Section 5 Evacuation of personnel
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships, January 2023 - Volume 3 Additional Class Notations - Part 2 Naval Ship Safety - Chapter 4 Life-Saving and Evacuation Arrangements - Section 5 Evacuation of personnel

Section 5 Evacuation of personnel

Parent topic: Chapter 4 Life-Saving and Evacuation Arrangements

5.1 Evacuation objective

5.1.1 Arrangements are to be provided to enable personnel to evacuate the ship safely and in a specified time. The Evacuation Goals described inVol 3, Pt 2, Ch 4, 5.1 Evacuation objective 5.1.2 may be achieved by the application of the referred SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Regulations and technical references which are for guidance purposes. See also Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 4, 4.1 The Rules 4.1.3.

5.1.2  Evacuation Goal 1. Life-saving equipment is to be arranged on the vessel in such a manner that it is easily accessible and readily deployed in the case of an emergency.

  1. In general, the provision of life jackets is to be in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulation 7.2.

  2. Arrangements for life-saving and evacuation equipment are to be in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulations 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16, as applicable.

  3. Arrangements for operational readiness are to be in accordance with SOLAS, Part B, Chapter III, Regulation 20.

5.1.3  Evacuation Goal 2. The total capacity of the ship's survival craft is to be sufficient to ensure that all personnel can be evacuated during foreseeable emergency conditions:

The provision of survival craft and rescue boats is to be in accordance with SOLAS Part B, Chapter III, Regulation 31.

5.1.4  Evacuation Goal 3. All life-saving and rescue equipment is to be of an approved type to specified standards:

  1. In general, all life-saving and rescue equipment prototypes are to be tested to confirm that they comply with the International Life Saving Appliance Code or other standard acceptable to LR, the Naval Administration or National Administration.

  2. All life-saving and rescue equipment is to be subject to production tests to ensure that they are constructed to the same standard as the approved prototype.

5.1.5  Evacuation Goal 4. Provision is to be made to ensure that the deployed survival craft can be moved to safety from a damaged vessel until such time all personnel can be rescued.

5.1.6  Evacuation Goal 5. Provision is to be made for incapacitated people to be evacuated to safety.

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