11 Fire Fighting Drills and Training
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11 Fire Fighting Drills and Training

  11.1 The master shall conduct sufficient fire drills to make sure that each crew member is familiar with his or her duties in case of a fire.

  11.2 Each fire drill shall include:

  • .1 summoning the crew to report to assigned stations and to prepare for and demonstrate assigned duties;

  • .2 summoning passengers on a vessel on an overnight voyage to muster or embarkation stations; and

  • .3 instruction in the use and location of fire alarms, extinguishers, and any other fire fighting equipment on board.

  11.3 Each fire drill shall, as far as practicable, be conducted as if there were an actual emergency.

Parent topic: Part B - Preparations for Emergencies
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