2 Definitions
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2 Definitions

  2.1 Ideal deployment time (tM) is the time needed for the preparation and launching of the marine evacuation system (MES) and the first survival craft in calm water.

  2.2 Ideal travel time (tI) is the time needed for the slowest group of people to reach the embarkation point in calm water. Unless otherwise stated in the evacuation procedure, the number of people of the slowest group should be assumed equal to the capacity of the largest survival craft onboard. For the purpose of these Guidelines, tI is assumed to run concurrently with tM.

  2.3 Ideal embarkation time (tE) is the time needed for all passengers and crew to board the survival craft from the starting situation described in 4.8.7.1 of the Code.

  2.4 Structural fire protection time (SFP) is the protection time for areas of major fire risk as defined in section 4.8.1 of the 2000 HSC Code.

  2.5 Slowest group of people is the group of evacuating persons for which the highest travel time is obtained from calculations according to paragraph 3.6.3.3.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for a Simplified Evacuation Analysis for High-Speed Passenger Craft
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