Clasification Society Rulefinder 2020 - Version 9.33 - Fix
Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.658(16) – Use and Fitting of Retro-Reflective Materials on Life-Saving Appliances – (Adopted on 19 October 1989) - Annex 1 - Recommendation 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 150 cm2 and should be spaced at suitable intervals (approximately 80 cm 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 should 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 the buoyancy chamber at suitable intervals (approximately 80 cm from centre to centre) in such a manner that they are visible both from the air and from a ship.

Parent topic: Annex 1 - Recommendation on the Use and Fitting of Retro-Reflective Materials on Life-Saving Appliances
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