12 Stowage location and embarkation arrangements
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12 Stowage location and embarkation arrangements

  12.1 Tenders should not be embarked by passengers before being afloat.

  12.2 Tenders should be disembarked of passengers before being recovered.

  12.3 Access arrangements between embarkation and tender should provide for:

  • .1 safety to minimize the risk of slips, trips and falls;

  • .2 space for crew members to assist passengers, count passenger number and supervise safety;

  • .3 near-level access;

  • .4 accessibility for persons with reduced mobility, where reasonably practicable;

  • .5 suitable means of securing the tender alongside to allow for at least two ropes to be used at any time;

  • .6 lifebuoy and line;

  • .7 an efficient means of retrieving a person from the water; and

  • .8 a hand-held light if at night.

  12.4 Tendering operations should not be carried out with the parent passenger ship making way through the water.

  12.5 In the case of tenders that are lifeboats, the tender should be returned to its full operational mode as a lifeboat, including refuelling, before the ship proceeds on its voyage, in accordance with SOLAS.

Parent topic: Operational Guidance
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