4.1.2 Minimum carrying capacity and mass of liferafts
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4.1.2 Minimum carrying capacity and mass of liferafts

  4.1.2.1 No liferaft shall be approved which has a carrying capacity of less than six persons calculated in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 4.2.3 , or 4.3.3 as appropriate.

  4.1.2.2 Unless the liferaft is to be launched by an approved launching appliance complying with the requirements of section 6.1 or is not intended for easy side-to-side transfer, the total mass of the liferaft, its container and its equipment shall not be more than 185 kg.

Parent topic: 4.1 General requirements for liferafts
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