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§ 28.270

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–09 Edition)

power driven bilge pump, hand pump,
and buckets to dewater.
(iii) Align fire pumps to use as bilge
pumps, if possible.
(iv) Check all intake and discharge
lines which penetrate the hull for leakage.
(v) Personnel should remain stationary and evenly distributed.
(vi) Personnel should don lifejackets
and immersion suits if the going becomes very rough, the vessel is about
to cross a hazardous bar, or when otherwise instructed by the master or individual in charge of the vessel.
(7) The procedures for anchoring the
vessel.
(8) The procedures to be used in the
event an individual falls overboard,
such as:
(i) Throw a ring life buoy as close to
the individual as possible;
(ii) Post a lookout to keep the individual in the water in sight;
(iii) Launch the rescue boat and maneuver it to pick up the individual in
the water;
(iv) Have a crewmember put on a lifejacket or immersion suit, attach a
safety line to the crewmember, and
have the crewmember standby to jump
into the water to assist in recovering
the individual in the water if necessary;
(v) If the individual overboard is not
immediately located, notify the Coast
Guard and other vessels in the vicinity;
and
(vi) Continue searching until released
by the Coast Guard.
(9) Procedures for fighting a fire,
such as:
(i) Shut off air supply to the fire—
close hatches, ports, doors, ventilators,
and similar openings.
(ii) Deenergize the electrical systems
supplying the affected space, if possible.
(iii) Immediately use a portable fire
extinguisher or use water for fires in
ordinary combustible materials. Do not
use water on electrical fires.
(iv) If the fire is in a machinery
space, shut off the fuel supply and ventilation system and activate the fixed
extinguishing system, if installed.
(v) Maneuver the vessel to minimize
the effect of wind on the fire.

(vi) If unable to control the fire,
mediately notify the Coast Guard
other vessels in the vicinity.
(vii) Move personnel away from
fire, have them put on lifejackets,
if necessary, prepare to abandon
vessel.

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§ 28.270 Instruction, drills, and safety
orientation.
(a) Drills and instruction. The master
or individual in charge of each vessel
must ensure that drills are conducted
and instruction is given to each individual on board at least once each
month. Instruction may be provided in
conjunction with drills or at other
times and places provided it ensures
that each individual is familiar with
their duties and their responses to at
least the following contingencies:
(1) Abandoning the vessel;
(2) Fighting a fire in different locations on board the vessel;
(3) Recovering an individual from the
water;
(4) Minimizing the effects of unintentional flooding;
(5) Launching survival craft and recovering lifeboats and rescue boats;
(6) Donning immersion suits and
other wearable personal flotation devices;
(7) Donning a fireman’s outfit and a
self-contained breathing apparatus, if
the vessel is so equipped;
(8) Making a voice radio distress call
and using visual distress signals;
(9) Activating the general alarm; and
(10) Reporting inoperative alarm systems and fire detection systems.
(b) Participation in drills. Drills must
be conducted on board the vessel as if
there were an actual emergency and
must include participation by all individuals on board, breaking out and
using emergency equipment, testing of
all alarm and detection systems, donning protective clothing, and donning
immersion suits, if the vessel is so
equipped.
(c) Training. No individual may conduct the drills or provide the instructions required by this section unless
that individual has been trained in the
proper procedures for conducting the
activity.

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§ 28.275

(d) The viewing of videotapes concerning at least the contingencies listed in paragraph (a) of this section,
whether on board the vessel or not, followed by a discussion led by an individual familiar with these contingencies will satisfy the requirement for
instruction but not the requirement for
drills in paragraph (b) of this section or
for the safety orientation in paragraph
(e) of this section.
(e) Safety orientation. The master or
individual in charge of a vessel must
ensure that a safety orientation is
given to each individual on board that
has not received the instruction and
has not participated in the drills required by paragraph (a) of this section
before the vessel may be operated.
(f) The safety orientation must explain the emergency instructions required by § 28.265 and cover the specific
evolutions listed in paragraph (a) of
this section.
NOTE: The individual conducting the drills
and instruction need not be the master, individual in charge of the vessel, or a member
of the crew.
[CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, as
amended by CGD 95–012, 60 FR 48048, Sept. 18,
1995; CGD 96–046, 61 FR 57275, Nov. 5, 1996,
CGD 96–046, 62 FR 46677, Sept. 4, 1997; USCG2002–13058, 67 FR 61278, Sept. 30, 2002]

§ 28.275 Acceptance criteria for
structors and course curricula.

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(a) A Fishing Vessel Safety Instructor shall submit a detailed course curriculum that relates directly to the
contingencies listed in § 28.270(a), or a
letter certifying the use of the ‘‘Personal Survival and Emergency Drills
Course,’’ a national standard curriculum, to the cognizant OCMI. This
document can be ordered through the
U.S.
Marine
Safety
Association
(USMSA), 5050 Industrial Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727; telephone: (732) 751–
0102; fax: (732) 751–0508; or e-mail:
usmsa@usmsa.org. For the criteria of
Fishing Vessel Safety Instructor, the

following documentation shall be provided to the cognizant OCMI:
(1) Proof of at least 1 year of experience in a marine related field and experience that relates directly to the contingencies listed in § 28.270(a) including—
(i) Experience as an instructor; or
(ii) Training received in instructional
methods; or
(2) A valid license or officer endorsement issued by the Coast Guard authorizing
service
as
master
of
unispected fishing industry vessels and
proof of experience that relates directly to the contingencies listed in 46
CFR 28.270(a) including—
(i) Experience as an instructor; or
(ii) Training received in instructional
methods; or
(3) A valid license or officer endorsement issued by the Coast Guard authorizing service as a master of inspected vessels of 100 gross tons or
more and proof of experience that relates directly to the contingencies listed in § 28.270(a) including—
(i) Experience as an instructor; or
(ii) Training received in instructional
methods.
(b) Each OCMI will issue a letter of
acceptance to all qualified individuals
and will maintain a list of accepted instructors in his/her zone.
(c) Letters of acceptance shall be
valid for a period of 5 years.
(d) Fishing Vessel Safety Instructors
or the organization providing training
shall issue documents to Fishing Vessel Drill Conductors upon successful
completion of all required training.
[CGD 96–046, 61 FR 57275, Nov. 5, 1996, as
amended by CGD 96–046, 62 FR 46677, Sept. 4,
1997; USCG-2001–10224, 66 FR 48619, Sept. 21,
2001; USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58344, Sept. 30,
2004; USCG–2008–0906, 73 FR 56509, Sept. 29,
2008; USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11264, Mar. 16,
2009]
EDITORIAL NOTE: At 74 FR 11264, Mar. 16,
2009, § 28.275 was amended; however, a portion
of the amendment could not be incorporated
due to inaccurate amendatory instruction.

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