eƒoa tsia sesĩe kilometa 65 kple edzivɔ le gaƒoƒo ɖeka me (kilometa 40 le gaƒoƒo ɖeka me), si wɔnɛ be vidzidɔ ƒe akɔta gbãna wòwua ame eye wòtsia dzodzodzoe.
  6. Dɔ Aƒetɔ ƒe gbe ƒe gbeƒãɖeɖewo yome hafi nàgblẽ meli ɖi: Wotrɔ asi le egbegbe tɔdziʋu siwo zɔa mɔe ŋu be woanye "woawo ŋutɔ ƒe agbeɖeʋu nyuitɔ kekeake"; mègadze agbagba gbeɖe be yeaɖe asi le agbeɖeʋu alo agbeɖeʋu si woate ŋu agbɔ ya ŋu alo aɖoe o vaseɖe esime melia ƒe Kapitan (Aƒetɔ) nade se si wogblɔ kple nu tẽ be woagblẽ melia ɖi.

Nusitae mele be nàti kpo tso xɔ kɔkɔ aɖe dzi le safui ƒe agbetsiwui me gbeɖe o

Wotrɔ asi le SOLAS rigid foam keyhole lifejackets si wozãna ɖaa ŋu kple buoyancy block gã nyuiwo le akɔta kple kɔ ŋu be woatrɔ tsiƒula si menya nu o la ŋkume kple ŋkume le atsiaƒu sesẽwo me. Ne èti kpo tso tsaɖiƒe alo tadeaguƒe si didi wu meta 4.5 (afɔ 15) tso tsia tame evɔ mètsɔ abɔ siwo wotso ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu lé jaketi la ɖe anyi sesĩe o la, tsi ƒe ŋusẽ si le dzi yim la ƒoa foam ƒe kɔla sesẽa sesĩe ɖe wò asike kple aɖu me ne ège ɖe eme. Dɔwɔwɔ sia ƒoa vidzidɔa ƒe akɔta edziedzi, gbãa akɔtaƒu, alo ƒoa titrila la wòtsia dzodzodzoe. Do agbeɖeʋuwo ɣesiaɣi wòaƒu le tɔdziʋua ƒe akpa si woɖoa ʋua ɖo, zã Marine Evacuation System (MES) ƒe ʋuʋudedi, alo nàlia ɖɔ si wotsɔna ƒua du alo atrakpui si wotsɔ ka blae.

Meli me ɣlidodo ƒe dzesiwo kple ʋua me dɔwɔlawo ƒe dedienɔnɔ ŋuti sewo gɔmeɖeɖe

Mɔzɔlawo ƒe meli ɖesiaɖe si zɔa atsiaƒu dzi si le dɔ wɔm le dukɔwo dome tsiwo me la zɔna ɖe gbeɖiɖi ƒe dzesi siwo woɖo ɖi siwo Dukɔwo Dome Ƒudzihabɔbɔ (IMO) de se le SOLAS ƒe takpekpea te dzi, tsɔ kpe ɖe ememe dutoƒo adrɛs ƒe nya siwo ʋua me dɔwɔlawo zãna tsɔ ƒoa ƒu siwo wɔa dɔ kabakaba evɔ womahe mɔzɔlawo ƒe duƒuƒu vɛ o.

Alarm Signal alo Code Kpɔɖeŋu Acoustic Pattern alo Gbeƒãɖeɖe Gɔmesese si le Dɔwɔwɔ Ŋu Mɔzɔlawo ƒe Afɔɖeɖe si Wobia
Ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe Kpata ƒe Nyatakaka Gbãtɔ (Xexeame Katã ƒe SOLAS ƒe Dzidzenu) Ʋu kpui 7 alo esi wu nenema si kplɔe ɖo bɔ 1 didi ɖe melia ƒe kpẽ kple ememe xɔdɔme ƒe gaƒoɖokuiwo dzi. Tɔdziʋu bliboa ƒe nudzɔdzɔ kpata enumake (dzo gã, ʋu ƒe gododo, anyigba, tsiɖɔɖɔ, alo dzadzraɖo be yeagblẽ melia ɖi). Do awu siwo me dzo le, afɔkpa sesẽ siwo ƒe afɔbidɛwo wotu, kple agbeɖewu ne èle wò xɔdɔme me; no atike siwo woŋlɔ na ame gbesiagbe; yi edzi le dziɖeɖi me to atrakpuiwo dzi yi Muster Station si wode asi na wò.
Dzo kple Dzudzɔ Dɔwɔlawo ƒe Nuxlɔ̃ame (Kpɔɖeŋu siwo bɔ: Kɔda Bravo, Kɔda Dzĩ, alo Alpha Team) Gbeɖiɖi etɔ̃ si wogbugbɔ gblɔna alo kɔdanya tɔxɛ aɖe si woɖe gbeƒãe kple deck kple dzodoƒe ƒe xexlẽdzesi. Active fire, smoke detector activation, or hazardous material incident in a specific shipboard fire zone. Stay clear of the announced deck and zone; allow firefighting crews in silver or bunker gear full right-of-way in stairwells; watch for watertight or fire doors closing automatically.
Medical Emergency Alert (Common examples: Code Alpha, Code Blue, or Star Code) Dutoƒonuƒoƒo ƒe kaƒoƒo si woɖo ɖe melia me atikewɔlawo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo si si melidzeƒe alo ʋua ƒe akpa si le. Passenger or crew member experiencing cardiac arrest, stroke, or severe trauma requiring stretcher response. Step aside in corridors and hold non-emergency elevator use so the medical stretcher team can reach the casualty immediately.
Man Overboard Alert (Common examples: Code Oscar or Mr. Mob) Wowó etɔ̃ didi le melia ƒe kpẽkuku dzi (Morse ƒe kɔda ŋɔŋlɔdzesi O na Oscar) kple tɔdzisasrã PA ƒe nuxlɔ̃ame. Ame aɖe ge tso tɔdziʋua me ge ɖe tsia me alo wokpɔe wòle tsia dzi. Yi gota ketekemɔ si te ɖe ŋuwò wu gbɔ kple ŋkubiãnu be nàwɔ dɔ abe nukpɔla ene; fia asi nu atraɖii ne èkpɔ tsiƒula la; mègatsɔ zikpuiwo alo gbeɖuɖɔwo ƒu gbe ɖe tsia me gbeɖe o.
Dedienɔnɔ alo Hull Breach Nuxlɔ̃ame (Kpɔɖeŋu siwo bɔ: Code Delta, Code Zulu, alo Papa) Ememe ʋua me dɔwɔlawo ƒe dedienɔnɔ alo nusiwo gblẽ dzi kpɔkpɔ ƒe yɔyɔ tɔxɛ to PA ɖoɖoa dzi. Ƒudziʋua ƒe gbegblẽ, nugbagbewo ƒe afɔku ƒe kaka, dedienɔnɔ ƒe dzrewɔwɔ, alo gotagome ƒudzidzodada ƒe ŋɔdzidoname. Wɔ ɖe ʋua me dɔwɔlawo ƒe mɔfiame siwo wona enumake dzi be nàtrɔ ayi xɔdɔme siwo le eme alo xɔdɔmewo me eye nàdo ʋua ƒe ʋɔtruwo.
Gblẽ Meli ƒe Sedede Nuƒoƒo ƒe sedede ɖeɖeko si Tɔdziʋua ƒe Aƒetɔ (Captain) ŋutɔ na to PA ɖoɖoa dzi le General Emergency Alarm megbe. Tɔdziʋua megale dedie be wòanɔ eme o; ʋua me dɔwɔlawo adze agbatsɔtsɔ kple agbetsitsi ƒe tɔdziʋuwo ɖiɖi gɔme. Do agbeɖeʋu si wode asi na wò alo Marine Evacuation System (MES) ƒe tsidzɔƒe si wode asi na wò la le ɖoɖo si tututu dzi ʋua ƒe akpatadzikpɔlawo de se ɖo nu.

