5 Life-saving appliances
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5 Life-saving appliances

  5.1 The following items should be provided on the tender:

  • .1 liferafts with sufficient capacity for all persons the boat is certified to carry when operating as a tender, except where a tender meets the structural, stability and buoyancy requirements for lifeboats;

  • .2 a sufficient number of approved lifejackets for all persons the boat is certified to carry when operating as a tender, including an allowance for carriage of children and infants on board. Storage of lifejackets should be conveniently located so as to be retrievable in an emergency situation;

  • .3 at least one first aid kit, three thermal protective aids and an appropriate quantity of drinking water;

  • .4 one lifebuoy with light; and

  • .5 one lifebuoy with line.

  5.2 An efficient means of retrieving a person from the water.

Parent topic: Construction and Equipment Guidance
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