4.7.5 Protection against harmful acceleration
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4.7.5 Protection against harmful acceleration

 Each free-fall lifeboat shall be so constructed as to ensure that the lifeboat is capable of rendering protection against harmful accelerations resulting from being launched from the height for which it is to be certified in calm water under unfavourable conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of up to 20° either way when it is fully equipped and loaded with:

  • .1 its full complement of persons;

  • .2 occupants so as to cause the centre of gravity to be in the most forward position;

  • .3 occupants so as to cause the centre of gravity to be in the most aft position; and

  • .4 the operating crew only.

Parent topic: 4.7 Free-fall lifeboats
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