Nusitae Ŋkeke 1 ƒe Muster Drill la tsɔtsɔ vevie xɔa amewo ɖe agbe

Le dukɔwo dome ƒudzisewo nu la, ele be mɔzɔla ɖesiaɖe si adze mɔzɔzɔ si wu gaƒoƒo 24 la nawu amehawo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo ŋuti nyatakaka aɖe nu do ŋgɔ na dzodzo alo le dzodzo vɔ megbe teti. Le meli siwo zãa "e-Muster"-mɔ̃ siwo wowɔ egbea gɔ̃ hã me (afisi mɔzɔlawo kpɔa dedienɔnɔ ƒe video le woƒe asitelefon alo ʋua me television dzi hafi va xɔa meli ŋutɔŋutɔ le woƒe kpekpewɔƒea) la, ele be nàwɔ ŋutilã me dodokpɔ etɔ̃ le wò gaƒoƒo gbãtɔ si nètsɔ nɔ ʋua me me:

  1. Zɔ atrakpuimɔ eve siwo le wo ɖokui si tso wò xɔdɔme me yi wò Muster Station: Di atrakpui gbãtɔ kple atrakpui bubu ɖeka ya teti le mɔ si tsi tre ɖe eŋu. Xlẽ xɔdɔme ƒe ʋɔtru siwo le wò xɔdɔme kple atrakpui ƒe ʋɔtru dome ale be nàte ŋu ake ɖe mɔ si dzi nàto ado le eme to asikaka eŋu me le viviti blibo alo dzudzɔ sesẽ me.
  2. Dzro agbetsiwui siwo le wò xɔdɔme me alo aba te kpɔ: Kpɔ egbɔ be ame tsitsi ƒe agbetsiwu ɖeka li na ame tsitsi ɖesiaɖe si le eme, tsɔ kpe ɖe agbeɖewu tɔxɛ siwo lolo abe ɖeviwo tɔ ene (siwo me akɔtaɖonu le) alo vidzĩ ƒe abati si wotsɔna tsia tsia dzi ne vidzĩwoe nèle mɔ zɔm. Kpɔe ɖa be akaɖi si wotsɔa tsi wɔa dɔe si kpɔa teƒea, kpẽkuku, kple retro-reflective tape la me gblẽ o.
  3. Xlẽ wò xɔdɔme ƒe ʋɔtru ƒe megbe: Anyigbatata si wowɔ ɖe ɖoɖo nu si woda ɖe wò ʋua ƒe ʋɔtru ƒe eme la ɖea xɔ si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o kple dzodoƒe si le tsitrenu si me nèle, mɔfiame si dzi nàto ayi wò muster station, kple amadede ƒe nuŋɔŋlɔ si le melia ƒe anyigba si me keklẽŋusẽ le (klẽna le viviti me) si le teƒe sue aɖe la ƒe amadedewo fia.
flowchart TD
    Alarm["7 Kpuie ƒe Dzodzo + 1 Didi ƒe Bɔmb (General Emergency Alarm) ."] --> Location{"Afikae Nèle Fifia?"}
    Location -->|"Le Wò Stateroom Me"| Dress["Do Pantalon Legbewo, Abɔta Legbewo, Afɔkpa Sesẽ Siwo Wotu, Eye Nàlé Critical Meds + Passport"]
    Location -->|"Le Dutoƒoxɔ, Nuɖuɖudzraƒe, alo Fefewɔƒe"| GoDirect["Mègawɔ Avu Kple Amehawo Trɔ Yi Aƒea Me O; Dɔwɔlawo Ana Agbetsiwui Si Wogblẽ Ðe Ame Ŋu Le Muster Dɔwɔƒea"]
    Dress --> CheckDoor["Se Cabin Ʋɔtru kple Ga Asiléƒe Kple Megbe Asi na Dzoxɔxɔ"]
    CheckDoor -->|"Fafɛ Kple Eme Kɔkɔ"| Corridor["Tsɔ Agbetsiwu (Doe le Muster Station Negbe ɖe Wobiae Do Ŋgɔ) eye Nàɖo Atrakpui"]
    CheckDoor -->|"Dzudzɔ Yibɔ Dzodzoe alo Klosalo"| AltExit["Na Ʋɔtrua Nado, Tsɔ Afɔkpa Siwo Tsi Tsi Yadoƒewo, Yɔ Tɔdzisasrã, eye Do Do To Balkon ƒe Mamã me Ne Wodzrae ɖo"]
    GoDirect --> Stairs["Zã Atrakpuiwo Ko (Mègazã Liftwo Gbeɖe O); Dze Glow-in-the-Dark Floor Strips yome"]
    Corridor --> Stairs
    Stairs --> Muster["Check In to Cabin/Card dzi le Assigned Muster Station eye nàlala Aƒetɔ ƒe Nuƒoƒo ƒe Nudɔdɔwo"]
    Muster --> Order{"Ðe Kapitan De Se be Wogblẽ Tɔdziʋua Gbɔa?"}
    Order -->|"Ao (Nudzɔdzɔa Le Eme) ."| Standby["Nɔ Muster Station Vaseɖe esime Dziɖuɖua ƒe Tsitretsitsi ƒe Nyadzɔdzɔ"]
    Order -->|"Ẽ (Nuƒoƒo ƒe Gbegblẽ Meli ƒe Sedede) ."| Board["Do Agbetsiwui Kpekpeɖeŋutɔ eye Nàɖo Agbeɖeʋu alo Ƒudziʋu si Wode Asi Na Ame Siwo Woɖena Le Ame Ŋu ƒe Chute Dry"]

Nɔnɔme 1: Dzo le atsiaƒu dzi, dzudzɔ, kple elektrikŋusẽ ƒe nutsotso keŋkeŋ

Dzoe nye afɔku gãtɔ kekeake ɖeka kolia si le ememe na tɔdziʋu ɖesiaɖe si le ƒua dzi. Woma egbegbe tɔdziʋu siwo wotsɔ zɔa mɔe le tsitrenu kple tsia dzi ɖe dzodoƒe vevi siwo dome to kple gakpo siwo me woɖea tsi le (dzo ƒe liƒo siwo le hatsotso A-60 me) kple dzodoƒe ƒe ʋɔtru kpekpe siwo me elektrikŋusẽ le siwo dona le wo ɖokui si eye wotua wo ne wokpɔ dzudzɔ alo dzoxɔxɔ.

