Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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In addition to their lifeboats, all cargo ships constructed before 1 July
1986 shall carry:
- one or more liferafts capable of being launched on either side of the
ship and of such aggregate capacity as will accommodate the total number of
persons on board. The liferaft or liferafts shall be equipped with a lashing or an
equivalent means of securing the liferaft which will automatically release it from a
sinking ship;
- where the horizontal distance from the extreme end of the stem or
stern of the ship to the nearest end of the closest survival craft is more than 100
m, in addition to the liferafts required by above paragraph, a liferaft stowed as far
forward or aft, or one as far forward and another as hr aft, as is reasonable and
practicable.
Notwithstanding the requirements of above paragraph , such liferaft or liferafts
may be securely fastened so as to permit manual release.
4.4 Fast rescue boats
A fast rescue boat may be provided in place of a standard rescue boat.
a) General requirements
A fast rescue boat may be either of rigid, inflated or rigid/inflated
construction and must:
(a) be of a length adequate for its intended use; and
(b) be capable of carrying at least five seated persons and a person
lying down.
A fast rescue boat must be self-righting or capable of being readily righted
by its crew. Unless the fast rescue boat has adequate sheer, it must be provided
with a bow cover extending for not less than 15% of its length, and be self-bailing
or capable of being rapidly cleared of water.
A fast rescue boat must be capable of maneuvering, for at least 4 hours, at
a speed of at least 20 knots in calm water with a suitably qualified and
experienced crew of at least 3 persons and at least 8 knots with a full
complement of persons and equipment.
A fast rescue boat must have sufficient mobility and maneuverability in a
seaway to enable persons to be retrieved from the water, marshal life-rafts and
tow the largest life-raft carried on the ship when loaded with its full complement
of persons and equipment or its equivalent at a speed of at least 2 knots.
A fast rescue boat must be fitted with an inboard engine or engines or an
outboard motor or motors commensurate with its speed, size and displacement.
It should be steered by a wheel which is remote from the rudder, water jet or jets
and outboard motor or motors and an approved form of emergency steering must
be fitted.