From the recent El Faro sinking post here on HN:
There's a General Alarm signal (above), but no Abandon Ship signal. The captain gives those manually.
(I may be blatantly wrong!)
There's a General Alarm signal (above), but no Abandon Ship signal. The captain gives those manually.
(I may be blatantly wrong!)
The General Alarm typically calls for the crew to proceed (at haste!) to the muster station to be informed of the nature of the emergency and be put to work handling the situation.
Luckily, I've only ever had to abandon ship during a couple of drills.