Sisi le xɔdɔme aɖe si me dzudzɔ yɔ fũu le ƒe xɔdɔme aɖe me

Kapeti siwo wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe, gliwo, mattress, kple elektrikka siwo wotsɔ xea mɔ na nu le meliwo me la naa dzudzɔ si le ɣie, si me aɖi le ŋutɔ, si me carbon monoxide kple hydrogen cyanide sɔ gbɔ ɖo ne wotɔ dzo wo.

  1. Do wò xɔdɔme ƒe ʋɔtru kpɔ hafi nàʋui: Da wò asi ƒe megbe ɖe gakpo ƒe ʋɔtru si le etame kple asiléƒea ŋu. Ne gakpoa le dzo dam, alo ne dzudzɔ yibɔ ɣi le zi dzi ƒo xlã ʋɔtrua ƒe nutrenu la, mègaʋu ʋɔa ɖe xɔdɔme la me o.
  2. Zã balkon ƒe mama ne ètsi gotaxɔ me: Egbegbe balkon ƒe xɔdɔmewo katã kloe ƒe adzamemamã siwo wotsɔ hinge alo sliding le balkon siwo te ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu dome siwo ʋua me dɔwɔlawo ate ŋu aʋu to square spanner key zazã me alo atsɔ afɔ/azi wo dzi aʋu le dzo si dea ame ƒe agbe afɔku me vevie me. Lia wò balkon dzi, xlɔ̃ nu xɔ siwo te ɖe ŋuwò, eye nàʋuʋu le gota balkonawo dzi le tsia dzi adzo le dzudzɔdoƒea gbɔ vaseɖe esime nàte ŋu agage ɖe melia me le dzodoƒe si ŋu womekpɔ ŋusẽ ɖo o me.
  3. Tsɔ dzoxɔxɔ ƒe ƒuƒoƒoa te kplɔ anyigba ƒe fliawo ɖo: Ne ele be nàto ememexɔ si me dzudzɔ yɔ fũu me la, ɖiɖi ɖe wò asiwo kple klowo dzi le afisi ya fafɛ si gbɔa ya gakpɔtɔ le le sentimeta 30 va ɖo 60 (afɔ 1 va ɖo 2) tso ʋua ƒe akpa si woɖoe ɖo gbɔ. Dze photoluminescent strip si le keklẽm alo LED strip dama/dzẽ si wotu ɖe baseboard la ŋu la yome. Le IMO ƒe sewo nu la, aŋutsrɔe siwo fia mɔ alo asikaka nu ŋu siwo fia mɔ kpuitɔ kekeake si dzi woato ayi atrakpui ƒe xɔ si me dzo le la le anyigba ƒe fli siawo me.
  4. Kpɔ nyuie le ʋɔtru siwo me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o kple esiwo me dzo mele o tutu ŋu: Ʋɔtru kpekpe siwo me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o siwo le ʋuʋum le ʋua me dɔwɔlawo ƒe akpa siwo le anyime kple mɔzɔlawo ƒe xɔ siwo le anyime la tu le tsi ƒe nyaƒoɖeamenu gã aɖe si kpe ɖe klaxon-gaƒoɖokui sesẽ aɖe kple strobe si le keklẽm ŋu me. Mègadze agbagba gbeɖe be yeatsɔ nu aɖe abla ʋɔtru si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o me alo aƒoe to ɖeka me esime wòle tutum o; ne dzodoƒe aɖe si le dzigbexɔ aɖe me tu le wò mɔa dzi la, tu vɔvɔ̃ ƒe ʋuƒo si wozãna ɖaa alo hehe ƒe asiléƒea be nàto eme eye nàna wòatu enumake le megbewò.

Tsitretsitsi le mɔ̃memi ƒe xɔxlɔ̃ me ("meli kuku" ƒe nɔnɔme) .

Ne dzo le mɔ̃memixɔ me, elektrik-ʋuƒo ƒe arc-flash, alo ami ƒe ɖiƒoƒo tsi meli si wotsɔ zɔa mɔe ƒe diesel-mɔ̃ vevitɔwo nu la, tɔdziʋua gena ɖe "meli kuku" ƒe nɔnɔme me.

  • Emergency generator cut-in: Le sɛkɛnd 45 me tso esime elektrikŋusẽ gã aɖe gblẽ la, SOLAS ƒe sededewo bia be elektrikŋusẽnamɔ̃ siwo le wo ɖokui si siwo le dziƒoxɔa dzi la nadze egɔme le wo ɖokui si, si ana ŋusẽ nagaɖo xɔdɔme ƒe akaɖi siwo le eme kpata, tɔdzisasrã ƒe mɔfianu, ʋukuku ƒe mɔ̃, dzotsipɔmpi, kple dutoƒonuƒomɔ̃wo ŋu.
  • Ʋuʋu ƒe bu kple beam-sea rolling: Ne propulsion pods alo active fin stabilizers mele dɔ wɔm o la, ƒudziʋu kɔkɔ si le atsiaƒu ƒe ʋuʋudedi sesẽwo me la adzo le axadzi le dzɔdzɔme nu ayi ƒutsotsoewo ƒe tsidzɔƒea (beam-on to the sea) eye wòadze ʋuʋu sesĩe tso axa ɖeka yi axa ke le dzogoe siwo ade dzidzenu 10 va ɖo 25 me. Nɔ anyi ɖe anyigba, tsɔ wò akɔta bla xɔtunu aɖe si wotu ɖe xɔtunu dzi, eye nàtu ahuhɔ̃e me aŋetu siwo me mekɔ o, agbawo, kple xɔmenuwo enumake.
  • Dzadzɛnyenye kple yaƒoƒo ƒe nutsitsi: Ne amedzrodzeƒe gã ƒe elektrikŋusẽ do la, tsɔ ya ƒo nugododeƒewo (Envirovac ɖoɖowo), yaƒoƒo ƒe fafamɔ̃wo, kple galley ovenwo dzudzɔa dɔwɔwɔ. Ne meli aɖe gakpɔtɔ nye nuwɔametɔ gaƒoƒo alo ŋkeke geɖe hele atsiaƒu dzi tɔdziʋu siwo hea ʋuwo lalam:
    • Mègaklɔ nugododeƒe siwo me yaƒoƒo le ne yaƒoƒo ƒe nyaƒoɖeamenu ɖiɖi ko o; ʋua me dɔwɔlawo ama gbeɖuɖɔkotoku siwo me amadede le siwo me nugbagbewo ƒe afɔku le hena amegbetɔwo ƒe gbeɖuɖɔ.
    • Ʋu balkon ƒe ʋɔtruwo (ne yame ƒe nɔnɔme ɖe mɔ eye dzudzɔ aɖeke mele ʋua ƒe gota gome o) be dzɔdzɔme ya nate ŋu atso ʋua me, elabena xɔ siwo me fesre mele o ate ŋu agbɔ Celsius dzidzenu 35 (Fahrenheit 95) le gaƒoƒo ʋɛ aɖewo me le teƒe siwo xɔ dzo.
    • Mitsɔ tsi si wotsɔ aŋetu wɔe ƒe nuɖuɖu kaba vaseɖe esime ʋua me dɔwɔlawo naɖo tsi mama kawo ɖe tsaɖiƒe siwo le ʋuʋu ɖi la dzi.

