11.5.3 Swamp test
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11.5.3 Swamp test

  11.5.3.1 It should be demonstrated that, when fully swamped, the vessel is capable of supporting its full outfit of equipment, the total number of persons and equivalent mass of cargo for which it is to be certificated, and a mass equivalent to its engine and full tank of fuel.

  11.5.3.2 In the swamped condition the inflatable boat, rigid inflatable boat or vessel with a buoyant collar, should not be seriously deformed.

  11.5.3.3 An adequate means of draining the boat should be demonstrated at the conclusion of this test.

Parent topic: 11.5 Inflatable Boats or Boats Fitted With a Buoyant Collar
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