Abandoning ship represents the final 'roll of the dice' during a maritime casually incident, and once that decision has been made, everyone has to live with it - at least For several hours, and often in the life-threatening sea conditions that led to the evacuation in the first place. In recent years, the locus for manufacturers, ship managers, owners and crews has been on completing that evacuation swiftly and without injury. This has meant an emphasis on reduced mustering speeds, increased Ireelall drop heights and tackling problems associated with on-load release hooks. It has often seemed that getting passengers and seafarers into the water, and without significant injury, has been enough.
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