2.1 The ro-ro passenger ship's liferafts shall
be served by marine evacuation systems complying with the requirements
of section 6.2 of the Code or launching
appliances complying with the requirements of paragraph
6.1.5 of the Code, equally distributed on each side of the
ship.
2.2 Every liferaft on ro-ro passenger ships shall
be provided with float-free stowage arrangements complying with the
requirements of regulation 13.4.
2.3 Every liferaft on ro-ro passenger ships shall
be of a type fitted with a boarding ramp complying with the requirements
of paragraph 4.2.4.1 or 4.3.4.1 of the Code, as appropriate.
2.4 Every liferaft on ro-ro passenger ships shall
either be automatically self-righting or be a canopied reversible
liferaft which is stable in a seaway and is capable of operating safely
whichever way up it is floating. Alternatively, the ship shall carry
automatically self-righting liferafts or canopied reversible liferafts,
in addition to its normal complement of liferafts, of such aggregate
capacity as will accommodate at least 50% of the persons not accommodated
in lifeboats. This additional liferaft capacity shall be determined
on the basis of the difference between the total number of persons
on board and the number of persons accommodated in lifeboats. Every
such liferaft shall be approved by the Administration having regard
to the recommendations adopted by the Organization footnote.
2.5 Liferafts carried on ro-ro passenger ships
shall be fitted with a search and rescue locating device in the ratio
of one search and rescue locating device for every four liferafts.
The search and rescue locating device shall be mounted inside the
liferaft so its antenna is more than one metre above the sea level
when the liferaft is deployed, except that for canopied reversible
liferafts the search and rescue locating device shall be so arranged
as to be readily accessed and erected by survivors. Each search and
rescue locating device shall be arranged to be manually erected when
the liferaft is deployed. Containers of liferafts fitted with search
and rescue locating devices shall be clearly marked.