Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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Each marine evacuation system shall be stowed so that neither the
passage nor platform nor its stowage or operational arrangements will interfere
with the operation of any other life-saving appliance at any other launching
station.
Where appropriate, the ship shall be so arranged that the marine
evacuation systems in their stowed positions are protected from damage by
heavy seas.
5.6.7 Servicing of marine evacuation systems
( SOLAS,Chapter III, Regulation 20)
Every inflatable liferaft, inflatable lifejacket, and marine evacuation
system shall be serviced:
- at intervals not exceeding 12 months, provided where in
any case this is impracticable, the Administration may extend this period to 17
months; and
- at an approved servicing station which is competent to
service them, maintains proper servicing facilities and uses only properly trained
personnel.
In addition to or in conjunction with the servicing intervals of marine
evacuation systems, each marine evacuation system should be deployed from
the ship on a rotational basis at intervals to be agreed by the Administration
provided that each system is to be deployed at least once every six years.
5.6.8 Different types of marine evacuation system
1. The Zodiac/DBC Marine Evacuation Chute (MEC) System
Fig.5.19 Marine Evacuation Chute
A fabric descent chute and inflatable platform are stored in a compact
housing either on the evacuation deck (inside or outside the vessel) or
unobtrusively on the deck above.