To establish boarding control, in addition to an inner cordon point, a single point of access to the vessel should also be maintained using a system to record times, names, activities and location of those on board.
Anyone passing through this point will have received a safety brief on the evacuation strategy, which will include:
- The evacuation signal
- The whereabouts of an alternative egress or evacuation point, such as:
- Fire and rescue service ladders
- Fire and rescue service aerial appliances
- Vessel’s own escape system
- Accommodation, pilot ladder or platform
- The assembly point for dockside roll call