Safety, Fire & Survival · PFDs & Immersion Suits
How often should a vessel conduct fire and abandon-ship drills under SOLAS?
- AOnce a year
- BOnly before a Coast Guard inspection
- COnly when a new crew member joins
- DAt regular intervals (generally monthly, and within 24 hours of leaving port if more than 25% of the crew is new)✓ Correct
Explanation
SOLAS requires regular drills so the crew can perform emergency duties from memory — generally an abandon-ship and a fire drill each month, with a drill within 24 hours of departure when more than 25 percent of the crew has not drilled aboard that ship in the previous month.
Authority: SOLAS III (musters and drills)
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