Cruise safety rules

The International Maritime Organization has reminded the shipping industry that new requirements for musters of newly embarked passengers prior to or immediately on departure came into force on 1 January 2015. Further SOLAS amendments entering into force address enclosed-space entry and rescue drills and the code for recognised organisations. The amended regulation III/19 in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea was adopted in 2013 in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, to ensure that passengers undergo safety drills, including mustering at the lifeboat stations, before the ship departs or immediately on departure.