Today was a "testing" day. This morning the electricians set off the smoke alarms as a regular testing procedure. They are louder than domestic ones.
At 1pm there was a monthly safety drill. The evacuation signal was seven short and one long blasts on the siren. We took a life jacket and a helmet down to the designated assembly area on the poop deck at the stern. The crew were all there in boots and overalls wearing helmets and jackets. They must have started before the bell. The second mate announced that there was a fire in the engine room. Two large water hoses were unrolled and connected then squirted over the back rail into the wake of the ship. A crew member climbed into a silver fire suit and a breathing apparatus was strapped to his back. He was followed by several crew to an engine room on the main deck and used an extinguisher on the pretend fire. The second mate declared drill over.
Then the evacuation siren went off again and the mate announced abandon ship. Life jackets were donned again and some of the crew boarded the life boat. The drill was declared over and all climbed out again without launching.
Everyone except us then went up to the bridge for a safety lecture. Good to see they take safety very seriously. It is always on their minds.
At 5pm all except an officer on the bridge and another in the engine room came to the muster station on the poop deck again for a BBQ which was postponed from last Saturday because of the weather. Pork chops and prawns followed by Karaoke. The crew were in good spirits.
At 1pm there was a monthly safety drill. The evacuation signal was seven short and one long blasts on the siren. We took a life jacket and a helmet down to the designated assembly area on the poop deck at the stern. The crew were all there in boots and overalls wearing helmets and jackets. They must have started before the bell. The second mate announced that there was a fire in the engine room. Two large water hoses were unrolled and connected then squirted over the back rail into the wake of the ship. A crew member climbed into a silver fire suit and a breathing apparatus was strapped to his back. He was followed by several crew to an engine room on the main deck and used an extinguisher on the pretend fire. The second mate declared drill over.
Then the evacuation siren went off again and the mate announced abandon ship. Life jackets were donned again and some of the crew boarded the life boat. The drill was declared over and all climbed out again without launching.
Everyone except us then went up to the bridge for a safety lecture. Good to see they take safety very seriously. It is always on their minds.
At 5pm all except an officer on the bridge and another in the engine room came to the muster station on the poop deck again for a BBQ which was postponed from last Saturday because of the weather. Pork chops and prawns followed by Karaoke. The crew were in good spirits.
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