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NavalDrill Frequency (46 CFR 199.180)
Twenty flashcards on how often inspected vessels drill: monthly drills, the 24-hour rule, boat launches, training and the logbook.
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- What is the monthly minimum for every crewmember?
- At least one abandon-ship drill and one fire drill every month.
- When must drills happen within 24 hours of leaving port?
- When more than 25 percent of the crew missed abandon-ship and fire drills on that vessel the previous month.
- When must drills be held before sailing?
- When the vessel enters service for the first time, after a major modification, or when a new crew is engaged.
- How does an abandon-ship drill begin?
- The general alarm calls everyone to muster stations, followed by announcements so all know the order to abandon ship.
- What is checked on people at the muster?
- That they are suitably dressed and their lifejackets or immersion suits are correctly donned.
- Which boat actions belong to the abandon-ship drill?
- Lower at least one lifeboat, start and run its engine, and operate the liferaft davits.
- Should the same lifeboat be lowered at every drill?
- No; as far as practicable, different lifeboats at successive drills.
- How often must each lifeboat be launched with its crew and maneuvered?
- At least once every 3 months during an abandon-ship drill.
- What is the rule for a free-fall lifeboat?
- Free-fall launched with its crew at least once every 6 months; the OCMI may extend to 12 months with simulated launches at most every 6 months.
- How often are rescue boats launched and maneuvered?
- Each month as far as reasonable, and at least once every 3 months.
- How often is the line-throwing appliance drilled?
- At least once every 3 months; actually firing it is up to the master.
- How often do crewmembers wear immersion suits in a drill?
- In at least one abandon-ship drill in any three-month period; if too hot, they get instruction instead.
- What must be tested at every abandon-ship drill?
- The emergency lighting for mustering and abandonment.
- How is the fire main checked in a fire drill?
- Start the fire pumps and use two jets of water to see that the system works.
- What else is checked in a fire drill?
- Firefighter outfits and rescue gear, communications, watertight and fire doors, fire dampers and ventilation inlets and outlets.
- What happens to the equipment after a drill?
- It goes back to fully operational condition at once; faults found are fixed as soon as possible.
- When must a new crewmember get onboard training on lifesaving and firefighting gear?
- As soon as possible, and not later than 2 weeks after joining the vessel.
- In what period must instruction cover all lifesaving and fire gear?
- Within any period of 2 months.
- How often is training on davit-launched liferafts given?
- At intervals of not more than 4 months, inflating and lowering a raft whenever practicable.
- What goes in the official logbook after a drill?
- Date and time, equipment used, faulty gear and its fix, who took part, and the training subject.
Official sources
U.S. Coast Guard, via eCFR
46 CFR Part 199: Lifesaving Systems for Certain Inspected Vessels
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