Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN

FAST RESCUE BOATS

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(d) a sea-anchor and tripping line with a hawser of adequate strength not less

than 10 meters in length;

(e) a painter of sufficient length and strength, attached to the release device and

placed at the forward end of the rescue boat;

(f) a buoyant line, not less than 50 meters in length, of sufficient strength to tow a

life raft

(g) a waterproof electric torch suitable for Morse signaling, together with a spare

set of batteries and a spare bulb in a waterproof container;

(h) a whistle or equivalent sound signal;

(i) a first-aid outfit in a waterproof case capable of being closed tightly after use;

(j) 2 buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 meters of buoyant line;

(k) a searchlight with a horizontal and vertical sector of at least 6° and a

measured luminous intensity of 2500 candela which can work continuously for

not less than 3 hours;

(l) an efficient radar reflector;.

(m) portable fire-extinguishing equipment.

In addition to the equipment up-mentioned, the normal equipment of a rigid

rescue boat must include:

(a) a boat-hook;

(b) a bucket; and

In addition to the equipment up-mentioned, the normal equipment of a

inflated rescue boat must include:

(a) a buoyant safety knife;

(b) 2 sponges;

(d) a repair kit in a suitable container for repairing punctures; and