7 Stowage of survival craft
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7 Stowage of survival craft

  7.1 Each survival craft shall be:

  • .1 stowed in a position that is readily accessible to crew members for launching, or else provided with a remotely operated device that releases the survival craft into launching position or into the water;

  • .2 stowed in a way that permits manual release from its securing arrangements;

  • .3 ready for immediate use so that crew members can carry out preparations for embarkation and launching in less than 5 minutes;

  • .4 provided with means to prevent inadvertent movement of the survival craft in relation to its stowage arrangements;

  • .5 stowed in a way that neither the survival craft nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the embarkation and operation of any other survival craft at any other launching station;

  • .6 stowed in a way that any protective covers will not interfere with launching and embarkation;

  • .7 fully equipped as required under this Chapter; and

  • .8 stowed, as far as practicable, in a position sheltered from breaking seas and protected from damage by fire.

  7.2 In addition to the requirements of VI/7.1, liferafts shall be secured to the vessel by a painter system with a float-free arrangement which complies with the requirements of paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code.

  7.3 In addition to the requirements of regulation VI/7.1, buoyant apparatus shall comply with the following:

  • .1 each buoyant apparatus shall be attached permanently to the vessel by a painter and float free unit. The weak link used in the float free unit shall have a breaking strain, which is less than that of the painter;

  • .2 the means used to attach the float-free link to the vessel shall:

    • .1 have a breaking strength of at least the breaking strength of the painter; and

    • .2 where synthetic, be of a dark colour or of a type certified to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light; and

    • .3 where metal, be corrosion resistant.

  7.4 A mechanical, manually operated device to assist in launching a survival craft shall be provided where the survival craft weighs more than 90 kg. It shall also be provided where survival craft requires lifting more than 300 mm (one foot) in a vertical direction to be launched.

Parent topic: Chapter VI - Lifesaving Equipment
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