L.S.A. CODELife Buoy.Life-Jacket.Immersion suit,Anti-exposure suit & T.P.A.Radio life saving Apparatus.Pyrotechnics, Life Raft, Life Boat.Rescue Boat.Marine evacuation. system.General Alarm & P.A. Drills,Training & Muster List.

LIFE BUOY. POSITION. COLOUR. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. DIMENTION. GRABLINE. SELF IGNITING LIGHT. SELF ACTIVATING SMOKE SIGNAL. BUOYANT LIFELINE. TEST.

LIFEBUOY POSITION. So distributed as to be readily available on both sides of the ship and as far as practicable on all open decks extending to the ships side; at least one shall be placed in the vicinity of the stern. At least one lifebuoy on each side shall be fitted with a buoyant lifeline. Not less than half of the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with self-igniting lights. Not less than two of the self-igniting lights shall be provided with lifebuoy self activating smoke signal. Lifebuoys with lights and smoke signals shall be equally distributed on both sides.

COLOURHighly Visible Colour-Orange

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

DIMENTION.1.OUTER DIA- MAXIMUM 800mm.2.INNER DIA- MINIMUM 400mm.3.WEIGHT- 2.5 kg. (FOR MOB-4.0kg.)

GRABLINEDia.-9.5mm.Length- MINIMUM 4 X OUTER DIA. OF LIFEBUOY.

SELF IGNITING LIGHTCOLOUR: WHITE.LUMINOUS INTENSITY: > 2cd.BURNING PERIOD: > 2hrs.CHARACTERISTICS: CONTINUOUS OR 50-70 FLASHES PER MINUTE.

SELF- ACTIVATING SMOKE SIGNAL Colour: Highly visible. Period: >15 minutes in calm water. NOT IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY OR EMIT ANY FLAME DURING THE ENTIRE SMOKE EMISSION TIME. CONTINUE TO EMIT SMOKE WHEN FULLY SUBMERGED IN WATER FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 10 sec.s.o.s.

BUOYANT LIFELINENON-KINKING.

>8mm DIA.

BREAKING STRENGTH > 5kn.

TESTSHALL NOT LOOSE BUOYANCY MORE THAN 5% AFTER BEING SUBMERGED IN FRESH WATER WITH 14.5 kg SOLID IRON.

LIFE JACKETS. PROVIDED FOR EACH PERSON ON BOARD. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF LIFEJACKETS SHALL BE CARRIED FOR PERSONS ON WATCH (PLACED ON BRIDGE,ENGINE CONTROL ROOM AND AT ANY OTHER MANNED WATCH STATION) AND FOR REMOTELY LOCATED SURVIVAL CRAFT STATIONS.

LIFEJACKETLIFT THE MOUTH OF AN EXHAUSTED OR UNCONSCIOUS PERSON NOT LESS THAN 120mm CLEAR OF THE WATER WITH THE BODY INCLINED BACKWARDS AT AN ANGLE OF NOT LESS THAN 20degree FROM THE VERTICAL POSITION.TURN THE BODY OF AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON IN THE WATER FROM ANY POSITION TO ONE WHERE THE MOUTH IS CLEAR OF THE WATER IN NOT MORE THAN 5 seconds.SHALL HAVE BUOYANCY WHICH IS NOT REDUCED BY MORE THAN 5% AFTER 24hrs SUBMERSION IN FRESH WATER.

LIFEJACKET LIGHTHAVE AN LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 0.75 cd IN ALL DIRECTIONS OF THE UPPER HEMISPHERE.HAVE A SOURCE OF ENERGY CAPABLE TO PROVIDE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 8 hrs.BE OF WHITE COLOUR.WILL BE EITHER CONTINEOUS OR FLASHING AT A RATE OF 50-70 FLASHES PER MINUTE.

IMMERSION SUIT. ANTI-EXPOSURE SUIT. THERMAL PROTECTIVE AID.

IMMERSION SUITAn Immersion suit or Anti-exposure suit shall be provided for each assigned crew member of the rescue boat or Marine evacuation system partyCan be unpacked and donned without assistance within 2min.Cover the whole body with the exception of the face;hands shall also be covered unless permanently attached gloves are provided.Provide an arrangements to minimize or reduce free air in the legs of the suit.

THERMAL PERFORMANCE FOR IMMERSION SUIT.IMMERSION SUIT NOT MADE OF INHERENT MATERIAL: MARKED WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT MUST BE WORN WITH WARM CLOTHINGS. WHEN WORN FOR A PERIOD OF 1 hrs IN CALM CIRCULATING WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 5 degree CELCIOUS ,THE WEARER BODY TEMP. DOESNOT FALL MORE THAN 2 degree CELCIOUS.IMMERSION SUIT MADE OF INHERENT MATERIAL:WHEN WORN FOR A PERIOD OF 6 hrs. IN CALM CIRCULATING WATER AT A TEMP. OF BETWEEN 0-2 degree CELCIOUS,THE WEARERS BODY CORE TEMP. DOESNOT FALL MORE THAN 2 degree CELCIOUS.

ANTI-EXPOSURE SUITPROVIDE INHERENT BUOYANCY OF AT LEAST 70 N,MADE OF MATERIAL WHICH REDUCES THE RISK OF HEAT STRESS,COVERS THE BODY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEAD AND HANDS AND,WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION SO PERMITS,FEET;GLOVES & A HOOD SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE WITH THE ANTI-EXPOSURE SUIT.CAN BE UN-PACKED AND DONNED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WITHIN 2 min.EQUIPPED WITH A POCKET FOR A PORTABLE VHF TELEPHONE,HAS A FIELD VISION OF AT LEAST 120 degree.

THERMAL PERFORMANCE FOR ANTI-EXPOSURE SUIT.ANTI-EXPOSURE SUIT NOT MADE OF INHERENT MATERIAL: MARKED WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT MUST BE WORN WITH WARM CLOTHINGS. WHEN WORN IN CALM CIRCULATING WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 5 degree CELCIOUS ,THE WEARER BODY TEMP. DOES NOT FALL MORE THAN 1.5 degree CELCIOUS PER HOUR,AFTER THE FIRST 0.5 hrs.IMMERSION SUIT MADE OF INHERENT MATERIAL: WHEN WORN FOR A PERIOD OF 6 hrs. IN CALM CIRCULATING WATER AT A TEMP. OF BETWEEN 0-2 degree CELCIOUS,THE WEARERS BODY CORE TEMP. DOESNOT FALL MORE THAN 2 degree CELCIOUS

THERMAL PROTECTIVE AIDS.Made of waterproof material having a thermal conductance of not more than 7800 w/m2k and shall reduce both the convective and evaporative heat loss from wearers body.Cover the whole body with the exception of the face.Hands shall also be covered unless permanently attached gloves are provided.Be capable of being unpacked and easily donned without assistance in a survival craft or rescue boat.Permit the wearer to remove it in water in not more than 2 min.Shall function properly throughout an air temp. range -30c to 20c.

RADIO LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES. At least 3 two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus. At least one radar transponder on each side. Not less than 12 Rocket parachute flare. A General emergency alarm for summoning crew to Muster station.the system shall be supplemented by either a Public address system or equivalent means. An emergency means comprised of either fixed or portable equipment or both shall be provided for two way communications between emergency control stations, muster and embarkation stations and strategic positions on board.

PYROTECHNICS ROCKET PARACHUTE FLARE. HAND FLARE. BUOYANT SMOKE SIGNAL. LINE THROWING APPARATUS.

