1 Unless expressly provided otherwise, launching
and embarkation appliances complying with the requirements of section
6.1 of the Code shall be provided for all survival craft except those
which are:
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.1 boarded from a position on deck less than 4.5
m above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition and which
have a mass of not more than 185 kg; or
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.2 boarded from a position on deck less than 4.5
m above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition and which
are stowed for launching directly from the stowed position under unfavourable
conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of up to 20° either
way; or
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.3 carried in excess of the survival craft for
200% of the total number of persons on board the ship and which have
a mass of not more than 185 kg; or
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.4 carried in excess of the survival craft for
200% of the total number of persons on board the ship, are stowed
for launching directly from the stowed position under unfavourable
conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of up to 20° either
way, or
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.5 provided for use in conjunction with a marine
evacuation system, complying with the requirements of section 6.2
of the Code and stowed for launching directly from the stowed position
under unfavourable conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of
up to 20° either way.
2 Each lifeboat shall be provided with an appliance
which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat. In addition
there shall be provision for hanging-off the lifeboat to free the
release gear for maintenance.
3 Launching and recovery arrangements shall be
such that the appliance operator on the ship is able to observe the
survival craft at all times during launching and for lifeboats during
recovery.
4 Only one type of release mechanism shall be
used for similar survival craft carried on board the ship.
5 Preparation and handling of survival craft at
any one launching station shall not interfere with the prompt preparation
and handling of any other survival craft or rescue boat at any other
station.
6 Falls, where used, shall be long enough for
the survival craft to reach the water with the ship in its lightest
seagoing condition, under unfavourable conditions of trim of up to
10° and list of up to 20° either way.
7 During preparation and launching, the survival
craft, its launching appliance, and the area of water into which it
is to be launched shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied
from the emergency source of electrical power required by regulation II-1/42 or II-1/43, as appropriate.
8 Means shall be available to prevent any discharge
of water onto survival craft during abandonment.
9 If there is a danger of the survival craft being
damaged by the ship's stabilizer wings, means shall be available,
powered by an emergency source of energy, to bring the stabilizer
wings inboard; indicators operated by an emergency source of energy
shall be available on the navigation bridge to show the position of
the stabilizer wings.
10 If partially enclosed lifeboats complying with
the requirements of section 4.5 of the Code are carried, a davit span
shall be provided, fitted with not less than two lifelines of sufficient
length to reach the water with the ship in its lightest seagoing condition,
under unfavourable conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of
up to 20° either way.