[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR122.520]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 122--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart E--Preparations for Emergencies
 
Sec. 122.520  Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training.

    (a) The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient 
instructions to make sure that all crew members are familiar with their 
duties during emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the 
recovery of persons who have fallen overboard.
    (b) An abandon ship drill must be conducted as follows:
    (1) Each member of the crew shall participate in at least one 
abandon ship drill each month; and
    (2) If more than 25% of the crew have not participated in an abandon 
ship drill on board that particular vessel or sister vessel in the 
previous month, a drill must be conducted before the vessel gets 
underway with passengers aboard.
    (c) Each abandon ship drill must include:
    (1) Summoning the crew to report to assigned stations and prepare 
for assigned duties;

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    (2) Summoning passengers on a vessel on an overnight voyage to areas 
of refuge or embarkation stations and ensuring that they are made aware 
of how the order to abandon ship will be given;
    (3) Checking that life jackets are correctly donned;
    (4) Operation of any davits used for launching liferafts; and
    (5) Instruction on the automatic and manual deployment of survival 
craft.
    (d) Each abandon ship drill must, as far as practicable, be 
conducted as if there were an actual emergency.
    (e) Each rescue boat required in accordance with Sec. 117.210 of 
this subchapter must be launched with its assigned crew aboard and 
maneuvered in the water as if during the actual man overboard situation;
    (1) Once each month, if reasonable and practicable; but
    (2) At least once within a 3 month period before the vessel gets 
underway with passengers.
    (f) Onboard training in the use of davit launched liferafts must 
take place at intervals of not more than 3 months on a vessel with a 
davit launched liferaft.
    (g) Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be 
logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon 
request. The drill entry shall include the following information:
    (1) Date of the drill and training; and
    (2) General discription of the drill scenario and training topics.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 935, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51353, Sept. 
30, 1997]