ROCKET PARACHUTE FLARECONTAINED IN WATER- RESISTANT CASING.HAVE BRIEF INSTRUCTION OR DIAGRAMS CLEARLY ILLUSTRATING THE USE PRINTED ON THE CASING.HAVE INTEGRAL MEANS OF IGNITION.

ROCKET PARACHUTE FLAREWHEN FIRED VERTICALLY , REACH AT AN ALTITUDE OF NOT LESS THAN 300 m. AT OR NEAR THE TOP OF ITS TRAJECTORY, THE ROCKET SHALL EJECT A PARACHUTE FLARE WHICH SHALL:BURN WITH A BRIGHT RED COLOUR.BURN UNIFORMLY WITH AN AVERAGE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 30,000 cd.HAVE A BURNING PERIOD NOT LESS THAN 40 sec.HAVE A RATE OF DESCENT OF NOT MORE THAN 5 m/sec.NOT DAMAGE ITS PARACHUTE OR ATTACHMENTS WHILE BURNING.

HAND FLAREBURN WITH A BRIGHT RED COLOUR.BURN UNIFORMLY WITH AN AVERAGE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 15,000 cd.HAVE A BURNING PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 1 minute.CONTINUE TO BURN AFTER HAVING BEEN IMMERSED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 sec. UNDER 100 mm OF WATER.

BUOYANT SMOKE SIGNALCONTAINED IN WATER-RESISTANT CASING.NOT IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY WHEN USED.HAVE BRIEF INSTRUCTION OR DIAGRAMS CLEARLY ILLUSTRATING THE USE PRINTED ON THE CASING.

BUOYANT SMOKE SIGNALEMIT SMOKE OF A HIGHLY VISIBLE COLOUR AT A UNIFORM RATE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 3 minute WHEN FLOATING IN CALM WATER.NOT EMIT ANY FLAME DURING THE ENTIRE SMOKE EMMISION TIME.NOT BE SWAMPED IN A SEAWAY.CONTINUE TO EMIT SMOKE AFTER HAVING BEEN IMMERSED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 sec. UNDER 100 mm OF WATER.

LINE THROWING APPARATUS. EACH LINE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF CARRYING THE LINE AT LEAST 230m IN CALM WEATHER. BREAKING STRENGTH OF NOT LESS THAN 2kN. HAVE BRIEF INSTRUCTION OR DIAGRAMS CLEARLY ILLUSTRATING THE USE. SHALL BE CONTAINED IN WATER RESISTANT CASING.

LIFERAFT.CONSTRUCTION. (Canopy,Water pocket,Access)

FITTINGS. (Life lines ,Painter,Light)

EQUIPMENTS.

WEAK LINK & H.R.U.

MARKING.

LIFERAFT CONSTRUCTION.CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING EXPOSURE FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS AFLOAT IN ALL SEA CONDITION.HAVE A DROP TEST FROM A HEIGHT OF MIN 18m.CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING REPEATED JUMPS ON TO IT FROM A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 4.5m ABOVE ITS FLOOR BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT THE CANOPY ERECTED.CAPABLE OF BEING TOWED AT A SPEED OF 3 knots IN CALM WATER WHEN LOADED WITH ITS FULL COMPLEMENT OF PERSONS AND EQUIPMENT AND WITH ONE OF ITS SEA-ANCHORS STREAMED.UNLESS HAVE APPROVED MECHANICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM,THE TOTAL MASS OF THE LIFERAFT,ITS CONTAINER AND EQUIPMENTS SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 185 kg.

INFLATABLE LIFERAFT CONSTRUCTION.The main buoyancy chamber shall be divided into not less than two separate compartments,each inflates through a non-return valve.Each of them will be capable to support,with positive freeboard over the life rafts entire periphery with its full complements of person on board.The floor shall be water proof and shall be capable of being sufficiently insulated against cold either by means of one or more compartments that the occupants can inflate,or which inflate automatically and can be deflated and re-inflated by the occupants.

INFLATABLE LIFERAFT CONSTRUCTION.Shall be capable of being inflated by one person. Shall be inflated by non-toxic gas.Inflatation shall be completed within 1min. (at 18c-20c) and within 3min. (at 30c).Each inflatable compartment shall be prevented from reaching twice the working pressure either by means of a relief valve or by a limited gas supply.

ACCESS INTO INFLATABLE LIFERAFT. AT LEAST ON ENTRANCE SHALL BE FITTED WITH A SEMI-RIGID BOARDING RAMP.IN A DAVIT LAUNCHED LIFERAFT,THE RAMP SHALL BE FITTED AT THE ENTRANCE OPPOSITE THE BOWSING LINES AND EMBERKATION FACILITIES. ENTRANCE NOT PROVIDED WITH A BOARDING RAMP SHALL HAVE A BOARDING LADDER THE LOWEST STEP OF WHICH SHALL BE SITUATED NOT LESS THAN 0.4m BELOW THE LIFERAFTS LIGHT WATERLINE.

WATER POCKETS. THE LIFERAFT SHALL BE FITTED WITH WATER POCKETS COMPLYING-HIGHLY VISIBLE COLOUR.FILL TO AT LEAST 60% OF THEIR CAPACITY WITHIN 25sec. OF DEPLOYMENT.HAVE AN AGGREGATED CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 220 ltrs. FOR LIFERAFTS UP TO 10 PERSONS.FOR MORE THAN 10 PERSONS,CAPACITY NOT LESS THAN 20 X N ltrs.(N = NO. OF PERSONS)THE POCKETS SHALL BE POSITIONED SYMMETRICALLY ROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE LIFERAFT.MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ENABLE AIR TO READILY ESCAPE FROM UNDERNEATH THE LIFERAFT.

LIFERAFT CANOPYPROVIDE INSULATION AGAINST HEAT AND COLD BY MEANS OF EITHER TWO LAYERS OF MATERIAL SEPARATED BY AN AIR GAP OR OTHER EQUALLY EFFICIENT MEANS.MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE AIR GAP.ITS INTERIOR SHALL BE OF A COLOUR THAT DOES NOT CAUSE DISCOMFORT TO THE OCCUPANTS.EACH ENTRANCE SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND BE PROVIDED WITH EFFICIENT ADJUSTABLE CLOSING ARRANGMENTS WHICH CAN BE EASILY AND QUICKLY OPENED BY PERSONS CLOTHED IN IMMERSION SUITS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE,AND CLOSED FROM INSIDE THE LIFERAFT SO AS TO PERMIT VENTILATION BUT EXCLUDE SEA WATER,WIND AND COLD.LIFERAFT ACCOMMODATING MORE THAN 8 PERSONS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST TWO DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE ENTRANCES.

LIFERAFT CANOPYSHALL ADMIT SUFFICIENT AIR FOR THE OCCUPANTS AT ALL TIMES,EVEN WITH THE ENTRANCES CLOSED.PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST 2 VIEWING PORT.PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR COLLECTING RAIN WATER.PROVIDED WITH MEANS TO MOUNT A SURVIVAL CRAFT RADAR TRANSPONDER AT A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 1m ABOVE THE SEA.HAVE SUFFICIENT HEADROOM FOR SITTING OCCUPANTS UNDER ALL PARTS OF THE CANOPY.

