🔍 Key Concepts

• SOLAS emergency signals used on passenger and cargo vessels • Difference between general emergency signal and abandon ship order • How whistle and general alarm bells work together in standard emergency signals

💭 Think About

• Think about which signal is used to call everyone to their emergency stations BEFORE any decision to abandon the ship is made. • Consider which option describes the internationally recognized general emergency alarm pattern taught in basic safety training. • Ask yourself: which choices sound like “continuous” alarms, and which sound like a specific pattern of short and long blasts?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which signal pattern is described in STCW / SOLAS basic safety training as the ship’s general emergency alarm. • Check which option includes both the ship’s whistle and the general alarm bells in a specific pattern, not just continuous noise. • Confirm that the abandon ship instruction itself is normally given by voice/PA after a general emergency signal, not by changing to a different alarm pattern.