boat drill

British

noun

practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship

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He carried a rubber ball that he wouldn’t be parted with even for boat drill.

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It was explained that great difficulty frequently exists in getting firemen to take part in a boat drill.

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That in all ships a boat drill, a fire drill, and a water-tight door drill should be held as soon as possible after leaving the original port of departure and at convenient intervals of not less than once a week during the voyage.

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Had a boat drill been held on board; and, if so, when?

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There had been no proper boat drill nor a boat muster.

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