LIFERAFT FITTINGS.LIFELINES SHALL BE SECURELY BECKETED AROUND THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE LIFERAFT.LIFERAFT SHALL BE FITTED WITH AN EFFICIENT PAINTER OF LENGTH EQUAL OF NOT LESS THAN 10m PLUS THE DISTANCE FROM THE STOWAGE POSITION TO THE WATERLINE IN THE HIGHEST SEA-GOING CONDITION OR 15m,WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER.MINIMUM BREAKING STRENTH OF THE PAINTER:FOR MORE THAN 25 person CAPACITY-15 kn.FOR 9 25 person CAPACITY -10 kn.FOR LESS THAN 9 person CAPACITY -7.5kn.A MANUALLY CONTROLED LAMP SHALL BE FITTED ON THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.THE LIGHT SHALL BE WHITE AND BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 12hrs. WITH A LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 4.3 cd.

LIFERAFT FITTINGS.THE CANOPY LIGHT SHALL BE EITHER CONTINUOUS OR FLASHING AT A RATE OF 50-70 FLASHES PER MINUTE.THE LAMP SHALL LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE CANOPY IS ERECTED.BATTERIES SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT DOES NOT DETORIORATE DUE TO DAMPNESS OR HUMIDITY IN THE STOWED LIFERAFT.ONE MANUALLY CONTROLLED LAMP SHALL BE FITTED INSIDE THE LIFERAFT CAPABLE OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 12 hrs. THE LAMP SHALL LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE CANOPY IS ERECTED. BATTERIES FOR THIS LAMP SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT DOES NOT DETORIORATE DUE TO DAMPNESS OR HUMIDITY IN THE STOWED LIFERAFT.

DAVIT LAUNCHED LIFERAFT.WHEN THE LIFERAFT IS FULLY LOADED,BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A LATERAL IMPACT AGAINST THE SHIPS SIDE AT AN IMPACT VELOCITY OF NOT LESS THAN 3.5 m/sec.AND ALSO A DROP INTO THE WATER FROM A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 3m WITHOUT DAMAGE.BE PROVIDED WITH MEANS OF BRINGING THE LIFERAFT ALONGSIDE THE EMBERKATION DECK AND HOLDING IT SECURELY DURING EMBERKATION.CARGO SHIP DAVIT-LAUNCHED SHALL BE SO ARRANGED THAT IT CAN BE BOARDED BY ITS FULL COMPLEMENT OF PERSONS IN NOT MORE THAN 3min. FROM THE TIME THE INSTRUCTION TO BOARD IS GIVEN.

LIFERAFT EQUIPMENTSOne Buoyant Rescue Quoit,Attached to not less than 30m of buoyant line.One non-folding Knife with buoyant handle and Lanyard attached and stowed in a pocket on the exterior of the canopy near the point at which the painter is attached to the liferaft.In addition,a liferaft for 13 persons or more shall have a second Knife which need not to be of the non-folding type.For liferaft up to 12 persons one buoyant Bailer,for more than 12 persons two.Two sponges.Two buoyant Paddles.

LIFERAFT EQUIPMENTS6. Two sea anchors,each with shock resistant Hawser and tripping line (if fitted),one being spare and the other permanently attached to the liferaft.The sea-anchor shall have means to prevent twisting of the lines and shall be of a type which is unlikely to turn inside out between its shroud lines. Life rafts,other than in Passenger ship,are to have the sea-anchors deployed automatically when the liferaft inflates.7. Three Tin-openers and a pair of Scissors.Safety knives containing special tin-opener blades are satisfactory for this requirement.

LIFERAFT EQUIPMENTS8. One First-aid outfit in a water proof case capable of being closed after being used.9. One Whistle or equivalent sound signal.10. Four Rocket parachute flare.11. Six Hand flare.12. Two Buoyant smoke signal.13. One water proof electric torch suitable for Morse signaling together with one spare set of Batteries and one spare bulb in a water proof container.14. One efficient Radar reflector,unless a survival craft radar transponder is stowed in the liferaft.

LIFERAFT EQUIPMENTS15. One Day-light signal mirror with instruction .16. One copy of Life saving signals on a water proof card or in a water proof container.17. One set of Fishing tackle. 18. Portable Food ration, not less than 10,000 kj each persons stowed in water proof container. 19. Fresh water in watertight receptacle container 1.5 ltr for each persons. 20. one Rustproof graduated drinking vessel. 21. Anti-seasickness medicine sufficient for 48 hrs.

LIFERAFT EQUIPMENTS22. One Seasickness bag for each persons. 23. Instruction on how to survive. 24. Instruction for immediate action. 25. Thermal protective aids sufficient for 10% of the capacity or two which is the greater. 26. One repair outfit for repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments. 27. One topping-up pump or bellows. Note: All equipments shall be stowed (where appropriate) in container capable of floating on water for at least 30 min without damage to its contents.

WEAK LINKBREAK UNDER A STRAIN OF 2.2+0.4 Kn.

HYDROSTATIC RELEASE UNIT. H.R.U. OTHER THAT DISPOSABLE ONE SHALL BE SERVICED AT INTERVALS NOT EXEEDING 12 MONTHS AT A SERVICE STATION WHICH IS COMPETENT TO SERVICE THEM, MAINTAINS PROPER SERVICING FACILITIES AND USES ONLY PROPERLY TRAINED PERSONNEL.GALVANIZING OR OTHER FORMS OF METALLIC COATING ON PERTS OF THE H.R.U. SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED.AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE THE LIFERAFT AT A DEPTH OF NOT MORE THAN 4m.HAVE DRAINS TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE HYDROSATIC CHAMBER WHEN IT IS IN NORMAL POSITION.

HYDROSTATIC RELEASE UNIT.BE PERMANENTLY MARKED ON ITS EXTERIOR WITH ITS TYPE AND SERIAL NUMBER.BE PERMANENTLY MARKED,ON THE UNIT OR IDENTIFICATION PLATE SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE UNIT,WITH THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE,TYPE & SERIAL NO.AND WETHER THE UNIT IS SUITABLE FOR USE WITH A LIFERAFT WITH A CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 25 PERSONS.IF DISPOSABLE, IN LIUE OF THE ABOVE,BE MARKED WITH A MEANS OF DETERMINING ITS EXPIRY DATE.

CONTAINER MARKINGS MAKERS NAME OR TRADE MARK.SERIAL NUMBER.NAME OF APPROVING AUTHORITY AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IT IS PERMITTED TO CARRY. SOLAS. DATE OF LAST SERVICING.TYPE OF EMERGENCY PACK ENCLOSED.LENGTH OF PAINTER.MAX. PERMITTED HEIGHT.LAUNCHING INSTRUCTION.

OCEAN SWIFT

LIFERAFT MARKINGMAKERS NAME OR TRADE MARK.SERIAL NUMBER.NAME OF APPROVING AUTHORITY.DATE OF MANUFACTURE (MONTH & YEAR).NAME & PLACE OF SERVICING STATION WHERE IT WAS LAST SERVICED.NUMBER OF PERSONS IT IS PERMITTED TO ACCOMMODATE OVER EACH ENTRANCE IN CHARACTERS NOT LESS THAN 100mm IN HEIGHT OF A COLOUR CONTRASTING WITH THAT OF THE LIFERAFT.

LIFEBOATCONSTRUCTION. CERTIFICATE. SEATING ARRANGMENTS. PROPULSION. FITTINGS. (PLUG, FALLS,PAINTER,RUDDER)EQUIPMENTS. MARKING. ENCLOSED LIFEBOAT. FREE FALL LIFEBOAT. FIRE PROTECTED LIFEBOAT. EMBARKATION LADDER.

