2. Liferafts
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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - MGN 280 - Small Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure, Workboats and Pilot Boats - Alternative Construction Standards - Annex 1 - Extract from MGN 105 (M) - Guidelines on the Use and Fitting of Retro-Reflective Materials on Life-Saving Appliances - 2. Liferafts

2. Liferafts

  Retro-reflective materials should be fitted around the canopy of the liferaft. The material should be sufficiently wide and long to give a minimum area of 150cm2 and should be spaced at suitable intervals (approximately 80cm from centre to centre) at a suitable height above the waterline, doorways included, if suitable. On inflatable liferafts, retro-reflective materials should also be fitted to the underside of the floor, cross-shaped in the centre. The dimension of the cross to be half the diameter of the liferaft, and a similar cross should be applied to the top of the canopy.

On liferafts which are not equipped with canopies, materials which should be sufficiently wide and long to give a minimum area of 150 cm2 should be attached to each buoyancy chamber at suitable intervals (approximately 80cm centre to centre) in such a manner that they are visible both from the air and from a ship.

Parent topic: Annex 1 - Extract from MGN 105 (M) - Guidelines on the Use and Fitting of Retro-Reflective Materials on Life-Saving Appliances
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