Nɔnɔme 2: Ʋua ƒe gododo, anyigba, kple ʋua ƒe ŋkɔ ŋɔŋlɔ sesẽ

Ne mɔzɔlawo ƒe tɔdziʋu aɖe va dze tsi te ƒe ƒutsotsoe aɖe dzi, edze meli bubu dzi, alo eƒe asike si naa ʋua léa nu ɖe ​​te la vuvu la, tsi si gena ɖe xɔ siwo me gblẽ me ate ŋu ana melia nafɔ afɔkpodzi (ŋlɔ) ayi melidzeƒe alo ɖusime.

Digri 15 va ɖo 20 ƒe xexlẽdzesi ƒe dzidzenu na agbeɖeʋuwo ƒe dodo

Woɖo kpe SOLAS gravity davit agbeɖeʋu siwo wozãna ɖaa dzi be woate ŋu adzo dedie le ʋua ƒe ʋuƒo ƒe dzogoe siwo ade 20 degree le akpa si le anyime kple esi le kɔkɔƒe (kple vaseɖe dzidzenu 10 le ŋgɔgbe alo megbe ƒe ʋuƒo dzi). Ne melia nya ŋlɔ eƒe kɔkɔme si wu dzidzenu 20 va ɖo 25 ko la, zi geɖe la, agbeɖeʋu siwo le akpa si kɔkɔ la ƒoa ƒu hetsia gakpo siwo le ŋgɔgbe la ŋu, evɔ agbeɖeʋu siwo le akpa si le anyime la ʋuʋuna doa go yia didiƒe akpa tso ketekemɔ si dzi woɖoa ʋua ɖo gbɔ be mɔzɔlawo nate ŋu aɖo ʋua dedie. Ne meli aɖe va ŋlɔ ŋkɔ kabakaba, si yia ŋgɔ le eƒe ƒoƒo vɔ megbe la, ʋu yi tɔdziʋudzeƒe si le ʋuʋu ɖi la enumake tsɔ wu be nànɔ ʋu si le eme la me.

Ʋuʋu dedie le meli si le ʋuʋum me

  1. Do afɔkpa siwo ƒe afɔtiwo wotsɔ goma wɔe enumake: Marble-kpe si wotsɔ ƒo xlãe ƒe anyigbaxɔdzowo, tadeaguƒe siwo xɔ dzo, kple atrakpui siwo dzi wotsɔ modzakaɖebɔ ɖo la zua tsikpedzifefewɔƒe siwo womate ŋu ato ne meli nya ŋlɔ ŋkɔ si wu dzidzenu 12 ko. Mègazɔ afɔ ƒuƒlu, sox, alo afɔkpa kɔkɔwo me le nɔnɔme kpata aɖe me gbeɖe o.
  2. Kpɔ nyuie tso xɔmenuwo kple fefewɔmɔ̃ siwo dzona ŋu: Le dutoƒo xɔdɔmewo, tsatsadaƒewo, nuɖuxɔwo, kple fiasewo me la, pianowo, nuɖukplɔ̃wo, ahadzraƒewo, kple fefewɔmɔ̃ siwo dona le xɔa tame ƒe xɔtunuwo gbɔ la ƒua du toa xɔa me kple ŋusẽ si wua ame le agbalẽ xatsaxatsa alo ŋkɔ ŋɔŋlɔ me. Nɔ xɔdɔme xaxɛwo alo atrakpui siwo ŋu woɖo kpe ɖo me tsɔ wu be nànɔ akpata siwo le ʋuʋu ɖi me.
  3. Tsɔ wò agbetsiwui ɖe asi vaseɖe esime nàɖo Muster Station: Azɔlizɔzɔ to atrakpui si dzi ʋuʋudedi le si dzi amewo sɔ gbɔ ɖo dzi esime nèdo agbetsiwui sesẽ si me aŋɔ sesẽ le la xea mɔ na wò nukpɔkpɔ yi anyime (si xea mɔ na wò be màte ŋu akpɔ atrakpui siwo le wò afɔ te o) eye wònana amewo ƒoa asiléƒewo kple ʋɔtrutiwo. Lé agbeɖewua sesĩe ɖe asi ɖeka me esime nèle asiléƒea lém kple evelia, eye nàdoe ne ènya ɖo muster deck la ko (alo enumake ne tsi le gegem ɖe wò ʋua me).

Alesi woaɖo agbetsitsi ƒe tɔdziʋuwo: Agbeɖeʋuwo vs. Ƒudziʋuwo ƒe Ʋuʋu ƒe Dɔwɔɖoɖowo (MES) .

Ne Kapitan la gblɔ kple nu be nàgblẽ melia ɖi la, ʋua me dɔwɔlawo afia mɔ wò ayi agbetsitsi ƒe aɖaŋunu vevi eve dometɔ ɖeka gbɔ:

  • Totally Enclosed Motor-Propelled Survival Craft (Lifeboats): Egbegbe ƒudziʋu siwo me woɖea agbe le la te ŋu xɔa ame 150 va ɖo 370, mɔ̃ si wotsɔa diesel wɔe le eme, wotsɔa tsi si woatsɔ atsi agbe (lita 3 na ame ɖeka) kple nuɖuɖu siwo me nunyiame sɔ gbɔ ɖo, eye woate ŋu aɖɔ wo ɖokui ɖo ne wogbã ne wobla amesiame ɖe eƒe zikpuimeka si me nu ene le la me. Afɔ afɔ to agbo la dzi tẽ esime ʋua me dɔwɔlawo lé wò abɔwo ɖe asi, le ʋuʋum vaseɖe zikpui si le ƒuƒlu si le didiƒe wu be tɔdziʋua nada asɔ, nɔ anyi enumake, eye nàbla wò zikpuimeka hafi davit ƒe ʋuƒoa naɖiɖi tɔdziʋua.
  • Marine Evacuation System (MES) kple Inflatable Liferafts: Ne wò muster station zãa inflatable liferafts (alo ne hull list si gbɔ eme xe mɔ na davit lifebots le akpa ɖeka be woagadze o), ʋua me dɔwɔlawo aɖo vertical canvas escape chute alo inflatable twin-track slide si adze anyi tẽ ɖe floating boarding platform si wotsɔ ame 50 va ɖo 150 siwo wotsyɔ la dzi agbeɖeʋuwo. Ðe ŋkumeɖobolo, atsyɔ̃ɖonu ɖaɖɛwo, kple afɔkpa siwo ƒe afɔkpodzi kɔkɔ hafi nàge ɖe ʋuƒoa me ale be màgaɖe rababa-mɔ̃ siwo me ya le la o.

