1625-0044 StatA

§ 146.130

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–01 Edition)

person in charge of the manned facility. The drill shall be conducted as if
an actual emergency existed. All personnel should report to their respective
stations and be prepared to perform the
duties assigned to them.
(b) The person in charge and conducting the emergency drill shall instruct the personnel as necessary to insure that all persons are familiar with
their duties and stations.
(c) Emergency evacuation drills. The
following emergency evacuation drills
must be conducted:
(1) At least once a year, all the elements of the Emergency Evacuation
Plan (EEP) under § 146.140 relating to
the evacuation of personnel from the
facility must be exercised through a
drill or a series of drills. The drill(s)
must exercise all of the means and procedures listed in the EEP for each circumstance and condition described in
the EEP under § 146.140(d)(9).
(2) At least once a month, a drill
must be conducted that demonstrates
the ability of the facility’s personnel to
perform their duties and functions on
the facility, as those duties and functions are described in the EEP. If a
standby vessel is designated for that
facility in the EEP, the vessel must be
positioned as described in the EEP for
an evacuation of that facility and the
vessel’s crew must demonstrate its
ability to perform its duties and functions under the EEP.
(d) The date and time of such drills
shall be reported in writing by the person in charge at the time of the drill to
the owner who shall maintain this report record for a year and furnish it
upon request to the Coast Guard. After
one year, such records may be destroyed. When it is impossible to conduct emergency drills as required by
this section during a particular calendar month, during the following
month, a written report by the owner
shall be submitted to the Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection, stating why
the drills could not be conducted.
(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under OMB control number 2115–0071)
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as
amended by CGD 84–098b, 54 FR 21572, May 18,
1989]

§ 146.130

Station bill.

(a) The person in charge of each
manned platform shall be responsible
for and have prepared a station bill
(muster list). This station bill must be
signed by the person in charge. Copies
shall be duly posted in conspicuous locations on the manned platform.
(b) The station bill shall set forth the
special duties and duty stations of each
member of the personnel for any emergency which involves the use or application of equipment required by this
subchapter. In addition, it shall contain all other duties assigned and considered as necessary for the proper handling of other emergencies.
(c) The station bill shall contain the
various signals to be used for calling
the personnel to their emergency stations, and to abandon the facility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under OMB control number 2115–0542)
[CGD 78–160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as
amended by CGD 86–011, 51 FR 5712, Feb. 18,
1986]

§ 146.135 Markings
equipment.

for

emergency

(a) Markings shall be provided as
considered necessary for the guidance
of persons on manned facilities.
(b) The general alarm bell switches
shall be identified by red letters at
least one inch high with a contrasting
background: ‘‘General Alarm.’’
(c) All general alarm bells shall be
identified by a sign at each bell in red
letters at least one inch high with a
sharp contrasting background: ‘‘General Alarm—When Bell Rings Go to
Your Station.
(d) All life floats, lifeboats, life rafts,
and survival capsules, together with
paddles or oars, shall be conspicuously
marked with a name or number of, or
other inscription identifying, the facility on which placed. The number of
persons allowed on each life float, lifeboat, or life raft shall be conspicuously
marked thereon in letters and numbers
11⁄2 inches high. These numbers shall be
placed on both sides of the life float,
lifeboat, or life raft. Inflatable life
rafts shall be marked in accordance
with Subpart 160.051 of 46 CFR Part 160
and no additional markings are required.

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