{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-199.250","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 199.250","heading":"Drills.","body":"(a) An abandon-ship drill and a fire drill, as described in § 199.180, must be conducted on each passenger vessel at least weekly.\n(b) The entire crew does not have to be involved in every drill, but each crewmember must participate in an abandon-ship drill and a fire drill each month.\n(c) Passengers and special personnel must be strongly encouraged to attend abandon-ship and fire drills.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER W—LIFESAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS","PART 199—LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS","Subpart C—Additional Requirements for Passenger Vessels"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"7349b0aafe1b8f997c7712348d645cf5ad103d777c6612a3f2530f61d1027550","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-199.245","next":"us/46-cfr-199.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}