# The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999, Regulation 11: Fire drills

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Each fire drill required by these Regulations shall include:
(a) reporting to stations and preparing for the duties specified in the muster list required by regulation 5(2) above;
(b) starting of a fire pump, using–
(i) in the case of a ship of Class II(A) of 21.34 metres in length or less, Class III or Class VII, VII(T), VIII(A), IX, VII(T) or XI of 500 tons or less, at least one jet of water; or
(ii) in the case of any other ship, at least two jets of water,
in order to demonstrate that the system is in proper working order.
(c) checking of fireman’s outfits and personal rescue equipment;
(d) checking the relevant communication equipment;
(e) checking the operation of watertight doors, fire doors, dire dampers and the main inlets and outlets of any ventilation systems in the drill area; and
(f) checking the necessary arrangements for subsequent abandonment of the ship.
(2) Any equipment used during a fire drill shall–
(a) immediately be brought back to its fully operational condition at the end of the drill; and
(b) have any faults or defects discovered during the drill remedied as soon as possible thereafter.
(3) A fire drill shall, as far as practicable, be conducted as if there were an actual emergency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2722/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-musters-training-and-decision-support-systems-regulations-1999/regulation-11
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