Section 254: Boat and fire drill

(1)
The master of a Nigerian ship shall-
(a)
cause his crew to be properly exercised in boat and fire drills at such times and in such manner as may from time to time be prescribed by the rules for lifesaving appliances;
(b)
cause an entry to be made in the official log book of every occasion on which a boat drill or a fire drill is practised on board the ship or on which the appliances and equipment required by the rules for lifesaving appliances to be
carried are examined to see whether they are fit and ready for use, and of the result of any such examination;
(c)
if in the case of-
(i) a passenger ship, a boat drill or fire drill is not practised on board the ship in any week; or
(ii) any other ship, a boat drill or, fire drill is not practised on board the ship in anyone month; or
(iii) any ship, the boat and fire drill appliances and equipment are not examined in any such period as is prescribed by the rules for lifesaving appliances, the master of the ship shall cause a statement of the reasons why the drill was not practised or the appliances and equipment were not examined in that week, month or period to be entered in the official log book;
(d)
permit any Registrar of ships or surveyor, or any collector or other officer of customs, to be present at any drill, and to inspect any entry made in the official log book in pursuance of this section;
(e)
cause a boat or fire drill, or both, to be carried out in the presence of a surveyor at such times, while the ship is in port as the surveyor may require.
(2)
Any master of a ship who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand Naira.