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Drill Schedule / Record Year: _______ Vessel: ______________________

Drill type Interval Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Remark
Every Month Planned month of drill
Abandon Ship (See note 1& 2) Actual date of drill
See Note 3, 4 & 5
ALL Life boat& Rescue Boat3 Every 3 months Including Free Fall Lifeboat
launching and maneuvering (See Notes 3 & 5)

<Free fall Type>

Abandon ship Drill

Life boat launching by either

Every 6 months
Free-fall method or
Simulation launching
Dedicated Rescue Boat Include training on Emergency
Every Month Operation Mechanism
Launching and maneuvering
(See Note 4)
Drill
Applicable Ships only
Use of davit-launched life raft Every 4 months

Operation and use of Life raft Every Month

Different scenario shall be

Oil Spill Drill taken in subsequent drills
(Leak during bunkering & cargo operation, Vent Every Month
Head overflow, Transferring, Bursting of Hose,
(see note 11)
Cargo leak to ballast tanks, inerting of ballast
tanks, hydraulic hose rupture etc.)

Fire on deck / deck store. Once a year

Engine room Fire

Every 3 months
Fire and Explosion prevention drill (Monthly)

(See note 10)

Accommodation Fire Once a year

See Notes 1 & 2

Galley Fire Once a year

Fire whilst at berth Once a year

Fire at Mast Riser and at Mock release of foam

manifold Once a year

Fire in Pump Room * Compressor room fire

(Compressor Room for Gas Every 6* months once a year, Mock release
Carriers) (See remark) of foam or CO2

Fire in cargo tank (Motor Mock release of foam

Room for Gas Carriers, Once a year
Methanol room)
(Only Applicable Ships)
Fire in Fwd. F.O. pump room Once a year
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Drill Schedule / Record Year: _______ Vessel: ______________________

Drill type Interval Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Remark

Every 2
Steering Failure and months
Critical Equipment Failure

Emergency Steering
* ECDIS failure drill: If
Every 3 fitted.
Gyro, Radar, ECDIS* and GPS months
Failure

Failure of Main Electrical

Every 4
Power and operation of
Emergency Generator months

M/E failure (including request Every 6

for Salvage) months

Every 4
Collision
months

Every 4
Grounding
months
Damage Control Drill
(Monthly)

Every 6
Flooding in Engine room
months

Every 6
Structural Failure
months

To encounter Heavy
Every 4
weather and Heavy Weather
months
Damage
Include drill / training on Plans
Every 3 and Procedures of ‘Recovery of
Man overboard
months Person(s) from the Water’

Every 6
Rescue Drill

Assistance to other vessel

(Monthly)

months
(Rescue from pump room, ballast
Enclosed Space Entry and Every 2 tanks, E/R bottom platform etc.)
Rescue months.
Helicopter Operation and
Every 6
evacuation of injured
months
person

Drill type Interval Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Remark
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Every 2 Including Measures against
Use of LSA (L/J, Hypothermia
months or
immersion suit, Lifeboat
Before
Radio, SART, EPIRB) and
entering Polar
survival techniques.
Area
Use of FFA (EEBD, Fire
man outfit, Portable
Every 2
Extinguisher, Fire and
months
Foam system, Hypermist,
Release of CO2 etc)

Location and operation of

Fire Doors, Fire Dampers, Every 2
Ventilation, watertight months
Doors

Operation of Emergency
Every 2
Training Drill (Monthly)

generator and Emergency

months
Fire Pump.

Training in differentiating Every 2

various alarms. months
Use of First Aid
(Resuscitation, CPR,
Every 2
Stretcher, first aid during
months
various injury and exposure
to IMDG cargo)
Every 2
Use of Oil spill gear.
months
Use of LSA in Heavy Every 2
Weather months
Operation of Main Engine Note 6
from machine side and Every 2
training on procedures for months
Crash astern

Emergency Communication Every change of

Drill Command

Including all Deck Officers

VDR Drill Every change of
Command

Drill type
Interval Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Remark
Use “Z-094003-03FIG, “S-
Mental Health and Every 6
Training

094003-05FIG” and “MSC.1-

Fatigue Management months Circ.1598”
Safe Mooring Practices Every 6 Additionally, upon Joining for
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Drill Schedule / Record Year: _______ Vessel: ______________________
applicable crew. Use “S-
Use of Lifting Equipment
(For Applicable Crew)
months 096000-06FIG NYK Hand &
Whistle Signals – PLACARD”
Every 6
Deployment of ETA
months
Drill (Monthly)

Breaking away from Jetty

Every 6
(During cargo work,
months
bunkering operation etc)
Before STS Applicable vessels only
Safety Drill Before STS Opn
Opn
*VOC training applicable to
Gas/ Toxic vapor release Every 3
crude oil tankers.
VOC Management training* months
Applicable to Ships with
Every 4
Personnel Transfer by Crane Personnel transfer basket.
months
Notes:
1. The drills of the crew shall take place within 24h of the ship leaving port if more than 25% of the crew have not participated in abandon ship and fire drill on that particular ship in the
previous month. (For JG flag vessels: drills on damage control and rescue boat must be added to the above).
2. When a ship enters service for the first time or after modification of its major parts such as hull, engine plant, lifesaving appliances, and fire protection/firefighting appliances, “Abandon
Ship” drill and “Fire drill” must be conducted before leaving port.
3. Each lifeboat and rescue boat (except dedicated rescue boats) must be launched and maneuvered on the water at least once every 3 months. The 3 months shall count from the date of
previous drill. It is not required to man the lifeboats from its stowed position, during lowering/hoisting.
4. Rescue boat launching and maneuvering, with assigned crew members, and training on emergency operation on vessels having dedicated rescue boat, shall be basically done every month
(if not practicable at some occasion the interval however shall not exceed 3 months)
5. If free fall lifeboat, it shall be operated in the water at intervals not exceeding three months and shall be launched by either the free-fall method or simulated free fall at least every six
months.
6. When the C/E and/or 1AE is replaced at a port, practice on the operation of the main engine from machine side must be conducted at the earliest opportunity. C/E shall train BTM on
procedures of “Crash astern”.
7. Every item required by “Basic Training and Familiarization Training” stipulated in Chapter VI of STCW95 must be included, if necessary, into the training items mentioned above.
8. The monthly column shall include the planned date of drill/training at the top and actual date of completion at the bottom.
9. Abandon ship, Fire, Damage Control and Training shall be conducted every month covering the scenario given in drill schedule.
10. Various locations and scenarios shall be used for training to cover all possible emergencies. E/Room fire drill shall be conducted every 3 months covering fire at various location in engine
room e.g. generator, purifier room, scavenge space, Boiler platform, incinerator etc.
11. Various applicable scenarios of oil spill (as per vessel type) e.g. Leak during bunkering & cargo operation, Transferring, Bursting of Hose, Cargo leak to ballast tanks & inerting of ballast
tanks (only for tankers), etc shall be used.
12. At the beginning of every Quarter, updated record of Drill shall be sent to Company by filling up the Drill Schedule.

Chief Officer: _______________________ Master: ________________________