5.1.4 Additional requirements for fast rescue boats
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5.1.4 Additional requirements for fast rescue boats

  5.1.4.1 Fast rescue boats shall be so constructed as to capable of being safely launched and retrieved under adverse weather and sea conditions.

  5.1.4.2 Except as provided by this section, all fast rescue boats shall comply with the requirements of section 5.1, except for paragraphs 4.4.1.5.3, 4.4.1.6, 4.4.7.2, 5.1.1.6 and 5.1.1.10.

  5.1.4.3 Notwithstanding paragraph 5.1.1.3.1, fast rescue boats shall have a hull length of not less than 6 m and not more than 8.5 m, including inflated structures or fixed fenders.

  5.1.4.4 Fast rescue boats shall be provided with sufficient fuel, suitable for use throughout the temperature range expected in the area in which the ship operates, and be capable of manoeuvring, for a period of at least 4 h, at a speed of at least 20 knots in calm water with a crew of 3 persons and at least 8 knots when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.

  5.1.4.5 Fast rescue boats shall be self-righting or capable of being readily righted by not more than two of their crew.

  5.1.4.6 Fast rescue boats shall be self-bailing or be capable of being rapidly cleared of water.

  5.1.4.7 Fast rescue boats shall be steered by a wheel at the helmsman's position remote from the tiller. An emergency steering system providing direct control of the rudder, water jet, or outboard motor shall also be provided.

  5.1.4.8 Engines in fast rescue boats shall stop automatically or be stopped by the helmsman's emergency release switch, should the rescue boat capsize. When the rescue boat has righted, each engine or motor shall be capable of being restarted provided that the helmsman's emergency release, if fitted, has been reset. The design of the fuel and lubricating systems shall prevent the loss of more than 250 ml of fuel or lubricating oil from the propulsion system, should the rescue boat capsize.

  5.1.4.9 Fast rescue boats shall, if possible, be equipped with an easily and safely operated fixed single-point suspension arrangement or equivalent.

  5.1.4.10 A rigid fast rescue boat shall be constructed in such a way that, when suspended by its lifting point, it is of sufficient strength to withstand a load of 4 times the mass of its full complement of persons and equipment without residual deflection upon removal of the load.

  5.1.4.11 The normal equipment of a fast rescue boat shall include a VHF radiocommunication set which is hands-free and watertight.

Parent topic: 5.1 Rescue boats
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