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Survival Kits
Group Survival Kits
Group Survival Kits (GSKs) should be carried whenever a voyage is anticipated to encounter ice conditions that may prevent the lowering and operation of survival craft. They should be stored to be easy to retrieve and deploy in an emergency, with a capacity for 110% of the persons onboard. The containers for them should be located adjacent to the survival craft and liferafts and be designed so that they may be easily moved over the ice.
All personnel should be trained to use the equipment within the survival kits carried onboard the ship.
An example of a GSK contents list.
An example of a PSK contents list.
Personal Survival Kits
Personal Survival Kits (PSKs) should be carried whenever a voyage is anticipated to encounter mean daily temperatures below 0°C. Sufficient PSKs should be carried to cover at least 110% of the persons aboard the ship. The PSKs should be stored, so they are easily retrieved in an emergency. Lockers near the assembly area may be considered for this use.
Signage
The following notice should be displayed wherever PSKs are stored:
