🔍 Key Concepts

• General alarm purpose and what it signals on a ship • Typical first response actions of watchstanders when an alarm sounds • Procedures for activating fixed CO₂ systems and why they are tightly controlled

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: What is the general alarm usually telling everyone to do, in the very first moments after it sounds? • Which option would be dangerous to do automatically without confirmation of the situation? • Which action best matches a rapid, initial response that supports emergency teams, regardless of the exact type of emergency?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what the general alarm (continuous ringing/bell/buzzer) generally indicates in your vessel’s emergency bill or muster list. • Consider which systems (like CO₂ flooding) require positive identification of the space and authorization before operating. • Check which option would most likely be done on the bridge or in response to an order, rather than automatically by an engine room watchstander on hearing the alarm.