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This document provides guidelines for the preparation of a safety rota and safety plans on passenger vessels for inland navigation. It supports the safety organisation on board. Furthermore, it describes the code of conduct necessary for passengers on cabin vessels. Annex B contains examples for a safety rota and a safety plan. The safety rota specifies and explains the duties for the following emergencies: - breakdown; - fire on board; - evacuation of the persons on board; - person over board. NOTE Here, evacuation is to be understood as evacuating into boats, onto life rafts or via means of transfer into shallow waters or on shore.