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RN04: ESCAPE, EVACUATION AND RESCUE OF PEOPLE // IntroductionBarents 2020Terms and DefinitionsMuster areaDesignated area to which personnel report when required to do so, in an emergency.Offshore Installation Manager (OIM)Person responsible for the installation, and all operations on and around a structure.OwnerIndividual or organization responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, and operationof the structure.Performance-based standardStandard that defines in qualitative and quantitative terms the specification of the requirementsof safety critical systems and their elementsPlace of safetyArea outside the hazard zone in which personnel safety is no longer at risk due to the installationhazard.Precautionary evacuationControlled means of removing personnel from the installation prior to an uncontrolled orescalating incident that can otherwise dictate an emergency evacuation.Preferred means of evacuationThe first choice available method selected to evacuate personnel based on being lowest risk,familiarity, frequency of use, availability, and suitability for prevailing conditions – normally themethod used to transfer personnel to and from the offshore location.Primary means of evacuationMethod of evacuation that can be carried out in a controlled manner under the direction of theperson in charge and the preferred means of evacuation of the installation in an emergency.RecoveryTransfer of evacuees to a rescue vessel, helicopter, etc.RescueProcess by which persons entering the sea or reaching the ice surface, directly or in anevacuation craft, are subsequently retrieved to a place where medical assistance is typicallyavailable.RiskCombination of the probability that a specified undesirable event will occur combined with theseverity of the consequences of that eventSecondary means of evacuationControlled means of removing personnel from the installation, which can be carried outindependently of external support.Survival craftGeneric name for a marine craft that is used by installation personnel to evacuate to the sea orice and provides evacuees with protection from the incident and the environment.Survival suitProtective suit made of materials which reduce body heat loss of a person wearing it in coldwaterTemporary Refuge (TR)Place provided on the installation where personnel can take refuge for a specified period whileinvestigations, emergency response and evacuation preparations are undertaken.Tertiary means of evacuationMethod of leaving the installation that relies heavily on individual’s own actions, is used whenthe primary and secondary methods are not available, and has an inherently higher risk.Source and CommentsSection 2 of ISO15544Section 3 of ISO19906Section 3 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section 3 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section 3 of ISO19906Section 3 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Section 2 of ISO15544Section 3 of ISO19906Section A.18.1.2 of ISO19906Report no 2012-0690 135