New industry-wide cruise line safety drill policy
GIGLIO PORTO, ITALY - JANUARY 21: Divers of the Nucleo Operatori Subacquei Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard) conduct a SAR (Search and Rescue) operation that led to the discovery of the body of a woman inside of the ship Costa Concordia on …
Posted: 02/10/2012
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By: Ashley Stockman
In light of last month’s Costa Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy, the cruise line industry is implementing a new safety drill policy.
The Cruise Line International Association, European Cruise Council and Passenger Shipping Association announced the policy in a joint statement Thursday.
USA Today reports under the new policy, every vacationer boarding a cruise ship will receive a safety briefing before the vessel sets sail.
While most major cruise lines already hold safety briefings for embarking passengers before ships set sail, it hasn’t been an industry-wide policy until now. Under rules established by the International Maritime Organization, passenger ships can wait up to 24 hours after passengers embark to hold a safety briefing.
There has been an outcry for a revision of cruise ship safety guidelines since the January 17 Costa Concordia accident. The disaster resulted in at least 17 deaths. Fifteen passengers remain missing.
You can read the full article by going to http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/02/cruise-ship-muster-drill-policy/623944/1.
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