Nɔnɔme 3: Man Overboard (MOB) ƒe ŋuɖoɖo kple agbetsitsi le atsiaƒu gbadzɛwo me

Dzedze tso tɔdziʋu alo tɔdziʋu si le ʋuʋum me yi atsiaƒu gbadzɛ me nye nudzɔdzɔ kpata siwo xɔa ɣeyiɣi geɖe wu le ƒudzimɔzɔzɔ kple xɔname me la dometɔ ɖeka. Tɔdziʋu si zɔa mɔ sesĩe si nye knots 20 (kilometa 37 le gaƒoƒo ɖeka me / kilometa 23 le gaƒoƒo ɖeka me) zɔa mɔ wu meta 300 (afɔ 1,000) le sɛkɛnd 30 ɖesiaɖe me eye wòhiãna abe kilometa 1 va ɖo 2 ene (kilometa 0.6 va ɖo 1.2) hafi wòate ŋu awɔ Williamson Turn alo Scharnow Turn hafi atrɔ ava afisi wòge ɖo.

flowchart TD
    Fall["Ame aɖe Ge Ðe Ƒua Me Tso Meli ƒe Ta alo Balkon dzi"] --> Witness{"Ðe Wòe Nye Ðasefo si le Tɔdzisasrãa Dzi Alo Amesi Le Tsia Mea?"}
    Witness -->|"Ðasefo le Deck dzi"| Shout["1. Do ɣli MAN OVERBOARD eye Fia Fia Asi Madzudzɔmadzudzɔe Kple Abɔ Si Wodo"]
    Shout --> Ring["2. Tsɔ Agbeɖemɔ̃ ƒe Kpẽ si te ɖe ŋuwò wu + Dzudzɔ/Kekeli ƒe Dzesi (Taɖodzinu Yi Yame, Menye Ta Me O) ƒu gbe"]
    Ring --> Phone["3. Na Ame Evelia Nayɔ Meli Kpata Telefon eye De dzesi Ɣeyiɣi Tutɔ + Deck / Axa"]
    Phone --> KeepEyes["4. Mègakpɔ Adzɔ Gbeɖe O Vaseɖe esime Tɔdzisasrãkpɔlawo Naɖo kpe Visual Lock dzi le Swimmer dzi"]
    Witness -->|"Ame si le gegem / Le Tsi me"| Entry["1. Trɔ Abɔwo Ðe Akɔta Dzi, Ƒo ŋɔti, Klɔ Afɔkpodziwo Ðekae Hafi Nàƒo Tsi"]
    Entry --> Clear["2. Tsi sesĩe Adzo le Ʋua ƒe Ʋuʋudedime Enumake Be Nàƒo Asa Na Mimi Yi Megbe Azipod-Ʋuʋuwo Me"]
    Clear --> Float["3. Tsiƒuƒu yi Lifebuoy/Dzudzɔ ƒe Dzesi gbɔ; Zã Awudodo ƒe Gadodo ne Agbeɖewu Manɔmee"]
    Float --> Heat["4. Wɔ KPEKPEÐEŊU ƒe Nɔnɔme (Klowo Vaseɖe Akɔta) eye Ne Xɔnametɔdziʋu alo Helikɔpta Te Ðe Eŋu Ko"]

Nukae nàwɔ ne èkpɔ ame aɖe wòdze anyi ɖe ƒua dzi

  1. Tsɔ wò ŋkuwo ɖe tsiƒula la ŋu eye nàfia asi nu atraɖii: Le atsiaƒu ƒe ʋuʋu si didi meta 1.5 (afɔ 5) pɛ ko me la, amegbetɔ ƒe ta buna le ƒutsotsoewo ƒe ta megbe le sɛkɛnd ʋɛ aɖewo ko me. Mègasi le ketekea me aɖadi ʋua me dɔwɔlawo o. Tsi tre ɖe ketekea ŋu, do wò abɔ ɖe tsiƒula la gbɔ tẽ, eye nàdo ɣli be "Man Overboard on the port/starboard side" le wò lãkusi tame vaseɖe esime mɔzɔla bubuwo kple ʋua me dɔwɔlawo va kpe ɖe ŋuwò.
  2. Tsɔ SOLAS ƒe agbeɖeʋu ƒe asigɛ kple dzesidenu ƒu gbe: Le meta bla nane ʋɛ aɖewo ɖesiaɖe me le mɔzɔzɔ ƒe ketekemɔ siwo le ʋuʋu ɖi dzi la, meliwo ɖoa agbetsiʋu siwo ƒe amadede nye aŋutiɖiɖi siwo ƒe kpekpeme nye kilogram 2.5 va ɖo 4 (pound 5.5 va ɖo 8.8), siwo wotsɔ blaa batri strobe-kaɖi si le eɖokui si kple aɖabaƒoƒo 15 ƒe dzudzɔgoe si ƒe amadede nye aŋutiɖiɖi (MOB marker) ŋu. He agbeɖemɔ̃a tso eƒe akɔtaɖonu me eye nàtsɔe aƒu gbe ɖe ketekemɔa dzi ne tsiƒula la le megbe meta 100 xoxo hã. Enaa tsiƒula la kpɔa taɖodzinu aɖe si gbɔ wòaƒu tsi ɖo eye wòdea dzesi mɔ si dzi tsi si le anyigba dzi la le sisim le na tɔdzisasrãdzikpɔlawo kple xɔnamehelikɔptawo.
  3. Mègatsɔ xɔmenuwo kpekpewo ƒu gbe ɖe tsia me gbeɖe o: Ɣeaɖewoɣi la, eteƒekpɔla siwo si susu nyui le tsɔa ati siwo wotsɔ wɔa xɔdɔme alo kplɔ̃wo ƒua gbe ɖe ƒua dzi be tsiƒula la nate ŋu aƒu tsi. Ati kple ga siwo le gegem tso meta 20 yi dzi ate ŋu aƒo tsiƒula la ahawui, eye xɔmenuwo siwo le tsia dzi kaka ɖe tsiƒuƒea, si atɔtɔ radar kple dzoxɔxɔ ƒe fotoɖemɔ̃ siwo me dzoxɔxɔ mele o.
  4. Report exact timestamp and cabin/deck landmark to the Bridge: Have a second bystander pick up the nearest white house phone and dial the ship's emergency number. Tell the Bridge the exact minute the person went over, whether they fell from the port (left) or starboard (right) side, and what color clothing they were wearing. Modern cruise ships use automated man-overboard thermal cameras and timestamped CCTV replay to pinpoint the exact GPS coordinates of the fall within seconds.

