The U.S. Coast Guard gets on board (all pun intended) with ANNUAL MOCK RESCUES for enclosed spaces aboard vessels. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its ninety-second session adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended, to include a requirement that “crew members with enclosed space entry or rescue responsibilities shall participate in an enclosed space entry and rescue drill to be held on board the ship at least once every two months.” The amendment was to SOLAS Chapter III, Regulation 19 (Emergency training and drills) and came into force on January 1, 2015. IMO Resolution A.1050(27) supports the new regulations and provides the “Revised Recommendations for Entering Enclosed Spaces Aboard Ships.”
