Warning signs
Warning: Drop (fall)
- IMO code
- WSS008
- ISO 7010 number
- W008
Where you will meet it
At open hatches, deck edges, unsecured platforms.
What it means in practice
Danger of falling from height. An open hold is a drop of many metres.
Legal basis
Annex to IMO resolution A.1116(30) (adopted 05.12.2017), table of warning signs. Graphic pattern of the symbol: ISO 7010.
This is not a legal text: in any doubt the current wording of the resolution and regulations decides.
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Sign colours are normative. The file is public domain or CC0 (a Commons recreation of the symbol named by the IMO annex).