Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s 80 Marine Accident ReportPreviously Issued Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s Resulting from thisAccident Investigati<strong>on</strong>M-98-125Immediately inspect, within your fleet of ships, <strong>the</strong> laundry ventilati<strong>on</strong>systems, including ducts, plenums, and exhaust terminuses, for anycombustible material, such as lint, and clean <strong>the</strong> systems, as necessary, toreduce <strong>the</strong> risk of fire. (Urgent)M-98-126Institute a program to verify <strong>on</strong> a c<strong>on</strong>tinuing basis that <strong>the</strong> laundryventilati<strong>on</strong> systems, including ducts and plenums, remain clean and clearof any combustible material that poses a fire hazard <strong>on</strong> your vessels.Previously Issued Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s Classified in this ReportThe following Safety Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s were issued to 18 cruise line companies<strong>on</strong> July 11, 1990:M-00-6Without delay, install automatic local-sounding smoke alarms in crewaccommodati<strong>on</strong> areas <strong>on</strong> company passenger ships so that crews willreceive immediate warning of <strong>the</strong> presence of smoke and will have <strong>the</strong>maximum available escape time during a fire.M-00-7Without delay, install automatic local-sounding smoke alarms in passengeraccommodati<strong>on</strong> areas <strong>on</strong> company passenger ships so that passengers willreceive immediate warning of <strong>the</strong> presence of smoke and will have <strong>the</strong>maximum available escape time during a fire.Based <strong>on</strong> no resp<strong>on</strong>se from five cruise line companies, <strong>the</strong> Safety <strong>Board</strong>, <strong>the</strong>refore,classifies, in this report, <strong>the</strong> safety recommendati<strong>on</strong>s as indicated:M-00-6 (previously classified “Open—Acceptable Resp<strong>on</strong>se”) is classified“Open—Unacceptable Resp<strong>on</strong>se” for Costa Cruise Lines, Orient Lines, RegalCruises, Royal Olympic Cruises, and Silver Sea Cruises in <strong>the</strong> secti<strong>on</strong> of thisreport entitled “Locally Sounding Alarms.”M-00-7 (previously classified “Open—Acceptable Resp<strong>on</strong>se”) is classified“Open—Unacceptable Resp<strong>on</strong>se” for Costa Cruise Lines, Orient Lines, RegalCruises, Royal Olympic Cruises, and Silver Sea Cruises in <strong>the</strong> secti<strong>on</strong> of thisreport entitled “Locally Sounding Alarms.”
Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s 81 Marine Accident ReportBY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARDCAROL J. CARMODYActing ChairmanJOHN A. HAMMERSCHMIDTMemberJOHN J. GOGLIAMemberGEORGE W. BLACK, JR.MemberAdopted: May 1, 2001