How to survive if you fall into the ocean

  1. Protect your airway and spine during impact: If you are falling from a deck, press your chin down to your chest, cross your forearms tightly over your chest (holding down your lifejacket if wearing one), pinch your nose with one hand, and cross your ankles tightly together so you enter the water feet-first like a pencil.
  2. Swim away from the hull immediately: A moving ship displaces hundreds of thousands of tons of water. As the midships section passes you, hydrodynamic Bernoulli suction draws surface water back inward toward the stern where massive spinning propellers or Azipod thrusters sit beneath the counter. The instant you surface beside the hull, swim hard at a 90-degree angle directly away from the side of the ship until the stern has passed completely clear of you.
  3. Tsi agbe le aɖabaƒoƒo 3 gbãtɔ siwo me Vuvɔ ƒe Ŋuɖoɖoa Wɔna: Ne tsi ƒe dzoxɔxɔ mede Celsius degree 15 (degree Fahrenheit 59) o la, nyɔnyrɔ ɖe tsi me hea gbɔgbɔtsixetsixe ƒe dzesi si melɔ̃na o vɛ eye yaƒoƒo fũu akpa kple ʋu ƒe sisi dzina ɖe edzi kpata. Le sɛkɛnd 60 va ɖo 90 gbãtɔawo me la, lé fɔ ɖe wò nu ŋu be nàna wò nu nakɔ ɖe ƒutsotsoeawo ƒe ta dzi eye nàna wò gbɔgbɔ nafa hafi nàdze agbagba aƒu tsi ayi afi sia afi.
  4. Di agbeɖemɔ̃a alo nàde ya wò awuwo me: Trɔ kpɔ megbe le melia ƒe afɔtoƒe si me futukpɔ le ɣie la dzi be nàkpɔ agbetsiʋu ƒe asigɛ si le tsia dzi si ƒe amadede nye aŋutiɖiɖi, strobe-kaɖi, alo dzudzɔ si ƒe amadede nye aŋutiɖiɖi, eye nàƒu tsi madzudzɔmadzudzɔe ayi egbɔ. Ne wometsɔ tsi dzodzoe aɖeke ƒu gbe o eye agbeɖewu aɖeke mele asiwò o la, ke na wò afɔkpawo kple awuwo nanɔ asiwò (layers tsɔa tsi dzodzoe léa wò ŋutigbalẽ xa); tsɔ asi le jaketi si ƒe abɔwo didi ŋu alo bla ka ɖe afɔkpa ƒe asibidɛwo me eye nàtutu wo ɖe ta dzi be ya nalé eme abe tsinyegoe si wowɔ le wo ɖokui si ene.
  5. Dzra dzoxɔxɔ kple ŋusẽ ɖo: Mègadze agbagba be yeaƒu tsi le meli si le dzodzom la yome o. Tɔdziʋu si le zɔzɔm sesĩe le kilometa 20 me la nu ayi yame esime wòle tɔtrɔm, eye tsiƒuƒu dzitsitsi tsɔa ʋu dzodzoe ƒua gbe ɖe wò abɔwo kple afɔwo me, si wɔnɛ be dzoxɔxɔ si nu sẽ ƒe core hypothermia dzina ɖe edzi va ɖo alafa memama 50. Klɔ Heat Escape Lessening Posture (HELP) me to wò klowo hehe yi wò akɔta eye nàtsɔ wò abɔwo atso wò akɔta. Ne èkpɔ melia ƒe xɔnametɔdziʋu si le du dzi alo Ƒuta Dzɔlawo ƒe helikɔpta si le didim vevie le teƒe si te ɖe ŋuwò ko hafi nàʋuʋu tsi ahatsɔe aƒu gbe ɖe yame kɔkɔ (si ɣi si wotsɔna ƒua gbe la dzena tso yame wu alɔ doviviti si le ʋuʋum) ko.

Nɔnɔme 4: Tɔdziʋu me atikewɔwɔ kpata, helikɔpta medevac, kple dɔvɔ̃a ƒe dodo ɖe vovo

Every major cruise ship operates an onboard medical center staffed 24 hours a day by one to three licensed emergency physicians and three to six registered nurses, equipped with cardiac monitors, defibrillators, mechanical ventilators, digital X-ray machines, and basic point-of-care blood laboratories. However, a shipboard infirmary is an emergency stabilization clinic, not a surgical hospital. It does not have an operating room for major surgery, a cardiac catheterization lab for stents, a CT scanner for strokes, or a blood bank for massive hemorrhage (though ships can initiate emergency "walking blood bank" donor screening among passengers and crew matching your blood type in extreme trauma).

When and how maritime medical evacuations (Medevac) occur

If you or a travel companion develop symptoms of a heart attack, stroke, dissected aorta, appendicitis, or severe sepsis at sea, dial the ship's emergency medical number from any cabin phone immediately. Every minute lost waiting to see if chest pain or slurred speech resolves can push the ship outside the operational range of coastal rescue helicopters.

flowchart TD
    Onset["Acute Medical Crisis at Sea (Chest Pain, Stroke, Trauma, Sepsis)"] --> Dial["Call Ship Medical Emergency Number Immediately (24/7 Onboard Physician)"]
    Dial --> Stabilize["Onboard Infirmary Stabilizes Patient (IV, ECG, Thrombolytics, Intubation)"]
    Stabilize --> Consult["Ship Doctor + Captain Consult Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS / Coast Guard Flight Surgeon)"]
    Consult --> Range{"Tɔdziʋu ƒe Adzɔge Tso Nuveviwɔame Ƒuta Si Te Ðe Eŋu?"}
    Range -->|"Within 20 to 50 Nautical Miles (37 to 92 km)"| Boat["Ship Diverts Toward Port for High-Speed Coast Guard Lifeboat or Pilot Boat Transfer"]
    Range -->|"50 to 250 Nautical Miles (92 to 463 km)"| Helo["Captain Steers Into Wind; Coast Guard Helicopter Executes Winch Hoist From Upper Deck"]
    Range -->|"Over 300 Nautical Miles (Mid-Ocean Crossing)"| Divert["Ship Increases Speed Toward Helicopter Range or Diverts to Nearest Island Airstrip for Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance"]
  1. Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service (TMAS) consultation: Once the ship's physician stabilizes the patient, the Captain and doctor establish a satellite link with national coast guard flight surgeons (such as the US Coast Guard, UK HM Coastguard, or international TMAS centers) to determine whether the patient requires an immediate mid-ocean helicopter hoist or an urgent diversion to the nearest port.
  2. Preparing the patient's documents before a helicopter hoist: When a military or coast guard rescue helicopter conducts a winch extraction from the ship's bow or top sun deck, weight and cabin space inside the aircraft are severely restricted. In many helicopter medevacs, even a spouse or parent is not permitted to ride inside the rescue helicopter if the aircraft is near maximum fuel range or carrying two rescue swimmers and a flight medic. Before the stretcher leaves the ship's medical center, make sure a waterproof zip-top bag is taped securely to the patient's chest or stretcher containing:
    • The patient's physical passport (never let a patient be airlifted to a foreign hospital without their passport).
    • The ship physician's printed clinical transfer summary, ECG strips, and medication administration log.
    • Credit cards, travel medical evacuation insurance policy numbers, and the mobile phone numbers of both the traveling companion left on board and next-of-kin at home.
    • The contact card of the cruise line's Port Agent in the destination city where the helicopter is landing, who will assist the family when they disembark at the next port to rejoin the patient.

