| (b) | ship (other than a passenger ship) of not less than five hundred gross register tons (or of such lower tonnage gross register as may be prescribed), |
which is registered in the Republic, shall, if it be practicable to do so, cause—
| (i) | boat drill and fire drill to be practised, in the case of a passenger ship, at least once in every week, and, in the case of a ship other than a passenger ship, at least once in every month; and |
| (ii) | the life-saving appliances on board the ship to be inspected to ascertain whether they are fit and ready for use, at least once in every such period as may be prescribed. |
| (2) | The master of every such ship shall cause an entry to be made in the official log-book of every occasion on which boat drill and fire drill are practised or the said appliances are inspected; and if,— |
| (a) | in the case of a passenger ship, boat drill or fire drill is not practised in any week; or |
| (b) | in the case of a ship other than a passenger ship, boat drill or fire drill is not practised in any month; or |
| (c) | in the case of any ship, the said appliances are not inspected in any such period as is prescribed, |
the master shall cause a statement to be entered in the official log-book of the reasons why the drill was not practised or the appliances were not inspected in that week, month or period.
