Regulation 7 - Embarkation into survival craft
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Regulation 7 - Embarkation into survival craft

 Suitable arrangements shall be made for embarkation into the survival craft which shall include:

  • (a) at least one ladder or other approved means, on each side of the vessel to afford access to the survival craft when waterborne except where the Administration is satisfied that the distance from the point of embarkation to the waterborne survival craft is such that a ladder is unnecessary;

  • (b) means for illuminating the stowage position of survival craft and their launching appliances during preparation for and the process of launching, and also for illuminating the water into which the survival craft are launched until the process of launching is completed, the power for which is to be supplied from the emergency source required by regulation IV/17;

  • (c) arrangements for warning all persons on board that the vessel is about to be abandoned; and

  • (d) means for preventing any discharge of water into the survival craft.

Parent topic: Part B - Vessel Requirements
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