4 — Liferafts Internationaal Verdrag van Torremolinos voor de beveiliging van vissersvaartuigen, 1977
Liferafts
4.1 Rigid Liferafts
4.1.1 A liferaft shall be so constructed that its air cases or buoyant material are placed as near as possible to its sides.
4.1.2 The deck area of the liferaft shall be situated within that part of the liferaft which affords protection to its occupants. The nature of the deck shall be such as to prevent so far as practicable the ingress of water and it shall effectively support the occupants out of the water.
4.1.3 The liferaft shall be fitted with a cover or equivalent arrangement of a highly visible colour, which shall be capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure whichever way up the liferaft is floating.
4.1.4 The total mass of a liferaft and its equipment shall not exceed 180 kilogrammes except that such total weight may be exceeded where the liferaft is capable of being launched from both sides of the vessel or if means are provided for putting it into the water mechanically on either side of the vessel.
4.1.5 The liferaft shall have a painter attached and a lifeline securely becketed round the outside. A lifeline shall also be fitted round the inside of the liferaft.
4.1.6 The liferaft shall be fitted at each opening with efficient means to enable persons in the water to climb on board.
4.1.7 The liferaft shall be so constructed as not to be affected by oil or oil products.
4.1.8 A buoyant light of the electric battery type shall be attached to the liferaft by a lanyard.
4.1.9 The liferaft shall be fitted with arrangements enabling it to be readily towed.
4.1.10 The liferaft shall be so stowed as to float free in the event of the vessel sinking.
4.1.11 Arrangements shall be provided for adequately siting and securing in the operating position the antenna provided with the portable radio equipment referred to in Regulation 122.
4.1.12 A liferaft designed for use with a launching appliance shall be properly constructed for the purpose for which it is intended and shall be of sufficient strength to permit it to be safely lowered into the water when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.
4.2 Inflatable Liferafts
4.2.1 A liferaft shall be so constructed that, when fully inflated and floating with the cover uppermost, it shall be stable in a seaway.
4.2.2 The liferaft shall be so constructed that if it is dropped into the water from a height of 18 metres, neither the liferaft nor its equipment will be damaged. If the liferaft is to be stowed on the vessel at a height above the water of more than 18 metres, it shall be of a type which has been satisfactorily drop-tested from a height at least equal to the height at which it is to be stowed.
4.2.3 The construction of the liferaft shall include a cover which shall automatically be set in place when the liferaft is inflated. This cover shall be capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure, and means shall be provided for collecting rain. The top of the cover shall be fitted with a lamp which derives its luminosity from a sea-activated cell and a similar lamp shall also be fitted inside the liferaft. The cover of the liferaft shall be of a highly visible colour.
4.2.4 The liferaft shall be fitted with a painter and shall have a line securely becketed round the outside. A lifeline shall also be fitted around the inside of the liferaft.
4.2.5 The liferaft shall be capable of being readily righted by one person if it inflates in an inverted position.
4.2.6 The liferaft shall be fitted at each opening with efficient means to enable persons in the water to climb on board.
4.2.7 The liferaft shall be contained in a valise or other container so constructed as to be capable of withstanding hard wear under conditions met with at sea. The liferaft in its valise or other container shall be inherently buoyant.
4.2.8 The buoyancy of the liferaft shall be so arranged as to ensure by a division into an even number of separate compartments, half of which shall be capable of supporting out of the water the number of persons which the liferaft is permitted to accommodate, or by some other equally efficient means, that there is a reasonable margin of buoyancy if the liferaft is damaged or partially fails to inflate.
4.2.9 The total mass of the liferaft, its valise or other container and its equipment shall not exceed 180 kilogrammes.
4.2.10 The floor of the liferaft shall be waterproof and shall be capable of being sufficiently insulated against cold.
4.2.11 The liferaft shall be inflated by a gas which is not injurious to the occupants and the inflation shall take place automatically either on the pulling of a line or by some equally simple and efficient method. Means shall be provided whereby the topping-up pump or bellows required by paragraph 6.5.7 of this Appendix may be used to maintain pressure.
4.2.12 The liferaft shall be of approved material and construction, and shall be so constructed as to be capable of withstanding exposure for 30 days afloat in all sea conditions.
4.2.13 Materials used in the construction of liferafts shall be unaffected by oil or oil products. The liferaft shall be capable of operating over a temperature range of plus 66 degrees celsius to minus 30 degrees celsius.
4.2.14 The liferaft shall be fitted with arrangements enabling it to be readily towed.
4.2.15 Arrangements shall be provided for adequately siting and securing in the operating position the antenna provided with the portable radio equipment referred to in Regulation 122.
4.2.16 A liferaft designed for use with a launching appliance shall be properly constructed for the purpose for which it is intended and shall be of sufficient strength to permit it to be safely lowered into the water when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.
- Regeling
- Internationaal Verdrag van Torremolinos voor de beveiliging van vissersvaartuigen, 1977
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 02-04-1977
- BWB-id
- BWBV0003251
- Versie
- 1977-04-02_0