NEW CLASS B, C AND D AND EXISTING SHIPS:

Crew members shall receive instructions on fire safety on-board the ship. Crew members shall receive instructions on their assigned duties. Parties responsible for fire extinguishing shall be organised. These parties shall have the capability to complete their duties at all times while the ship is in service. 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. Training in the use of the emergency escape breathing devices shall be considered as a part of on-board training. 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. On-board training in the use of the ship's fire-extinguishing systems and appliances shall be planned and conducted in accordance with provisions of Regulation III/19.4.1 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended. Fire drills shall be conducted and recorded in accordance with the provisions of Regulations III/19.3.4, III/19.5 and III/30 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended. A training manual shall be provided in each crew mess room and recreation room or in each crew cabin. The training manual shall be written in the working language of the ship. The training manual, which may comprise several volumes, shall contain the instructions and the information required in this paragraph in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible. Any part of such information may be provided in the form of audio-visual aides in lieu of the manual. The training manual shall explain the following in detail: general fire safety practice and precautions related to the dangers of smoking, electrical hazards, flammable liquids and similar common shipboard hazards; general instructions on fire-fighting activities and fire-fighting procedures including procedures for notification of a fire and use of manually operated call points; meanings of ship's alarms; operation and use of fire-fighting systems and appliances; operation and use of fire doors; operation and use of fire and smoke dampers; and escape systems and appliances. Fire control plans have to comply with the requirements of Regulation II-2/A-13.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.