Periodic servicing of launching appliances and on-load release gear
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Periodic servicing of launching appliances and on-load release gear

  10.18.12 Periodic servicing of launching appliances and on-load release gear

  • .1 Launching appliances should be:

    • .1.1 maintained in accordance with instructions for on-board maintenance in paragraph 10.18.2;

    • .1.2 subject to a thorough examination at the annual surveys in section 1.6; and

    • .1.3 upon completion of the examination referred to in paragraph 10.18.12.1.2, subjected to a dynamic test of the winch brake at maximum lowering speed. The load to be applied should be the mass of the survival craft or rescue boat without persons on board, except that, at intervals not exceeding five years, the test should be carried out with a proof load of 1.1 times the mass of the survival craft or rescue boat and its full complement of persons and equipment.

  • .2 Lifeboat or rescue boat on-load release gear, including free-fall lifeboat release systems should be:

    • .2.1 maintained in accordance with instructions for on-board maintenance in paragraph 10.18.2;

    • .2.2 subject to a thorough examination and operational test at the annual surveys in section 1.6 by properly trained personnel familiar with the system; and

    • .2.3 operationally tested under a load of 1.1 times the total mass of the lifeboat or rescue boat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment whenever the release gear is overhauled. Such overhauling and test should be carried out at least once every five years.footnote

  • .3 Davit-launched liferaft automatic release hooks should be:

    • .3.1 maintained in accordance with the instructions for on-board maintenance in paragraph 10.18.2;

    • .3.2 subject to a thorough examination and operational test at the annual surveys in section 1.6 by properly trained personnel familiar with the system; and

    • .3.3 operationally tested under a load of 1.1 times the total mass of the liferaft when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment whenever the automatic release hook is overhauled. Such overhauling and test should be carried out at least once every five years.

Parent topic: 10.18 Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections
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