8.2.1 A means of providing assisted recovery of persons from the water shall be
provided on each side of the parent vessel; this should consist of a fixed provision
onboard the parent vessel, such as a Swimmer of the Watch davit, but may be made by
the provision of rescue boats or helicopters where acceptable to the Naval
Administration.
8.2.2 For recovery means utilising a fixed onboard provision the following
requirements are to be met.
8.2.3 A fixed arm davit having a minimum safe working load (SWL) of 300 kg to
facilitate a two-person lift or, for vessels with a reduced number of crew, a
minimum SWL of 150 kg for a single-lift capability is to be provided on each
side.
8.2.4 The davit shall be located so as to minimise the distance to the sea
surface and the effects of parent vessel pitching and be well clear of the propeller
or other ship’s side protrusions. Where possible it should be located coincident
with the embarkation station.
8.2.5 It shall allow the swimmer and the recovered person to be returned
onboard via a break in the rail or bulwark and have sufficient clear deck space for
the swimmer and recovered personnel, including line handlers. A stretcher route is
to be provided to an appropriate first aid facility.
8.2.6 The davit shall be manually slewed and operated and provided with a
hoisting rope fitted with a stopper and soft eye for the attachment of individual
rescue strops. Recovery is expected to be conducted by crew members; however, a
spool shall be provided for the hoisting line when not in use.
8.2.7 A separate reel with ship’s side attachment shall be provided at each
installation with a floating lifeline of not less than the ship’s length overall in
length.
8.2.8 The provision of rescue strops, recovery stretchers or baskets and
swimmer’s equipment is to be to the satisfaction of the Owner but shall be
demonstrated compatible with operation of the installation.
8.2.11 The recovery position, ship’s side and the area of water alongside shall
be adequately illuminated by appropriate lighting. These are to be positioned to
avoid shining directly on the swimmer and recovered person. Where dark adaptation
lighting is required this shall be suitable for night vision equipment.
8.2.12 All recovery equipment shall be clearly identified with tags or other
permanent marking so as to enable identification of each item for the purposes of
survey, inspection and record keeping. A record shall be kept on the ship as to the
date each identified item is placed into service and any repairs effected.
8.2.13 All recovery equipment shall be kept clean, properly maintained and
stowed and shall be regularly inspected to ensure that they are safe to use. They
shall be used solely for the embarkation and disembarkation of personnel.
8.2.15 Where the parent vessel has a specific role in Humanitarian Assistance
and Disaster Relief (HADR) involving the intended recovery of large numbers of
persons from the water, then the specific provision of recovery arrangements is
outside the scope of this notation. Guidance for this role may be taken from the
Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel Survey Guidelines and Management Guidelines
published by Oil and Gas UK.
8.2.16 Where acceptable to the Owner, compliance with this section may be used
for the provision of a means of ingress and egress to the water for divers.