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Safety at sea depends on knowledge and certainty, training, and state-of-the-art equipment. Which is why the MSC Cruises’ fleet is designed and operated in compliance with the highest requirements and standards contained in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea as developed by the International maritime Organization (IMO) and why MSC Cruises ensures that every member of crew and staff on board an MSC ship receives frequent training to ensure an effective and precise performance and use of equipment.
MSC Divina, due to be christened on 26 May 2012 in Marseille, will be equipped with two special lifesaving devices- Marine Evacuation Systems (MES)- which complement lifeboats and life preservers by adding additional capacity. The MES is an inflatable slide or chute from which 1,514 passengers can be directly evacuated into waiting life rafts. The crew is instructed in the full use and handling of this system, from deployment to evacuation procedures.
MSC Divina’s sisterships, MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida, are also equipped with two Marine Evacuation Systems (MES) each.
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