Verify that your travel insurance covers maritime evacuation and cruise diversion

Domestic health insurance plans (including US Medicare and many national health schemes) generally provide zero coverage once a ship sails into international waters or foreign ports. Shipboard intensive care bills can rapidly reach 5,000 to 15,000 US dollars before you even leave the vessel, and private fixed-wing air ambulances from island ports back to your home hospital routinely cost 25,000 to 100,000 US dollars. While national military coast guard helicopter hoists (such as the US Coast Guard or UK HM Coastguard) are performed as a public humanitarian service without billing the patient, subsequent private ground ambulances, foreign hospital ICUs, and medical repatriation flights are billed entirely to you unless you hold a travel medical and medical evacuation policy with a "Cruise / Marine Evacuation" endorsement.

Surviving a shipboard gastrointestinal (Norovirus) or respiratory outbreak

Semi-enclosed passenger vessels are vulnerable to rapid person-to-person transmission of acute gastroenteritis (most commonly norovirus) and respiratory viruses.

  • Why alcohol hand sanitizer alone does not stop norovirus: Norovirus is a non-enveloped virus with a tough protein capsid that resists standard alcohol-based hand gels. Whenever you return to your cabin or enter a dining room, wash your hands vigorously with soap and running warm water for at least 20 seconds, and use a paper towel to open public restroom doors on your way out.
  • Avoid shared buffet utensils during an active outbreak: If a ship enters elevated sanitation protocols (typically triggered when 2 percent or more of passengers report gastrointestinal symptoms), crew will take over serving all food at buffets. Eat hot, freshly cooked meals and drink sealed bottled water.
  • Report severe vomiting or dehydration early: If you cannot keep fluids down for more than 12 hours, show signs of dizziness when standing, or have underlying kidney or heart disease, report to the shipboard medical center for oral rehydration salts (ORS) or intravenous fluids and antiemetics. Under international maritime sanitation programs (such as the US CDC Vessel Sanitation Program), passengers diagnosed with contagious acute gastroenteritis are typically placed in temporary stateroom isolation until 24 to 48 hours after their last episode of vomiting or diarrhea to protect the rest of the ship.

Scenario 5: High-risk transit zones, pirate threats, and onboard violent crime

While rare on standard Caribbean, Mediterranean, or Alaskan itineraries, repositioning cruises and world voyages occasionally transit waters with elevated maritime security threats (such as the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Gulf of Aden, or the Gulf of Guinea), and serious crimes can occur aboard ships operating in international waters outside the jurisdiction of local municipal police.

Pirate threat or external maritime attack protocols

If the Captain announces a maritime security alert or imminent external threat from small high-speed skiffs:

  1. Move immediately from outer decks and balconies into interior passageways: Small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades target the navigation bridge and outer hull windows. Never stand on a balcony or look through a porthole to film approaching vessels.
  2. Bɔ anyi ɖe anyigba le ememe xɔdɔme aɖe me le xɔdɔme ƒe gliwo dome: Ne ètsɔ gakpo ƒe xɔmexɔ ƒe ʋuƒo eve de ɖokuiwò kple gota ʋua ƒe ʋuƒo dome la, ekpɔa ame ta ŋutɔ tso tu suewo ƒe dzo me.
  3. Lɔ asi ɖe elektrikŋusẽ ƒe nutsitsi ƒe amehehe sesẽ dzi le zã me: Ne èle tsi siwo me afɔku le ŋutɔ dzi tom le zã me la, Kapitan ate ŋu aɖe gbe be woaɖe elektrikŋusẽ ɖa le gota le meli bliboa me. Na xɔmetsovɔwo nanɔ xɔmetsovɔ siwo wohe la tutu keŋkeŋ, tsi balkon ƒe akaɖiwo, eye mègazã akaɖi alo fotoɖemɔ̃ ƒe keklẽ le gota gome gbeɖe o.

Ŋutasẽnuwɔwɔ, gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe amedzidzedze, alo mɔzɔla si bu le ƒua dzi ŋuti nyatakaka nana

Tɔdziʋu si zɔa mɔ le dukɔwo dome tsiwo me la wɔa dɔ le eƒe Aflaga Dukɔ (zi geɖe la, Bahamas, Panama, Malta, Bermuda, alo Italy) ƒe sedziɖuɖu te, tsɔ kpe ɖe ame si ŋu wowɔ nuvevii alo amesi wɔ nuvloa ƒe dukɔ si me wowɔa nuvlo le alo amesi wɔ nuvloa ƒe dziɖuɖu si ƒo xlã wo nɔewo ŋu (le kpɔɖeŋu me, United States Dukɔa ƒe Numekuku Dɔwɔƒe si le se nu le Tɔdziʋuwo ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Kple Dedienɔnɔ Se si nye 2010 le nuvlowɔwɔ gã siwo ku ɖe United States dukɔmeviwo ŋu le tɔdziʋu siwo ɖoa tɔdziʋu alo ɖiɖi le United States me ta).

