🔍 Key Concepts

• SOLAS emergency signals used on merchant ships • Difference between general emergency alarm and signals for boat/abandon ship drills • How alarms are given: ship's whistle plus general alarm bells

💭 Think About

• Think about which signal is used to alert everyone to a general emergency, including fire, so that crew and passengers go to their muster stations. • Consider which option describes a signal that is very recognizable and hard to confuse with normal ship whistles or short announcements. • Ask yourself which description most closely matches what is posted on muster station/emergency instruction cards on SOLAS passenger and cargo ships.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which pattern (short vs long, and number of blasts) is associated with abandon ship/boat stations rather than fire only. • Check which answer describes a signal that is standardized internationally under SOLAS for all general emergencies, not just a drill. • Confirm that the signal uses both the ship’s whistle and the general alarm bells, and that the pattern is specific enough to stand out from other signals.