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SAFETY NOTICES AND SIGNS
For the benefit of safety, various notices and signs are placed at various locations on board; these can be notices concerning the contents of various compartments, containers or the like. Safety signs can be separated into a system of mandatory signs, prohibition signs, warning signs, emergency signs and fire fighting signs. These signs should all be made in accordance with International standards, which often are symbols, pictures and drawings making them more easily understood by all nationalities.
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Maintain safety onboard and note if any escape routes are blocked – keep the escape routes free so they serve their purpose, namely ESCAPE!
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Escape routes are marked by green signs. A system of escape routes is arranged from all rooms and sections of the ship and it is important all crewmembers to be well aware of.
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