4.2.6 Containers for inflatable liferafts
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4.2.6 Containers for inflatable liferafts

  4.2.6.1 The liferaft shall be packed in a container that is:

  • .1 so constructed as to withstand hard wear under conditions encountered at sea;

  • .2 of sufficient inherent buoyancy when packed with the liferaft and its equipment, to pull the painter from within and to operate the inflation mechanism should the ship sink; and

  • .3 as far as practicable watertight, except for drain holes in the container bottom.

  4.2.6.2 The liferaft shall be packed in its container in such a way as to ensure, as far as possible, that the waterborne liferaft inflates in an upright position on breaking free from its container.

  4.2.6.3 The container shall be marked with:

  • .1 maker's name or trade mark;

  • .2 serial number;

  • .3 name of approving authority and the number of persons it is permitted to carry;

  • .4 SOLAS;

  • .5 type of emergency pack enclosed;

  • .6 date when last serviced;

  • .7 length of painter;

  • .8 mass of the packed liferaft, if greater than 185 kg;

  • .9 maximum permitted height of stowage above waterline (depending on drop-test height and length of painter); and

  • .10 launching instructions.

Parent topic: 4.2 Inflatable liferafts
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