Annex – Fall Preventer Devices (MSC.1/CIRC.1392 and MSC.1/CIRC.1327)
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Annex – Fall Preventer Devices (MSC.1/CIRC.1392 and MSC.1/CIRC.1327)

  MSC.1/Circ.1392, paragraph 4, states:

  • "Member Governments are strongly urged to ensure that all ships which are fitted with on-load release systems for lifeboats are equipped with fall preventer devices as per paragraph 6 of these Guidelines at the earliest opportunity."

  MSC.1/Circ.1392, annex, paragraph 6, states:

  • "On each ship, fall preventer devices in accordance with the Guidelines for the fitting and use of fall preventer devices (FPDs) (MSC.1/Circ.1327) should be employed for each existing lifeboat release and retrieval system ..."

  MSC.1/Circ.1327, paragraph 2, states:

  • "The use of FPDs should be considered as an interim risk mitigation measure, only to be used in connection with existing on-load release hooks, at the discretion of the master, pending the wide implementation of improved hook designs with enhanced safety features."

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1466 – Unified Interpretation on Fall Preventer Devices (MSC.1/CIRC.1392 and MSC.1/CIRC.1327) – (24 June 2013)
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