SOLAS regulation regular emergency drill on board must be carried out.
Flag administration require every 15 days to conduct emergency drill on board the ship depends on which flag your ship is flying in order for officer's and crew familiarized their firefighting equipments. Fire hoses, fire extinguishers and fire pumps are some of the fire fighting equipments on board.
In order to avoid damage to property, life and especially the environment many regulation and code were created.
Being a Seafarer is not only for earning dollar or euro but we must take care also for our safety. We must be motivated and willing to learn in every aspect it maybe a video training or safety seminar. I observed, there are times when we conduct drill the rest hours is also affected and resulted for fatigue. But we must follow regulations what the governing body imposed. To my brother in profession let us take care also our health because there's a saying "Health is Wealth". We cannot deny nowadays pre-employment medical check-up is getting more stiff. And let us find another source of income not only working abroad but to earn while staying with our loved ones. If there is a will, there is a way. Have a smooth voyage to all Seafarers.
