Difference between revisions of "Codes on Alerts and Indicators"
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| [[Emergency Alarm|Emergency Alarm]] || Highest priority of an alert. Alarms which indicate immediate danger to human life or to the ship and its machinery exits and require immediate action. | |||
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| [[Alarm|Alarm]] || A high priority alert requiring immediate attention and action. | | [[Alarm|Alarm]] || A high priority alert requiring immediate attention and action. |
Latest revision as of 17:14, 8 July 2016
Alert code | Meaning |
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Emergency Alarm | Highest priority of an alert. Alarms which indicate immediate danger to human life or to the ship and its machinery exits and require immediate action. |
Alarm | A high priority alert requiring immediate attention and action. |
Alert | An announcement of abnormal situations and conditions requiring attentions. |
Caution | Lowest priority of an alert. Awareness of a condition which does not warrant an alarm or warning condition, but still requires attention out of the ordinary consideration of the situation or of given information. |
Warning | Condition requiring immediate attention, but not immediate action. |
Source: IMO Res. A1021(26)
(VTS40, IALA Guideline no. 1110 refers)