CONSTRUCTION.SUFFICIENT STRONG TO ENABLE THEM TO BE SAFELY LAUNCHED INTO THE WATER WITH FULL LOAD.CAPABLE OF BEING LAUNCHED & TOWED WHEN THE SHIP IS MAKING HEADWAY AT A SPD OF 5kts IN CALM WATER.HULL & RIGID COVER SHALL BE NON-COMBUSTIBLE.FALLS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND A LOAD ,TWICE THE TOTAL MASS OF THE FULLY LOADED BOAT.THE VERICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ENCLOSER OVER 50% OF THE FLOOR AREA SHALL BE: * >1.3m FOR A LIFEBOAT FOR LESS THAN 9 PERSONS.* >1.7m FOR A LIFEBOAT FOR MORE THAN 24 PERSONS* >DISTANCE AS DETERMINED BY LINEAR INTERPOLATION FOR LIFEBOATS FOR 9-24 PERSONS..

CONSTRUCTION. NO LIFEBOAT SHALL CARRY MORE THAN 150 PERSONS. TWO CREW MEMBERS CAN CARRY OUT PREPARATIONS FOR EMBARKATION AND LAUNCHING IN LESS THAN 5min. SHALL BE SO ARRANGED THAT CAN BE BOARDED BY ITS FULL COMPLEMENT IN NOT MORE THAN 3min. SHALL HAVE A BOARDING LADDER THAT CAN BE USED AT ANY BOARDING ENTRANCE OF THE BOAT,THE LOWEST STEP OF WHICH NOT LESS THAN 0.4m BELOW THE LIFEBOATS LIGHT WATERLINE. SURFACES ON WHICH PEOPLE MIGHT WALK,SHALL HAVE A NON-SKID FINISH.

CERTIFICATEEach Lifeboat shall be fitted with a Certificate of approval,endorsed by the Administration,containing at least the following items: - manufactures name & address. - lifeboat model & serial no. - month & year of manufacture. - number of persons it is approved to carry - the approval information.

CERTIFICATEThe Certifying organization shall provide the liferaft with a Certificate of approval,in addition of the certificate of approval by the Administration, specifying :- number of certificate of approval.- material of hull construction,in details.- total mass fully equipped and fully manned.- statement of approval for the type of lifeboat (partially enclosed,totally enclosed,free-fall,fire-protected and lifeboat with self-contained air support)

SEATING ARRANGMENTS.

LIFEBOAT PROPULSION. POWERED BY A COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE. FUEL SHALL HAVE A FLASHPOINT OF MORE THAN 43 degree CELCIUS. MUST HAVE TWO INDEPENDENT ENERGY SOURCES.STARTING SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE IMPEDED BY THE ENGINE CASING,SEATING OR OTHERS.ENGINE SHALL BE STARTED AT AN AMBIENT TEMP. OF 15C WITHIN 2min. OF COMMENCING THE START PROCEDURE.CAPABLE OF OPERATING FOR NOT LESS THAN 5min. AFTER STARTING FROM COLD WITH THE LIFEBOAT OUT OF WATER.CAPABLE OF OPERATING WHEN THE BOAT IS FLOODED UP TO THE CENTRELINE OF THE CRANKSHAFT.

LIFEBOAT PROPULSION. PROVISION FOR AHEAD AND ASTERN MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE. PROPELLER CAN BE DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE. EXHAUST PIPE SHALL BE SO ARRANGED AS TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENGINE IN NORMAL OPERATION. SPEED SHALL BE AT LEAST 6kts. WHEN PROCEEDING AHEAD IN CALM WATER WITH FULL LOAD. SPEED SHALL BE AT LEAST 2kts. WHEN TOWING A 25 PERSON LIFERAFT LOADED. FUEL SHALL BE PROVIDED TO RUN THE BOAT AT 6kts. FOR AT LEAST 24hrs. ENGINE,TRANSMISSION & ACCESSORIES SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN A FIRE-RETARDENT OR SIMILAR CASING.

LIFEBOAT PROPULSION. STARTER BATTERIES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH CASING WHICH FORM A WATERTIGHT ENCLOSURE AROUND THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE BATTERIES. THE BATTERY CASING SHALL HAVE A TIGHTLY FITTING TOP PROVIDING NECESSARY GAS VENTILATION. MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR RECHARGING ALL ENGINE STARTING, RADIO AND SEARCHLIGHT BATTERIES. RADIO BATTERIES SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ENGINE STARTING. MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR RECHARGING LIFEBOAT BATTERIES FROM SHIPS POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 50v. BATTERY CHARGER CAN BE DISCONNECTED FROM EMBERKATION STATION.WATER-RESISTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR STARTING AND OPERATING THE ENGINE SHALL BE PROVIDED AND MOUNTED IN CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE ENGINE STARTING CONTROL.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGS.(PLUG) ALL LIFEBOATS EXCEPT FREE-FALL ONE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE DRAIN VALVE FITTED NEAR THE LOWEST POINT OF THE HULL. THE DRAIN VALVE SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN TO DRAIN WATER FROM THE HULL WHEN THE LIFEBOAT IS NOT WATER BORNE. SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE TO PREVENT ENTRY OF WATER WHEN THE BOAT IS WATERBORNE.EACH DRAIN VALVE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A CAP OR PLUG TO CLOSE THE VALVE. THE CAP OR PLUG SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE BOAT BY LANYARD,CHAIN OR OTHERS. SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE. POSITION SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGS EACH LIFEBOAT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A RUDDER AND TILLER. THE TILLER SHALL BE CAPABLE OF CONTROL THE RUDDER IN CASE OF STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. RUDDER SHALL BE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE BOAT. EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROPELLER AND RUDDER,SUITABLE HAND-HOLDS SHALL BE PROVIDED OR A BUOYANT LIFELINE SHALL BE BECKETED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOAT ABOVE THE WATERLINE AND WITHIN THE REACH OF A PERSONS IN THE WATER.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGS NON SELF-RIGHTING LIFEBOATS SHALL HAVE SUITABLE HANDHOLDS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HULL TO ENABLE PERSONS TO CLING TO THE BOAT. SHALL BE FITTED WITH SUFFICIENT WATERTIGHT LOCKERS OR COMPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE STORAGE OF THE SMALL ITEMS. SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MEAN TO COLLECT RAIN WATER.MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE STORAGE OF COLLECTED WATER.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGS.(FALLS) EXCEPT FREE-FALL LIFEBOAT, EACH BOAT TO BE LAUNCHED BY A FALL OR FALLS, FITTED WITH A RELEASE MECHANISM WHICH SHALL COMPLY WITH : FALLS SHALL BE TURNED END FOR END AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 30 MONTHS AND BE RENEWED WHEN NECESSARY DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE FALLS OR AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 5 YEARS.THE MECHANISM SHALL BE SO ARRANGED THAT ALL HOOKS ARE RELEASED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE MECHANISM SHALL HAVE A NORMAL RELEASE CAPABILITY WHICH SHALL RELEASE THE BOAT WHEN IT IS WATERBORNE OR WHEN THERE IS NO LOAD ON THE HOOKS.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGS.(FALLS) AN ON LOAD RELEASE CAPABILITY WHICH WILL RELEASE THE BOAT WITH A LOAD(UO TO 1.1 TIMES THE FULL LOAD)ON HOOKS. TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL RELEASE DURING RECOVERY OF THE BOAT,THE MECHANICAL PROTECTION (INTERLOCK) SHOULD ONLY ENGAGE WHEN THE RELEASE MECHANISM IS PROPERLY AND COMPLETELY RESET. CLEAR OPERATING INSTRUCTION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A SUITABLY WORDED WARNING NOTICE. RELEASE CONTROL SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED IN A COLOUR THAT CONTRASTS WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGS EVERY LIFEBOAT SHALL BE FITTED WITH A DEVICE TO SECURE THE PAINTER NEAR ITS BOW.EXCEPT FOR FREE-FALL LIFEEBOAT, THE PAINTER SECURING DEVICE SHALL INCLUDE A RELEASE DEVICE TO ENABLE THE PAINTER TO BE RELEASED FROM INSIDE THE LIFEBOAT,WITH THE SHIP MAKING HEADWAY AT SPEEDS UP TO 5kts. IN CALM WATER. SHALL HAVE SKATES AND FENDERS AS NECESSARY. A MANUALLY CONTROLED LAMP SHALL BE FITTED.THE LIGHT SHALL BE WHITE AND BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING FOR AT LEAST 12hrs. WITH A LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 4.3cd.

LIFEBOAT FITTINGSA MANUALLY CONTROLLED LAMP SHALL BE FITTED INSIDE THE BOAT TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR NOT LESS THAN 12hrs.TO PERMIT READING OF SURVIVAL AND EQUIPMENTS INSTRUCTION.OIL LAMPS SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED. LIFEBOAT FITTED WITH A FIXED TWO-WAY VHF RADIO TELEPHONE APPARATUS WITH AN ANTENNA WHICH IS SEPARATELY MOUNTED,SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ARRANGMENTS FOR SITING AND SECURING THE ANTENNA EFFECTIVELY IN ITS OPERATING POSITION.

LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENTS. SUFFICIENT BUOYANT OARS TO MAKE HEADWAY IN CALM WATER.THOLE PINS, CRUTCHES OR EQUIVALENT ARRANGMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH OAR. THOLE PINS OR CRUTCHES SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE BOAT BY LANYARD OR CHAIN. TWO BOAT HOOKS. ONE BUOYANT BAILER AND TWO BUCKETS. ONE SURVIVAL MANUAL. AN OPERATIONAL COMPASS PROVIDED WITH MEANS OF ILLUMINATION. IN ENCLOSED BOAT, IT SHALL BE PERMANENTLY FIITED AT THE STEERING POSITION,IN OTHER BOAT, IT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A BINNACLE AND SUITABLE MOUNTING ARRANGMENTS. A SEA-ANCHOR WITH SHOCK-RESISTANT HAWSER. TWO HACHETS, ONE AT EACH END. ONE RUSTPROOF DIPPER WITH LANYARD. ONE RUSTPROOF GRADUATED DRINKING VESSEL. 10,000kj FOOD RATION FOR EACH PERSON, KEPT IN AIRTIGHT PACKET STOWED IN WATERTIGHT CONTAINER.

LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENTS. 3ltrs. OF FRESH WATER FOR EACH PERSONS. 1ltrs. PER PERSON MAY BE REPLACED BY DESALTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN EQUAL AMOUNT IN 2 DAYS OR 2ltrs. PER PERSON BY A MANUALLY POWERED REVERSE-OSMOSIS DESALINATOR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN EQUAL AMOUNT IN 2 DAYS. TWO EFFICIENT PAINTER OF A LENGTH EQUAL TO NOT LESS THAN TWICE THE DISTANCE FROM THE STOWAGE POSITION OF THE BOAT TO THE WATERLINE IN THE HIGHEST SEA-GOING CONDITION OR 15m. WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER. IN FREE-FALL BOAT, BOTH PAINTERS SHALL BE STOWED NEAR THE BOW READY FOR USE. IN OTHER BOAT,ONE PAINTER ATTACHED TO THE RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE PLACED AT THE FORWARD END OF THE BOAT AND THE OTHER SHALL BE FIRMLY SECURE AT OR NEAR THE BOW OF THE BOAT READY FOR USE. 1 WHISTLE OR EQUIVALENT SOUND SIGNAL.

LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENTS. 4 ROCKET PARACHUTE FLARE. 6 HAND FLARE. 2 BUOYANT SMOKE SIGNAL. 1 WATER-PROOF ELECTRIC TORCH SUITABLE FOR MORSE SIGNALLING TOGETHER WITH 1 SPARE SET OF BATTERIES AND 1 SPARE BULB IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER. 1 DAYLIGHT SIGNALLING MIRROR WITH INSTRUCTION. 1 COPY OF LIFE SAVING SIGNALS ON A WATERPROOF CARD OR IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER. 1 FIRST AID OUTFIT IN A WATERPROOF CASE CAPABLE OF BEING CLOSED TIGHTLY AFTER BEING USED. ANTI-SEASICKNESS MEDICINE SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST 48hrs. AND 1 SEASICKNESS BAG FOR EACH PERSON. 1 JACK KNIFE, ATTACHED WITH A LANYARD. 3 TIN OPENERS. ONE SET OF FISHING TACKLE.

LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENTS.2 BUOYANT RESCUE QUOITS, ATTACHED WITH AT LEAST 30m BUOYANT LINE. IF NOT OF AUTOMATIC SELF-BAILING TYPE, 1 MANUAL PUMP.SUFFICIENT TOOL FOR MINOR ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR OIL FIRE. 1 SEARCHLIGHT OF MIN 2500cd. AND A VERTICAL SECTOR OF AT LEAST 6degree WHICH CAN WORK FOR AT LEAST 3hrs. CONTINUOUSLY. ONE EFFECTIVE RADAR REFLECTOR,UNLESS SURVIVAL CRAFT RADAR TRANSPONDER IS STOWED INSIDE. THERMAL PROTECTIVE AIDS SUFFICIENT FOR 10% OF THE NUMBER OF PERSON OR 2, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER. THREE IMMERSION SUITS, OR ONE IMMERSION SUIT FOR EACH PERSON, DEPENDING ON THE ADMINISTRATION. (NOT APPLICABLE FOR TOTALLY ENCLOSED OR FREE-FALL LOFEBOATS)

LIFEBOAT MARKINGS. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN CLEAR PERMANENT CHARACTER. NAME & PORT OF REGISTRY OF THE SHIP ON EACH SIDE OF THE BOATS BOW IN BLOCK CAPITAL IN ROMAN ALPHABET. MEANS OF IDENTIFYING THE SHIP AND THE NUMBER OF THE BOAT SHALL BE MARKED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE VISIBLE FROM ABOVE.OCEAN SWIFT S6JB

TOTALLY ENCLOSED LIFEBOAT. Access hatches are capable of being opened and closed from both inside and outside and are equipped with means to hold them securely in open position. except free-fall lifeboat,it is POSSIBLE to row the boat. exterior is of a highly visible colour and interior of a colour which does not cause discomfort to the occupants. except in free-fall lifeboat,a safety belt shall be fitted at each indicated seating position. each set of safety belt for a seat shall be of a colour which contrasts with the belts for seats immediately adjacent. free-fall lifeboats shall be fitted with a safety harness at each seat in contrasting colour.

FREE-FALL LIFEBOAT.IN ADDITION TO THE BEFORE REQUIREMENTS,FREE-FALL LIFEBOATS SHALL COMPLY WITH- SHALL MAKE POSITIVE HEAD WAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER WATER ENTRY. SHALL NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHIP AFTER A FREE-FALL LAUNCHING AGAINST A TRIM OF UP TO 10degree AND A LIST OF UP TO 20degree FROM THE CERTIFICATION HEIGHT IN ANY LOADED CONDITION. HAVE TWO INDEPENDENT ACTIVATION SYSTEMS FOR THE RELEASE MECHANISM WHICH MAY ONLY BE OPERATEDFROM INSIDE THE BOAT AND MARKED IN A COLOUR THAT CONTRASTS WITH THE SURROUNDINGS. RELEASE MECHANISM CAN RELEASE THE BOAT AT ANY LOADED CONDITION FROM NO LOAD UP TO 200%. BE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED AGAINST ACCIDENTAL AND PRE-MATURE RELEASE. RELEASE SYSTEM CAN BE TESTED WITHOUT LAUNCHING.

FREE-FALL LIFEBOAT CERTIFICATE.IN ADDITION, CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR A FREE-FALL LIFEBOAT SHALL ALSO STATE- FREE-FAL CERTIFICATION HEIGHT. REQUIRED LAUNCHING RAMP LENGTH. LAUNCHING RAMP ANGLE FOR THE FREE-FALL CERTIFICATION HEIGHT.

LIFEBOATS WITH SELF-CONTAINED AIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. WHEN A LIFEBOAT WITH SELF CONTAINED AIR SUPPORT SYSTEM IS PROCEEDING WITH ALL ENTRANCES AND OPENINGS CLOSED, THE AIR IN THE BOAT REMAINS SAFE AND BREATHABLE AND THE ENGINE RUNS NORMALLY FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 10min. DURING THIS PERIOD THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE INSIDE THE BOAT SHALL NEVER FALL BELOW THE OUTSIDE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE NOR SHALL IT EXCEED IT BY MORE THAN 20 hPa. THE SYSTEM SHALL HAVE VISUAL INDICATORS TO INDICATE THE PRESSURE.

FIRE PROTECTED LIFEBOATS. IT WILL PROVIDE PROTECTION,WHEN WATERBORNE AND SUBJECTE TO A CONTINOUS OIL FIRE THAT ENVELOPES THE BOAT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 8min. THE WATER SPRAY SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH- WATER WILL BE DRAWN BY SELF PRIMING MOTOR PUMP. THE SEA WATER INTAKE SHALL PREVENT THE INTAKE OF FLAMABLE LIQUIDS FROM THE SEA SURFACE. SHALL ALLOW FLASHING WITH FRESH WATER AND COMPLETE DRAINAGE.

RESCUE BOATS. BE NOT LESS THAN 3.8m AND NOT MORE THAN 8.5m IN LENGTH. BE CAPABLE OF CARRYING AT LEAST FIVE SEATED PERSONS AND A PERSON LYING ON A STRETCHER. UNLESS THE RESCUE BOAT HAS ADEQUATE SHEER, IT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A BOW COVER EXTENDING FOR NOT LESS THAN 15% OF ITS LENGTH. CAPABLE OF MANOEUVRING AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 6kts FOR AT LEAST 4hrs. CAPABLE OF TOWING THE LARGEST LIFERAFT CARRIED ON THE SHIP, FULLY LOADED, AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 2kts. FITTED WITH AN INBOARD ENGINE OR OUTBOARD MOTOR. ARRANGMENTS FOR TOWING SHALL BE PERMANENTLY FITTED AND SHALL BE SUFFICIENTLY STRONG.

RESCUE BOAT EQUIPMENTS. SUFFICIENT BUOYANT OARS OR PADDLES TO MAKE HEADWAY IN CALM WATER.THOLE PINS, CRUTCHES OR EQUIVALENT ARRANGMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH OAR. THOLE PINS OR CRUTCHES SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE BOAT BY LANYARD OR CHAIN. 2 BUOYANT RESCUE QUOITS, ATTACHED WITH AT LEAST 30m BUOYANT LINE. 1 WHISTLE OR EQUIVALENT SOUND SIGNAL. ONE BUOYANT BAILER. 1 WATER-PROOF ELECTRIC TORCH SUITABLE FOR MORSE SIGNALLING TOGETHER WITH 1 SPARE SET OF BATTERIES AND 1 SPARE BULB IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER. ONE EFFECTIVE RADAR REFLECTOR. THERMAL PROTECTIVE AIDS SUFFICIENT FOR 10% OF THE NUMBER OF PERSON OR 2, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER.

RESCUE BOAT EQUIPMENTS. 1 SEARCHLIGHT OF MIN 2500cd. AND A VERTICAL SECTOR OF AT LEAST 6degree WHICH CAN WORK FOR AT LEAST 3hrs. CONTINUOUSLY. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR OIL FIRE. 1 FIRST AID OUTFIT IN A WATERPROOF CASE CAPABLE OF BEING CLOSED TIGHTLY AFTER BEING USED. ONE BINNACLE CONTAINING AN EFFICIENT COMPASS EITHER LUMINOUS OR PROVIDED WTH MEANS OF ILLUMINATION. A SEA-ANCHOR & TRIPPING LINE, IF FITTED, WITH A HAWSEROF ADEQUATE STRENGTH NOT LESS THAN 10m IN LENGTH. A PAINTER OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH & STRENGTH, ATTACHED WITH RELEASE DEVICE AND PLACED FORWAD OF THE BOAT. ONE BUOYANT LINE OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH, NOT LESS THAN 50m IN LENGTH.

RIGID RESCUE BOAT ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENTS. ONE BOAT HOOK. A BUCKET.A KNIFE OR HATCHET.

INFLRTABLE RESCUE BOAT ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENTS.

A BUOYANT SAFETY KNIFE. TWO SPONGES. AN EFFICIENT MANUALLY OPERATED BELLOWS OR PUMP. A REPAIR KIT IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER. A SAFETY BOAT HOOK.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFLATED RESCUE BOAT. SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND A LOAD OF FOUR TIMES THE FULL LOAD AT AN AMBIENT TEMP. OF 20+3 C, WITH ALL RELEIFE VALVES IN-OPERATIVE. SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND A LOAD OF 1.1 TIMES THE FULL LOAD AT AN AMBIENT TEMP. OF -30 C, WITH ALL RELEIFE VALVES OPERATIVE. CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING EXPOSURE:WHEN STOWED ON OPEN DECK ON A SHIP AT SEA,FOR 30 DAYS AFLOAT IN ALL SEA CONDITION. SHALL BE MARKED WITH :NUMBER OF PERSONS PERMITTED TO CARRY.NAME AND PORT OF REGISTRY OF THE SHIP.MEANS OF IDENTIFTING THE SHIP.(CALL SIGN). SERIAL NUMBER.MAKERS NAME. DATE OF MANUFACTURE.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFLATED RESCUE BOAT. EACH BUOYANCY COMPARTMENT SHALL BE FITTED WITH A NON-RETURN VALVE FOR MANUAL INFLATION AND MEANS OF DEFLATATION. A SAFETY RELEIFE VALVE SHALL ALSO BE FITTED UNLESS EXEMPTED. UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM AND ON VULNERABLE PLACES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE INFLATED RESCUE BOAT, RUBBING STRIPS SHALL BE PRVIDED. WHERE A TRANSOM IS FITTED, IT SHALL NOT BE INSET BY MORE THAN 20% OF THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE BOAT. SUITABLE PATCHES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR SECURING THE PAINTERS FORE AND AFT AND THE BECKETED LIFELINES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BOAT. SHALL BE MAINAINED IN ALL TIMES IN FULLY INFLATED CONDITION.

EMBERKATION LADDER.

EMBERKATION LADDER. HAND HOLDS SHALL BE PROVIDEDTO ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE. STEPS SHALL COMPLY WITH : MADE OF HARDWOOD. FREE FROM KNOTS. SMOOTHY MACHINED AND FREE FROM SHARP EDGES AND SPLINTERS. PROVIDED WITH AN EFFICIENT NON-SLIP SURFACE EITHER BY LONGITUDINAL GROOVING OR BY THE APPLICATION OF AN APPROVED NON-SLIP COATING. NOT LESS THAN 480mm LONG, 115mm WIDE AND 25mm IN DEPTH. EQUALLY SPACED NOT LESS THAN 300mm OR MORE THAN 380mm APART AND HORIZONTAL. SIDE ROPES SHALL CONSIST OF TWO UNCOVERED MANILA ROPES NOT LESS THAN 65mm IN CIRCUMFERENCE ON EACH SIDE. EACH ROPE SHALL BE CONTINUOUS WITH NO JOINTS BELOW THE TOP STEP.

MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM.THE SHIPS SIDE SHALL NOT HAVE ANY OPENINGS BETWEEN THE EMBARKATION STATION OF THE MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM AND THE WATERLINE IN THE LIGHTEST SEA-GOING CONDITION AND MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO PROTECT THE SYSTEMFROM ANY PROJECTION. SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE THE SYSTEM CAN BE LAUNCHED DOWN THE STRAIGHT SIDE OF THE SHIP.CAPABLE OF DEPLOYMENT BY ONE PERSON. ENABLE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSON TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE INFLATED LIFERAFTS WITHIN 10min. FROM THE TIME THE ABANDON SHIP SIGNAL IS GIVEN. ARRANGED SUCH THAT LIFERAFTS MAY BE SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE PLATFORM AND RELEASE FROM THE PLATFORM BY A PERSON EITHER IN THE LIFERAFT OR ON THE PLATFORM. CAPABLE OF BEING DEPLOYED FROM SHIP UNDER UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF TRIM OF UP TO 10degree AND LIST UP TO 20degree EITHER WAY.

MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM.IN THE CASE OF BEING FITTED WITH AN INCLINED SLIDE,SUCH THAT THE ANGLE OF THE SLIDE TO THE HORIZONTAL IS WITHIN A RANGE OF 30degree TO 35degree WHEN THE SHIP IS UPRIGHT AND IN THE LIGHTEST SEA-GOING CONDITION. EVALUATED FOR CAPACITY BY MEANS OF TIMED EVACUATION DEPLOYMENTS CONDUCT IN HARBOUR. CAPABLE OF PROVIDING EVACUATION IN A SEA STATE ASSOSIATED WITH A WIND FORCE 6 ON THE BEUFORT SCALE. REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNDER CONDITIONS OF ICING. 50% OF THE SYSTEM ARE SUBJECTED TO A TRIAL DEPLOYMENT AFTER INSTALLATION.THE UN-TRIED SYSTEMS ARE TO BE DEPLOYED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF INSTALLATION. IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICING EVERY 12 MONTHS, EACH MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE DEPLOYED FROM THE SHIP AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 6 YEARS.

INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS ASSOSIATED WITH MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM. BE SITED CLOSE TO THE SYSTEM CONTAINER BUT BE CAPABLE OF DROPPING CLEAR OF THE DEPLOYED SYSTEM AND BOARDING PLATFORM. BE CAPABLE OF RELEASE ONE AT A TIME FROM ITS STOWAGE RAKE WITH ARRANGMENTS WHICH WILL ENABLE IT TO BE MOORED ALONGSIDE THE PLATFORM. BE PROVIDED WITH PRE-CONNECTED OR EASILY CONNECTED RETRIEVING LINES TO THE PLATFORM.

CONTAINER OF MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM.WATERTIGHT,EXCEPT FOR DRAIN HOLES IN THE CONTAINER BOTTOM. SHALL BE MARKED WITH : MAKERS NAME OR TRADE MARK. SERIAL NUMBER. NAME OF APPROVING AUTHORITY AND THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM. SOLAS. DATE OF MANUFACTURE (MONTH & YEAR). DATE & PLACE OF LAST SERVICING. MAX. PERMITTED HEIGHT. STOWAGE POSITION ON BOARD. LAUNCHING AND OPERATING INSTRUCTION SHALL BE MAKED ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE CONTAINER.

MARKING ON MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM. MAKERS NAME OR TRADE MARK. SERIAL NUMBER. DATE OF MANUFACTURE (MONTH & YEAR). NAME OF APPROVING AUTHORITY. DATE & PLACE OF LAST SERVICING STATION, ALONG WITH THE DATE OF SERVICING. THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM.

GENERAL ALARM. SHALL BE AUDIBLE THROUGHOUT THE ACCOMMODATION AND NORMAL CREW WOKING SPACE. THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS AT THE SLEEPING POSITIONS AND IN BATHROOMS SHALL BE AT LEAST 75dB AND AT LEAST 10dB ABOVE AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL.

PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM. SHALL BE A LOUD SPEAKER INSTALLATION ENABLING THE BROADCAST OF MESSAGES INTO ALL SPACES WHERE CREW MEMBER NORMALLY PRESENT AND TO MUSTER STATIONS. SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST UNAUTHORISED USE.

TRAINING, DRILLS & MUSTER LIST. MUSTER LIST & EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. EMERGENCY TRAINING & DRILL. ABANDON SHIP DRILL. FIRE DRILL. TRAINING MANUAL. ONBOARD TRAINING & INSTRUCTIONS. RECORDS.

MUSTER LIST & EMERGENCY INSTRUCTION. CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH PERSON ON BOARD. SHALL BE EXHIBITED IN CONSPICUOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE SHIP INCLUDING THE NAVIGATION BRIDGE, ENGINE ROOM AND CREW ACCOMMODATION SPACE.

MUSTER LIST & EMERGENCY INSTRUCTION. SHALL CONTAIN: DETAILS OF GENERAL EMERGENCY ALARM AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM AND THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CREW WHEN THIS ALARM IS SOUNDED. ALSO SPECIFY HOW THE ORDER TO ABANDON SHIP WILL BE GIVEN.OFFICERS ASSIGNED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF L.S.A. & F.F.A. SUBSTITUTE FOR KEY PERSONS.

MUSTER LIST & EMERGENCY INSTRUCTION. THE DUTIES ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT CREW MEMBERS INCLUDING : CLOSING THE WATER TIGHT DOORS, FIRE DOORS, VALVES, SCUPPERS, SIDESCUTTLE, SKYLIGHTS, PORTHOLES AND OTHER SIMILAR OPENINGS IN THE SHIP. EQUIPING OF THE SURVIVAL CRAFT AND OTHER LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES. USE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTS. MANNING OF FIRE PARTIES ASSIGNED TO DEAL WITH FIRES. SPECIAL DUTIES ASSIGNED IN RESPECT TO THE USE OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. POSTERS OR SIGNS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF SURVIVAL CRAFT AND THEIR LAUNCHING CONTROLS AND SHALL:ILLUSTRATE THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLS AND THE PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING THE APPLIANCE AND GIVE RELEVANT INSTRUCTIONS OR WARNINGS.BE EASILY SEEN UNDER EMERGENCY LIGHTING CONDITION.USE SYMBOLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH IMO.

EMERGENCY TRAINING & DRILLS. EVERY CREW MEMBER WITH ASSIGNED EMERGENCY DUTIES SHALL BE FAMILIER WITH THESE DUTIES BEFORE THE VOYAGE BEGINS. DRILLS SHALL,AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE, BE CONDUCTED AS IF THERE WERE AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY. EVERY CREW MEMBER SHALL PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST ONE ABANDON SHIP DRILL AND ONE FIRE DRILL EVERY MONTH. DRILL SHALL TAKE PLACE WITHIN 24hrs.OF THE SHIP LEAVING A PORT IF MORE THAN 25% OF THE CREW HAVE NOT PARTICIPATE IN ABANDON SHIP & FIRE DRILL ON BOARD THAT PARTICULAR SHIP IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH. WHEN A SHIP ENTERS SERVICE FOR FIRST TIMEAFTER MODIFICATION OF A MAJOR CHARACTER OR WHEN A NEW CREW IS ENGAGED,DRILLS SHALL BE HELD BEFORE SAILING.

ABANDON SHIP DRILL.EACH ABANDON SHIP DRILL SHALL INCLUDE: SUMMONING OF CREW TO MUSTER STATIONS WITH THE ALARM FOLLOWED BY DRILL ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM ENSURING THAT THEY ARE MADE AWARE OF THE ORDER TO ABANDON SHIP. REPORTING TO STATIONS AND PREPARING FOR THE DUTIES DESCRIBED IN THE MUSTER LIST. CHECKING THE CREW ARE SUITABLY DRESSED. CHECKING THE LIFEJACKETS ARE PROPERLY DONNED. LOWERING OF AT LEAST ONE LIFEBOAT AFTER ANY NECESSARY PREPARATION FOR LAUNCHING. STARTING & OPERATING THE LIFEBOAT ENGINE. OPERATIONS OF DAVITS USED FOR LAUNCING LIFERAFTS. INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF RADIO LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES.

ABANDON SHIP DRILL.DIFFERENT LIFEBOATS SHALL BE LOWERED AT SUCCESSIVE DRILLS. EACH LIFEBOAT SHALL BE LAUNCHED WITH ITS ASSIGNED OPERATING CREW ON BOARD AND MANOEUVRED IN THE WATER AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS DURING AN ABANDON SHIP DRILL. IN CASE OF FREE-FALL LIFEBOAT,THE INTERVAL WILL BE 6 MONTHS. RESCUE BOATS SHALL BE LAUNCHED EVERY MONTH WITH THEIR ASSIGNED CREW ONBOARD AND MANOEUVERED IN THE WATER. IN ALL CASES THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE COMPLIED WITH AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. SHIP FITTED WITH MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEMS, DRILL SHALL INCLUDE EXERCISING OF THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR DEPLOYMENT OF SUCH A SYSTEM UP TO THE POINT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ACTUAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE SYSTEM. EMERGENCY LIGHTINGS FOR MUSTERING AND ABANDONMENT SHALL BE TESTED EACH DRILL.

FIRE DRILL. FIRE DRILLS SHALL BE PLANNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT DUE CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO REGULAR PRACTICE IN THR VARIOUS EMERGENCIES THAT MAY OCCURE DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF SHIP & CARGO. EACH FIRE DRILL SHALL INCLUDE: REPORTING TO STATIONS AND PREPARING FOR THE DUTIES DESCRIBED IN THE MUSTER LIST. STARTING OF A FIRE PUMP, USING AT LEAST TWO REQUIRED JETS OF WATER. CHECKING THE FIREMANS OUTFIT AND OTHER PERSONAL RESCUE EQUIPMENTS. CHECKING THE RELEVANT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTS. CHECKING THE OPERATION OF WATER-TIGHT DOORS, FIRE DOORS, FIRE DAMPERS AND MAIN INLETS AND OUTLETS OF VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN THE DRILLL AREA. CHECKING THE NECESSARY ARRANGMENTS FOR SUBSEQUENT ABANDONING OF THE SHIP.

TRAINING MANUAL. A TRAINING MANUAL SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EACH CREW MESS ROOM AND RECREATION ROOM OR EACH CREW CABIN EXPLAINING THE FOLLOWINGS : DONNING OF LIFE-JACKETS, IMMERSION SUIT AND ANTI-EXPOSURE SUITS. MUSTER AT THE ASSIGNED STATIONS. BOARDING, LAUNCHING AND CLEARING THE SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS INCLUDING, WHERE APPLICABLE, MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEM. METHOD OF LAUNCHING FROM WITHIN THE SURVIVAL CRAFT. RELEASE FROM LAUNCHING APPLIANCES. METHODS AND USE OF DEVICES FOR PROTECTION IN LAUNCHING AREA, WHERE APPROPRIATE. ILLUMINATION IN LAUNCHING AREA. USE OF ALL SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT. USE OF ALL DETECTION EQUIPMENT.

TRAINING MANUAL. THE USE OF RADIO LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT (WITH ILLUSTRATION). USE OF DROGUES. USE OF ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES. RECOVERY OF SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS INCLUDING STOWAGE AND SECURING. HAZARDS OF EXPOSURE AND THE NEED OF WARM CLOTHINGS. BEST USE OF SURVIVAL CRAFT FACILITIES IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. METHODS OF RETRIEVAL, INCLUDING THE USE OF HELICOPTER RESCUE GEAR (SLING,BASKET,STRETCHERS), BREECHES-BUOY AND SHORE LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS AND SHIPS LINE THROWING APPARATUS. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MUSTER LIST AND EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES.

ON BOARD TRAINING AND INSTRUCTIONS. ON BOARD TRAINING IN THE USE OF SHIPS LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, INCLUDING SURVIVAL CRAFT EQUIPMENTS, AND IN THE USE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPLIANCES SHALL BE GIVEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NOT LETTER THAT TWO WEEKS AFTER A CREW MEMBER JOINS THE SHIP. EVERY CREW MEMBER SHALL BE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: OPERATION AND USE OF THE SHIPS INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS. PROBLEMS OF HYPOTHERMIA, FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR HYPOTHERMIA AND OTHER APPROPRIATE FIRST AID PROCEDURES. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING SHIPS LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES IN SEVERE WEATHER AND SEVERE SEA CONDITIONS. OPERATION AND USE OF FIRE-EXTINGUISHING APPLIANCES.

RECORDS. THE DATE WHEN MUSTERS ARE HELD, DETAILS OF ABANDON SHIP DRILLS AND FIRE DRILLS, DRILLS OF OTHER LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ON BOARD TRAINING SHALL BE RECORDED IN LOG BOOKS PRESCRIBED BY THE ORGANIZATION. IN CASE OF FAILURE OF DOING DRILLS AT THE APPOINTED TIME, AN ENTRY SHALL BE MADE STATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE EXTENT OF THE MUSTER, DRILL OR TRAINING SESSION HELD.

WEEKLY INSPECTIONS. ALL SURVIVAL CRAFT, RESCUE BOATS AND LAUNCHING APPLIANCES SHALL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED. ALL ENGINES OF LIFEBOATS AND RESCUE BOATS SHALL BE RUN FOR A TOTAL PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 3min. THE GENERAL EMERGENCY ALARM SHALL BE TESTED.

MONTHLY INSPECTIONS. INSPECTIONS OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, INCLUDING LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENTS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT MONTHLY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD ORDER. A REPORT OF THE INSPECTION SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE LOG BOOK.

MD.MOIN UDDIN HASSAN.