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NavalRunning a Drill (46 CFR 28.270)
Twenty flashcards on how a fishing vessel drill is run: as if real, who leads it, videos, safety orientation and the general alarm.
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- How must a drill be run?
- On board the vessel, as if there were an actual emergency.
- Who takes part in a drill?
- All individuals on board.
- What must happen with the equipment during a drill?
- Break out and use the emergency equipment and test all alarm and detection systems.
- What protective gear goes on in a drill?
- Protective clothing, plus immersion suits if the vessel carries them.
- Who may conduct drills or give the instruction?
- Only someone trained in the proper procedures for conducting that activity.
- Must the drill leader be the master or a crewmember?
- No; the person conducting drills need not be the master, the individual in charge or a crewmember.
- Can watching videos count?
- Yes, as instruction, if followed by a discussion led by someone familiar with the contingencies.
- What can videos never replace?
- The hands-on drills and the safety orientation.
- Who must receive a safety orientation?
- Each person on board who has not had the instruction and has not taken part in the drills.
- When must the safety orientation happen?
- Before the vessel may be operated.
- What must the safety orientation cover?
- The posted emergency instructions and the specific evolutions of the monthly drill list.
- What does a Fishing Vessel Safety Instructor submit to the Coast Guard (OCMI)?
- A course curriculum tied to the drill contingencies, or a letter certifying use of the national "Personal Survival and Emergency Drills Course."
- What experience does the first instructor path ask for?
- At least 1 year in a marine-related field, plus experience as an instructor or training in instructional methods.
- How long is an instructor's letter of acceptance valid?
- 5 years.
- Who gives Fishing Vessel Drill Conductors their documents?
- The safety instructor or the training organization, once all required training is complete.
- When does a fishing vessel need an audible general alarm?
- When a living or work space is not next to the operating station; the contact-maker sits at the operating station.
- What is added where background noise drowns the alarm?
- A flashing red light.
- What does the label next to the alarm bell and red light say?
- "Attention — General Alarm — When Alarm Sounds Go to Your Station," in red letters at least 13 millimeters high.
- How often is the general alarm tested?
- Before the vessel operates and at least once each week after that.
- What does mustering the crew involve?
- Seeing that people are properly dressed with lifejackets or immersion suits on, then assembling them and sending them to their stations.
Official sources
U.S. Coast Guard, via eCFR
46 CFR Part 28: Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels
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