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 - 7.14 Survival Craft Muster Stations and Embarkation Arrangements:
7.14 Survival Craft Muster Stations and Embarkation Arrangements:
(1) Lifeboats and liferafts for which approved launching appliances are required shall be stowed as close to accommodation and service spaces as possible.
(2) Muster stations shall-
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(a) be provided in the vicinity of and shall permit ready access to the embarkation stations;
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(b) have sufficient clear deck space to accommodate all persons (passengers and crew) assigned to muster at that station, with at least 0.35 m2 per person; and
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(c) have ample room for the marshalling and instruction of passengers.
(3) Muster and embarkation stations shall-
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(a) be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas; and
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(b) be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power required by Regulation 42 or 43 of Chapter II-1, Part D, of SOLAS, as appropriate.
(4) Alleyways, stairways and exits giving access to the muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately lighted and such lighting shall also be capable of being supplied by the emergency source of electrical power by Regulation 42 or 43 of Chapter II-1, Part D, of SOLAS, as appropriate; also in addition to and as part of the markings required under section 6.11(18) routes to muster stations shall be indicated with the muster station symbol, intended for that purpose, in accordance with the recommendations of the IMOfootnote footnote.
(5) Davit-launched survival craft muster and embarkation stations shall be so arranged as to enable stretcher cases to be placed in survival craft.
(6) Subject to subsections (7) and (8), an embarkation ladder complying with paragraph 6.1.6 of the LSA Code, extending, in a single length, from the deck to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition under unfavourable conditions of trim of up to 10° and a list of up to 20° either, way shall be provided at each embarkation station or at every two adjacent embarkation stations for survival craft launched down the side of the ship.
(7) The Administration may permit such ladders to be replaced by approved devices to afford access to the survival craft when waterborne, in which case there shall be at least one embarkation ladder on each side of the ship.
(8) Where necessary, means shall be provided for bringing the davit-launched survival craft against the ship's side and holding them alongside so that persons can be safely embarked.
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