NVIC 07-14 Task 4.1.A

Operate machinery equipment and apply emergency procedures.

RFPEW-A3.2 Escape routes from machinery spaces

On a vessel,

the candidate locates all engine-room escape routes, describes the emergency- escape procedure for each, and performs escapes using the shortest open route and up an escape trunk (if so equipped).

The candidate:

1. Locates all emergency-escape routes;
2. Describes the operations and procedures appropriate to each means of escape (including the use of emergency-escape breathing devices);

3. Demonstrates the correct means of escape via:

   a. The shortest open route; and

   b. An escape trunk, if so equipped.