9 Survival craft equipment
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9 Survival craft equipment

  9.1 Each item of survival craft equipment shall be of good quality, and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter, each item of equipment carried, whether required under this Chapter or not, shall be secured by lashings, stored in lockers, compartments, or brackets, or have equivalent mounting or storage arrangements that shall not:

  • .1 reduce survival craft capacity;

  • .2 reduce space available to the occupants;

  • .3 interfere with launching, recovery, or rescue operations; or

  • .4 adversely affect seaworthiness of the survival craft.

  9.2 Each survival craft shall be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, two paddles, a painter and a light, and such other equipment as the Administration may require taking into account the operation area for which the vessel is certified.

Parent topic: Chapter VI - Lifesaving Equipment
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