1 Companies owning and/or operating passenger
ships, except ro-ro passenger ships, should consider whether to carry
an additional number of lifejackets in excess of those required in
accordance with SOLAS regulations III/7 and III/22, in public spaces, at the
muster/assembly stations, on deck or in lifeboats. Where lifejackets
required in accordance with SOLAS regulations III/7 and III/22 are not already stowed in
the vicinity of muster/assembly stations, further additional lifejackets
should be stowed in the vicinity of muster/assembly stations, in a
manner as to be readily accessible for distribution in the event of
an emergency.
2 Companies owning and/or operating passenger
ships should consider provision of lifejackets that are of a similar
design and can be donned by passengers in a similar manner with the
intent of avoiding confusion when donning lifejackets.
3 Companies owning and/or operating passenger
ships should review their arrangements in fulfilling the requirements
in SOLAS regulation III/7.2.2,
when lifejackets are stowed in passenger cabins, in order to ensure
the lifejacket location is visible under all possible lighting conditions.