muster drill
Lifeboat station practice
A muster drill is a mandatory safety exercise on ships where passengers and crew assemble at designated stations to learn emergency procedures.
Cruise ships conduct muster drills before departure, demonstrating life jacket use and lifeboat locations: We had to attend the muster drill before the ship left port.
The term comes from muster's military sense of assembling for inspection or roll call.
- safetyFreedom from harm
- life jacketWearable flotation device
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- emergency exitUrgent departure route
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- drillsbuilding evacuation, duck and cover, shelter in place, alarm test, civil defense
- boat safetylife raft, lifebuoy, life vests, flare, distress signal
- naval drillsnaval exercises, damage control, battle stations, general quarters, abandon ship
- Ocean LinersTitanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Britannic
- ship timewatch, first watch, morning watch, dog watch, midwatch
muster drillchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
panic · unpreparedness · disorganization · disorder · confusion
muster drillabandon ship
Evacuate a sinking vessel
maritime emergency · shipwreck · sinking · evacuation · mayday
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