10.2.4 Each unit should carry lifeboats complying
with the requirements of regulation III/46, installed in at least
two widely separated locations on different sides or ends of the unit.
The arrangement of the lifeboats should provide sufficient capacity
to accommodate the total number of persons on board if:
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.1 all the lifeboats in any one location are lost
or rendered unusable; or
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.2 all the lifeboats on any one side, any one
end, or any one corner of the unit are lost or rendered unusable.
10.2.5 In addition, each unit should carry liferafts
complying with the requirements of regulation III/39 or III/40, of
such aggregate capacity as will accommodate the total number of persons
on board.
10.2.6 In the case of a self-elevatinq unit where,
due to its size or configuration, lifeboats cannot be located in widely
separated locations to satisfy 10.2.4, the Administration may permit
the aggregate capacity of the lifeboats to accommodate only the total
number of persons on board. However, the liferafts under 10.2.5 should
be served by launching appliances complying with the requirements
of regulation III/48.5 or III/48.6.