  1. Mègaɖo ŋu ɖe meli me dɔwɔƒewo ƒe dedienɔnɔ ɖeɖeko ŋu hena nuvlowɔwɔ ŋuti numekuku o: Ne wodze wò alo ƒometɔ aɖe dzi le ŋutilã me, wodɔ wò gbɔ sesẽe, alo wosusu be wozã atike vɔ̃ɖiwo, alo ne mɔzɔhati aɖe bu le ʋua me la, bia tso Kapitan la si be wòagblɔ nudzɔdzɔa enumake to satelait dzi na ƒuta Dzɔlawo kple dukɔa ƒe sedzikpɔlawo ƒe dɔwɔƒe si te ɖe ŋuwò wu (abe FBI, UK Dukɔa ƒe Nuvlowɔwɔ ene Dɔwɔƒe, alo Royal Canadian Mounted Police) kpakple kpovitɔwo le melidzeƒe si kplɔe ɖo tututu si wova ɖo.
  2. Dzra ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe ƒe kpeɖodziwo ɖo: Le gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe amedzidzedze alo ahanono si wosusu be wole spiking me la, mègale tsi, aklɔ awuwo, alo aɖe mɔ na xɔdɔmedzikpɔlawo be woakɔ xɔdɔme me o. Le United States ƒe Tɔdziʋuwo ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Kple Dedienɔnɔ Se kple dukɔwo dome ƒudzidɔdamɔnu ƒe mɔfiamewo nu la, wobia tso ƒudzimeliwo si be woatsɔ gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe amedzidzedze ŋuti kpeɖodziwo nuƒoƒoƒu ƒe dɔwɔnu siwo wotre nu na (dɔléle sesẽe ƒe kpekpeɖeŋunuwo) eye atikewɔla siwo xɔ hehe si wona hehee be woaƒo ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe ƒe kpeɖodziwo kple ʋu/aɖuɖɔtoe me aɖiŋutinunya ƒe kpɔɖeŋuwo nu ƒu kple kɔsɔkɔsɔ si metso o.
  3. Te ɖe wò dukɔ ƒe dudɔnunɔla ƒe dɔwɔƒe ŋu le melidzeƒe si kplɔe ɖo si nàva ɖo: Zã satellite Wi-Fi alo melia ƒe telefonɖoɖo nàtsɔ aƒo ka dutadɔnunɔla kple alɔdzedɔwɔƒea ƒe kpekpeɖeŋunana le dukɔ si me melia ava do ɖe melia me azɔ ale be alɔdzedɔwɔƒea ƒe amegã kple nutoa me kpovitɔwo ƒe numekula siwo le wo ɖokui si nate ŋu ado go tɔdziʋua le gangway la hafi kpeɖodziwo nabu alo melia nadzo le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒea.

Do ŋgɔ na dzodzo le ƒudzimɔzɔzɔ ƒe ʋua me dedienɔnɔ ŋuti ɖaseɖigbalẽ

Complete these preparation steps before your ship casts off its mooring lines:

  • Packed a 7-to-14-day buffer supply of all critical prescription medications in your carry-on bag (never in checked luggage left with dock porters) in case of quarantine or voyage delay.
  • Purchased a dedicated travel medical and maritime medical evacuation insurance policy covering at least 100,000 US dollars (or euro/pound equivalent) in emergency evacuation and repatriation.
  • Placed a small waterproof flashlight or headlamp on the nightstand beside your bed in case of a nighttime power blackout.
  • Verified the location of your Muster Station, walked two separate stair routes to reach it, and counted the cabin doors between your room and the stairwell.
  • Checked that adult, child, and infant lifejackets in your cabin match the exact number and body weight of everyone sleeping in the room.
  • Saved the emergency contact number for your country's embassy at each foreign port of call in your phone and on a printed paper card.

Nya siwo wobiaa amewo enuenu

What does the signal of seven short blasts and one long blast mean on a cruise ship?

Seven or more short blasts followed by one prolonged blast on the ship's whistle and interior alarm bells is the international SOLAS General Emergency Alarm. It does not automatically mean the ship is sinking or that you should jump into a lifeboat; rather, it orders all passengers to stop what they are doing, dress warmly with sturdy closed-toe shoes, gather daily prescription medications and lifejackets if they are in their cabin, and walk calmly via the stairs to their assigned Muster Station to await instructions from the Captain.

If the General Emergency Alarm sounds while I am in the dining room or by the pool, should I go back to my cabin to get my lifejacket?

No, unless you are already right next to your cabin and the corridor is completely clear. Fighting against hundreds of passengers in narrow stairwells to retrieve a lifejacket wastes critical minutes and can trap you behind closing fire or watertight doors. Proceed directly to your assigned Muster Station; under international maritime regulations, every cruise ship stores large reserves of spare adult, child, and infant SOLAS lifejackets, plus thermal protective aids, directly at the muster stations and lifeboat embarkation decks.

Why is it so dangerous to jump from a cruise ship deck while wearing a rigid keyhole lifejacket?

Standard orange SOLAS shipboard lifejackets contain thick blocks of high-buoyancy rigid foam around the neck and chest designed to float an unconscious person face-up in rough seas. If you jump into the water from more than 4.5 meters (15 feet) above the sea surface, the water hits the bottom of the lifejacket like solid concrete while your body keeps moving downward, driving the rigid foam collar violently upward into your chin and snapping your neck or breaking your jaw. You should always board lifeboats or evacuation slides directly from the deck, and only enter the water using ladders or slides as an absolute last resort.

Does the Coast Guard charge passengers tens of thousands of dollars for a helicopter medical rescue from a cruise ship?

National military and government coast guard agencies, such as the United States Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, and UK HM Coastguard, do not bill passengers for search-and-rescue or emergency helicopter medevac hoists at sea. However, the cruise ship's onboard medical center will bill you thousands of dollars for emergency ICU stabilization on the ship, and once the coast guard helicopter transfers you to a foreign shore ambulance, foreign hospital, or private fixed-wing air ambulance jet to fly you home, those private medical and aviation bills can easily exceed 50,000 to 100,000 US dollars without travel medical evacuation insurance.

What should I do first if I see someone fall overboard from a cruise ship?

Your single most important job is to never take your eyes off the person in the water. Stand at the railing, extend your arm to point continuously at the swimmer, and shout "Man Overboard" as loudly as you can. Throw the nearest orange lifebuoy ring (and its attached smoke/strobe marker) over the rail into the water even if the ship has already passed the swimmer, as it marks the drift current and gives them a target to swim toward. Have a second person immediately use the nearest ship phone to alert the Bridge with the exact time and side of the ship (port or starboard).

Why doesn't alcohol hand sanitizer protect me from catching norovirus on a cruise ship?

Norovirus, the leading cause of stomach flu outbreaks on cruise ships, is a non-enveloped virus encased in a rugged protein shell that alcohol cannot easily penetrate or dissolve. While alcohol sanitizer gels work well against enveloped respiratory viruses like influenza, preventing norovirus requires washing your hands thoroughly with soap and running water for at least 20 seconds so the mechanical friction and surfactants physically rinse the viral particles off your skin.

Wolé ŋku ɖe dzɔtsoƒewo ŋu

  • International Maritime Organization (IMO, United Nations): International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Chapter III: Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements, and Muster/Abandon Ship Procedures.
  • United States Coast Guard (USCG, United States): Maritime Search and Rescue Addendum, Helicopter Medevac Hoist Protocols, and Passenger Vessel Safety Guidance.
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA, United Kingdom): Survival at Sea, Cold Water Shock Physiology, and Passenger Safety on Seagoing Vessels.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, United States): Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) Operations Manual and Outbreak Prevention Guidelines for Cruise Ships.
  • American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP, United States): Health Care Guidelines for Cruise Ship Medical Facilities.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Transportation (FBI / DOT, United States): Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) Crime Reporting and Forensic Evidence Preservation Standards.

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