10.2 Rescue boat
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10.2 Rescue boat

  10.2.1 Each unit should be provided with a rescue boat approved by the Administration and available at all times. The rescue boat should incorporate the following:

  • .1 ample reserve of buoyancy;

  • .2 robust construction;

  • .3 adequate proportions to permit taking aboard an unconscious person without capsizing; and

  • .4 propelling machinery that can be easily started in all expected conditions.

  10.2.2 One of the rigid totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft may be accepted as the rescue boat if it complies with the requirements in 10.2.1.

Parent topic: Chapter 10 – Life-saving Appliances and Equipment
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