Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1205 – Guidelines for Developing Operation and Maintenance Manuals for Lifeboat Systems – (26 May 2006) - Annex - Guidelines for Developing Operation and Maintenance Manuals for Lifeboat Systems - Appendix - Example Operation and Maintenance Manual for a Lifeboat System1
Appendix - Example Operation and Maintenance Manual for a Lifeboat System footnote
| Table of contents | ||
| 1 | General | |
| 2 | Method of checking proper closure of release hooks | |
| 3 | Launching operation | |
| 3.1 | Preparation before launching | |
| 3.2 | Setting painter | |
| 3.3 | Release of safety pin for winch hand brake lever | |
| 3.4 | Release of davit arm stop | |
| 3.5 | Boarding the lifeboat | |
| 3.6 | Launching procedure | |
| 3.7 | Release gear operation | |
| 3.8 | Painter release and lifeboat operation | |
| Recovery operation | ||
| 4.1 | Resetting procedure of release hook | |
| 4.2 | Recovery procedure | |
| 4.3 | Stowage procedure | |
| 5 | On-load/off-load release gear system | |
| 5.1 | General | |
| 5.2 | Fore and aft hook units | |
| 5.3 | Release handle unit | |
| 5.4 | Hydrostatic interlock unit | |
| 6 | Inspection and maintenance | |
| 6.1 | General precautions | |
| 6.2 | Inspection and maintenance of lifeboat and release gear system | |
| 6.3 | Inspection and maintenance of launching appliances (davits and winches) | |
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