Along Colombia’s coasts and rivers, sightseeing boats, party boats and small cruise vessels are very common. Unlike cargo ships, these vessels carry mainly families and ad-hoc tourist groups who are unfamiliar with the internal layout. During fire or blackout drills, even slightly reduced lighting and a few corridor turns are enough to make passengers hesitate at junctions or walk the wrong way, increasing evacuation time and liability risk.
With standardized Glow in the dark IMO escape signs, operators can make evacuation routes truly visible without major structural changes. They can use 10 cm or 25 cm wide luminous tapes to lay continuous escape arrows on floors and low wall sections along corridors. At the same time, standard IMO symbols for exits and muster points can be cut from 0.62 / 1.24 m × 45.7 m luminous rolls and applied above doors, at corners and at stair landings.
These photoluminescent marine IMO symbol signs stickers use PVC luminous film and pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive, tolerating typical shipboard vibration and humidity. After a short charging period under normal lighting, they can glow for hours in the dark. They are almost invisible as a design element during the day, but in simulated blackouts or smoke, passengers simply “follow the glowing lines and icons” to reach muster stations quickly.
For Colombian tourist vessel operators, this upgrade helps verify real passenger behavior during drills, reducing wrong turns and backtracking. It also offers a clear way to show investment in escape signage and passenger safety during port inspections and insurance assessments.