6.1.1 In addition to complying with all the relevant
provisions of the Recommendation (resolution
A.761(18)), servicing of inflatable liferafts approved for
extended service intervals should comply with the provisions of this
section of the Guidelines.
6.1.2 Servicing of inflatable liferafts approved
for extended service intervals should only take place at approved
servicing stations.
6.1.3 The liferaft should be packed according
to the manufacturer’s instructions, taking into consideration
the specific requirements with regard to the particular protective
arrangements, the management of dated items in the liferaft and the
need to be able to confirm the condition of the liferaft during periodic
onboard inspections.
6.1.4 Provisions should be available at the servicing
station to ensure that the relative humidity behind the protective
barrier of the liferaft approved for extended service intervals will
not exceed a relative humidity of 65% rH at 20ºC when the liferaft
has been serviced and repacked.
6.1.5 Items of equipment should be checked to
ensure that all are in good condition and dated items should be replaced
in cases where the expiry date falls before the next service date
of the liferaft if they cannot be replaced in due course in conjunction
with an intermediate periodic onboard inspection.
6.1.6 Davit-launched liferafts approved for extended
service intervals should be subjected to a 10% overload suspension
test at intervals not exceeding 30 months.
6.1.7 Liferafts approved for extended service
intervals should be serviced at the intervals specified in 4.1.1.
Tests as described in appendix 2 to resolution
A.761(18) should be applied thereafter.
6.1.8 Procedures as described in the appendix
should be established to ensure that each gas cylinder is properly
filled and gastight before fitting to a liferaft.