Periodic servicing of launching appliances (Chapter 8, paragraph 8.2.10)
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Periodic servicing of launching appliances (Chapter 8, paragraph 8.2.10)

  Launching appliances:

  • .1 should be serviced at recommended intervals in accordance with instructions for on-board maintenance as required by regulation III/36 of the Convention;

  • .2 should be subjected to a thorough examination at intervals not exceeding 5 years; and

  • .3 should upon completion of the examination in .2 be subjected to a dynamic test of the winch brake in accordance with paragraph 6.1.2.5.2 of the LSA Code i.e. with a proof load of not less than 1.1 times the maximum working load at maximum lowering speed.

 (2000 HSC Code, paragraph 8.9.14)

Parent topic: Proposed Amendments to the DSC Code
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