10 – Position Indicating Lights for Life–Saving Appliances
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.323(89) – Adoption of Amendments to the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution MSC.81(70)) – (Adopted on 20 May 2011)This Annex of this document has been consolidated into Resolution MSC.81(70) - Annex – Amendments to the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution MC.81(70), As Amended) - Part 1 – Prototype Tests for Life–Saving Appliances - 10 – Position Indicating Lights for Life–Saving Appliances

10 – Position Indicating Lights for Life–Saving Appliances

  18 In paragraph 10.1.2, the last sentence is amended to read as follows:

 "The interior lights should provide an arithmetic mean luminous intensity of not less than 0.5 cd when measured over the entire upper hemisphere to permit reading of survival instructions and equipment instructions for a period of not less than 12 h."

  19 In paragraph 10.2.2:

  • .1 in the first sentence, the word "and" after the term "-1°C" is deleted and the words ", and the other should be taken from ordinary room condition and operated immersed in fresh water at ambient temperature" are added at the end of the sentence; and

  • .2 at the beginning of the second sentence, the words "Both lights" are replaced by the words "All of the lights".

  20 In section 10.4, the referenced standard "IEC 945: 3rd edition (November 1996)" is replaced by the standard "IEC 60945:2002".


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