10.18.2 Instructions for on-board maintenance
of life-saving appliances complying with the requirements of regulation
III/52 should be provided and maintenance should be carried out accordingly.
10.18.3 The Administration may accept, in lieu
of the instructions in 10.18.2, a planned maintenance programme which
includes the requirements of regulation III/52.
10.18.4 Falls used in launching should be turned
end for end at intervals of not more than 30 months and be renewed
when necessary due to deterioration of the falls or at intervals of
not more than 5 years, whichever is the earlier. Where a fall cannot
be turned end for end a careful inspection should take place after
24 months. If the inspection shows that the fall is faultless it need
not be changed for another period of 24 months. However, a fall which
cannot be turned end for end should always be changed at intervals
of not more than 4 years.