Seafarer's Service Regulations Article 19

In distress situations in which saving the ship is not possible, the master shall order the seafarers to abandon ship pursuant to the law. The seamen shall immediately enact ship abandonment procedures and implement survival actions. Lifeboats on board the vessel shall not be arbitrarily lowered without the master’s order.The portable radio equipment provided in the lifeboats shall be held by the designated officer, and that office shall coordinate with the master.