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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 6 - Fire Protection, Detection and Extinction - 6.13 Instructions, On-board Training and Drills:

6.13 Instructions, On-board Training and Drills:

Purpose

(1) The purpose of this paragraph is to mitigate the consequences of fire by means of proper instructions for training and drills of persons on board in correct procedures under emergency conditions and for this purpose, the crew shall have the necessary knowledge and skills to handle fire emergency cases, including passenger care.

General Requirements

(2) Crew members shall receive instruction on fire safety on board the ship.

(3) Crew members shall receive instructions on their assigned duties.

(4) Parties responsible for fire extinguishing shall be organised and such parties shall have the capability to complete their duties at all times while the ship is in service.

(5) Crew members shall be trained to be familiar with the arrangements of the ship as well as the location and operation of any fire-fighting systems and appliances that they may be called upon to use.

(6) Training in the use of the emergency escape breathing devices shall be considered as part of on-board training.

(7) Performance of crew members’ assigned fire-fighting duties shall be periodically evaluated by conducting on-board training and drills to identify areas in need of improvement, to ensure competency in fire-fighting skills is maintained, and to ensure the operational readiness of the fire-fighting organisation.

(8) On-board training in the use of the ship's fire-extinguishing systems and appliances shall be planned and conducted in accordance with the provisions of section 7.17(17).

(9) Fire drills shall be conducted and recorded in accordance with the provisions of section 7.17.

(10) A training manual shall be provided in each crew mess room and recreation room or in each crew cabin.

(11) The training manual shall be written in the working language of the ship.

(12) The training manual, which may comprise several volumes, shall contain the instructions and information required in subsection (13) in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible; any part of such information may be provided in the form of audio-visual aids in lieu of the manual.

(13) The training manual shall explain the following in detail-

  • (a) general fire safety practice and precautions related to the dangers of smoking, electrical hazards, flammable liquids and similar common shipboard hazards;

  • (b) general instructions on fire-fighting activities and fire-fighting procedures, including procedures for notification of a fire and use of manually operated call points;

  • (c) meanings of the ship's alarms;

  • (d) operation and use of fire-fighting systems and appliances;

  • (e) operation and use of fire doors;

  • (f) operation and use of fire and smoke dampers; and

  • (g) escape systems and appliances.

(14) General arrangement plansfootnote shall be permanently exhibited for the guidance of the ship's officers, showing clearly for each deck the control stations, the various fire sections enclosed by "A" class divisions, the sections enclosed by "B" class divisions together with particulars of the fire detection and fire alarm systems, the sprinkler installation, the fire-extinguishing appliances, means of access to different compartments, decks, etc., and the ventilating system, including particulars of the fan control positions, the position of dampers and identification numbers of the ventilating fans serving each section; provided that as an alternative, at the discretion of the Administration, the aforementioned details may be set out in a booklet, a copy of which shall be supplied to each officer, and one copy shall at all times be available on board in an accessible position and in any case plans and booklets shall be kept up to date; any alterations thereto shall be recorded as soon as practicable and the description in such plans and booklets shall be in English.

(15) A duplicate set of fire control plans or a booklet containing such plans shall be permanently stored in a prominently marked weathertight enclosure outside the deckhouse for the assistance of shore-side fire-fighting personnelfootnote.

(16) In addition to the requirement of section 7.17, fire drills shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of section 7.18 of the Code having due regard to notification of passengers and movement of passengers to assembly stations and embarkation decks.

(17) An onboard means of recharging breathing apparatus cylinders used during drills shall be provided or a suitable number of spare cylinders shall be carried on board to replace those used.

Parent topic: Chapter 6 - Fire Protection, Detection and Extinction
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