Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 7 - Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements - 7.4 Stowage of Rescue Boats:
7.4 Stowage of Rescue Boats:
Rescue boats shall be stowed-
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(a) in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 minutes, and if the inflated type, in a fully inflated condition at all times;
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(b) in a position suitable for launching and recovery;
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(c) so that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station;
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(d) if it is also a lifeboat, in compliance with the requirements of section 7.3. and
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(e) If stowed forward the launching appliance and rescue boat should be entirely located in a sheltered position abaft the vertical extension of the aft most portion of the collision bulkhead.
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