RNLI Atlantic 85, Manual

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Informative Labels
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Dangers, Warnings, Cautions
Depending on the severity of harm associated with a
person, craft or component, or to the environment, hazards
are identified through the use of different labels. Starting
with the highest severity first, you will see DANGER,
WARNING and CAUTION labels throughout this manual.
An example of each is detailed below.
Procedure labels
A list of emergency operating procedures (EOPs),
standard operating procedures (SOPs) and local operating
procedures (LOPs) can be found on the RNLI Intranet
through Horizon. At various points through this manual,
you will find some of these labels that will give details on
which procedure to reference on Horizon. An example of
each type of procedure label is detailed below.
Emergency operating procedure
An emergency operating procedure (EOP) is a set of step-
by-step instructions for RNLI personnel to carry out in the
event of a situation that has potentially disastrous results.
An example of an EOP label is shown below:
Emergency operating procedure
EOP
Standard operating procedure
A standard operating procedure (SOP), is a set of step-
by-step instructions for RNLI personnel to carry out
routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality
output and uniformity of performance, while reducing
miscommunication.
Standard operating procedure
SOP
Local operating procedure
A local operating procedure (LOP), is a set of step-by-
step instructions for RNLI personnel to carry out routine
operations specific to a locality. Examples of this could be
a lifeboat station or a lifeguarding facility.
Local operating procedure.
LOP
WARNING
Denotes that a hazard exists which can result in
injury or death if proper precautions
are not taken.
DANGER
Denotes that an extreme intrinsic hazard exists
which would result in high probability of death or
irreparable injury if proper precautions
are not taken.
NOTE
Denotes a general information note.
CAUTION
Denotes a reminder of safety practices or directs
attention to unsafe practices which could result
in personal injury or damage to the craft or
components or to the environment.
Notes
General information notes will be shown as follows: