Arrangements for remotely located survival craft
1 Liferafts required by SOLAS regulation III/31.1.4 should be regarded as "remotely located survival craft" with
regard to SOLAS regulation III/7.2.1.4.
2 The area where these remotely located survival craft are stowed should be provided
with:
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.1 a minimum number of two lifejackets and two immersion suits;
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.2 adequate means of illumination complying with SOLAS regulation III/16.7, either fixed or portable, which should be capable of
illuminating the liferaft stowage position, as well as the area of water into
which the liferaft should be launched; portable lights, when used, should have
brackets to permit their positioning on both sides of the vessel;
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.3 an embarkation ladder or other means of embarkation enabling descent to the
water in a controlled mannerfootnote as per SOLAS regulation III/11.7; and
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.4 self-contained battery-powered lamps (i.e. luminaires) may be accepted as means
of illumination for complying with SOLAS regulation III/16.7. Such lamps should be capable of being recharged from the
ship's main and emergency source of electrical power, and should be stowed close
to the liferaft and embarkation ladder they are intended to serve, under charge.
When disconnected from the ship's power, the lamp should give a minimum duration
of three hours of undiminished performance. The lamps should comply with the
requirements of section 1.2.3 of the LSA
Code. The lamps (i.e. luminaires) should meet the requirements of
Ingress Protection rating IP 55. The batteries for the subject lamps should comply
with IACS Unified Requirement (UR) E18 requirements irrespective of whether the
expiry date is marked by the manufacturer or not.
3 With regard to the distance between the embarkation station and stowage
location of the liferaft as required by SOLAS regulation III/31.1.4 (remotely located survival craft), the embarkation station should
be so arranged that the requirements of regulation III/13.1.3 can be satisfied.
4 Exceptionally, the embarkation station and stowage position of the liferaft (remotely
located survival craft) may be located on different decks provided that the liferaft can
be launched from the stowage deck using the attached painter to relocate it to the
embarkation ladder positioned on the other deck (traversing a stairway between different
decks with the liferaft carried by crew members is not acceptable).
5 Notwithstanding paragraph 2, where the exceptional cases mentioned in paragraph 4
exist, the following provisions should be applied:
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.1 the lifejackets and the immersion suits required by paragraph 2.1 may be stowed
at the embarkation station;
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.2 adequate means of illumination complying with paragraph 2.2 should also
illuminate the liferaft stowage position, embarkation station and area of water
where the liferaft is to be embarked;
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.3 the embarkation ladder or other means of embarkation as required by paragraph
2.3 may be stowed at the embarkation station; and
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.4 notwithstanding the requirements in paragraph 4.1.3.2 of the LSA
Code, the painter should be long enough to reach the relevant
embarkation station.