Section 22 in The Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules, 1969
22. Portable drilling machine.
(1)Every ship of Class VI, other than a tanker, on which a supply of electric energy is available shall be provided with a portable drilling machine to provide emergency means of access to fires through decks, casings or bulkheads.(2)The drilling machine shall be provided with drills of various sizes up to 12 m.m. diameter and shall be stored outside the machinery spaces, preferably in a suitable box on the bridge.
