Designation:F1297−90(Reapproved2012)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforLocationandInstructionSymbolsforEvacuationandLifesavingEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1297;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisguideprovidesinformationonsymbolsforlifesavingappliancesandarrangementsrequiredbyChapterIII/9.2.3ofthe1983Amendmentstothe1974SafetyofLifeatSeaConvention(SOLAS).ThoughthisrequirementappliesonlytoshipsthathaveeitheraSOLASPassengerShipSafetyCertificateorSOLASCargoShipSafetyEquipmentCertificate,itisrecommendedthatallvesselsorfacilitiesengagedinwaterborneoperationsseriouslyconsidertheuseofthisguide.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversthosesymbolstobeusedtoidentifythelocationandoperationoflifesavingequipmentrelatedtoevacuationofpersonnelinthemarineenvironment.1.2Thesymbolsdepictedshouldbeusedwhenevergraphicrepresentationcouldassistpersonnelinlocatingtheiremer-gencystationsandequipmentandintheoperationofsuchequipment.1.3Postersorsignsdepictingthesesymbolsshouldbeplacedinconspicuouslocationsinthevicinityofsurvivalcraft,theirlaunchingcontrols,orotherlifesavingequipment.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1SafetyofLifeatSeaConvention:2SOLAS74InternationalConventionfortheSafetyofLifeatSea3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thesymbolsdepictedrepresentthefollowing:3.1.1Equipmentrequiredduringevacuationorrescue,3.1.2Locationofmusterstationsinpreparationforevacu-ationorrescue,or3.1.3Thesequenceofeventsforoperationofsurvivalcraft.3.2Wherestationnumbersareusedwithanothersymbol,theyshouldbeabuttedtotherighthandsideoftheothersymbol.3.3Arrowsmaybeusedwithanyothersymboland,wherefeasible,shouldpointinthedirectionoftheequipmentorstationbybeingabuttedtothesymbolont...
