Annex – Unified Interpretation of the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution MSC.81(70))
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Annex – Unified Interpretation of the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution MSC.81(70))

  Load testing of hooks for primary release of lifeboats and rescue boats (paragraph 5.3.4 of part 2 of the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances (resolution MSC.81(70)))

  1 The above regulation applies only to lifeboats and rescue boats launched by falls.

  2 The test does not apply to the secondary means of launching for free-fall lifeboats.

  3 The test may be carried out on board the ship or on shore, either at the manufacturer's plant or at the shipyard, by using an appropriate mock-up of the launching arrangements which is equivalent to the launching arrangement installed on board the ship.

  4 The "weight of the boat" to be considered for the load in the case of single fall systems is the "weight of the boat with its full complement of persons and equipment", which shall be multiplied by two.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1489 – Unified Interpretation of the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution MSC.81(70)) – (12 January 2015)
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