Easy Guidance for Fire Drill and Fire Drill Report for Mariners.

In this video, I will explain to you what is fire drill on board a vessel and how to correctly prepare a Fire Drill Report according to the international requirements of the SOLAS convention.

We will discuss why and how often fire drills should be conducted, as well as what they should encompass. In this video, we will provide an example of a Fire Drill conducted in accordance with all SOLAS requirements.

00:01 - Introduction
00:28 - SOLAS - Regulation 19 ( SOLAS Requiremets for Fire Drill)
00:38 - Purpose and Primary goals of Fire Drills
01:13 - Requirements for Fire Drills as per SOLAS (Wide Description)
01:30 - Paragraph 3.5.1
01:56 - Paragraph 3.5.2
02:38 - Paragraph 3.5.3
02:51 - Fire Drill Report \ Template ( Example with wide Description )


Source of Information:

SOLAS - CHAPTER III - Life-saving appliances and arrangements - Regulation 19 - Emergency training and drills

Paragraph 3.5.1 - Fire drills should be planned in such a way that due consideration is given to regular practice in the various emergencies that may occur depending on the type of ships and the cargo.

Paragraph 3.5.2 - Each fire drill shall include;
.1 reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list required by regulation 8;
.2 starting of a fire pump, using at least the two required jets of water to show that the system is in proper working order;
.3 checking of fireman's outfit and other personal rescue equipment;
.4 checking of relevant communication equipment;
.5 checking the operation of watertight doors, fire doors, fire dampers and main inlets and outlets of ventilation systems in the drill area; and
.6 checking the necessary arrangements for subsequent abandoning of the ship.

3.5.3 The equipment used during drills shall immediately be brought back to its fully operational condition and any faults and defects discovered during the drills shall be remedied as soon as possible.

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