LR LSA Pocket Checklist (Color)
LR LSA Pocket Checklist (Color)
LR LSA Pocket Checklist (Color)
LIFE.SAVING APPLIANCES
POCKET CHECKLIST
Reducing the risk of Port State Control detentions
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Durrng the perod 2005 2007, approximately 2,500 crew and
passenqers were reported k lled or missing from lost ships
Additionally, there are rncreasing numbers of acc dents and
fatalities durrng routine lifeboat and inspectron drills lt is
therefore essential that shrp personnel are approprrately
trained in how to inspect, marntain and operate equrpment
and that the equ pment ls ready for use at all times
Being prepared can mean the drfference between lrves lost or
lives saved
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3.D Lifeboat
- certificate of approval and for self-contained air
support system, fire protection and on-load release
gear, if provided
Correctly mounted
Hydrostatic Reiease
Unit (HRU) on an
inflatable liferaft
Note:
Photograph.records, with dates, provide good evidence of drills being
regularly held.
Notes:
1 lt is recommended that the decks at the embarkation areas have a
non-skid coating
2 Launching arrangements are to be checked annually by the
manufacturer or person certified by the manufacturer
Engine
3.! Starts readily
4.! Battery charger(s) connected and maintained
5.D Batteries tested to ensure charged, alternative
starting arrangement present (hand crank)
6.! Exhaust protected (insulated)
7.! Sufficient fuel and no leaks of fuel or luboil
General
8.! Rudder and stock in good working order
9.! Hook release mechanism well maintained
10. ! Brake release arrangement functions correctly
Notes:
'l Engine must be able to start without 'magic spray' (engine spray)
2 for deterioration of gel coat and fibre layers and check for
Test
glazing of the gel coat
3 The lifeboat capacity which is marked on the outside of the boat
should be the same as the number on the certificate of approval
Corroded stores
compartment
Note:
The above items are those which are most commonly found deficient by
Port State Control Officers A full list of lifeboat stores / inventory can be
found in the LSA Code - International Life-Saving Appliance Code
Note:
lf a forward liferaft is required, it should be provided with an
embarkation ladder, emergency lighting and the required number of
life.lackets This is also applicable to the aft liferaft of many ro-ro ships
and some other ships with forward accommodation
1. tr Lifebuoys
- correct numbers and location with appropriate
marking
- Lights and lines of correct type and fitted and
rigged as per SOLAS
- bridge wing man overboard light and smoke floats
in date, correctly rigged, not damaged and fitted
to correct weight lifebuoys
2. tr lifejackets and inflatable lifejackets
- correct numbers and location with appropriate
marking
- infant lifejackets to be provided, if appropriate and
marked, as necessary
- in good condition, securing tapes not knotted and
not rotten
- lights not cracked and in date
- servicing, where applicable
- equipped with operational whistle
- reflective tapes in good order
3. tr lmmersion suits, if required
- correct numbers, correctly positioned and in good
condition
4. D Radio life-saving appliances
- float-free EPIRB checked for date verification of
hydrostatic release unit (HRU) and batteries
- at least one SART provided on each side of the
idge and battery dates verified
Notes:
1 ln the case of large ships with high accommodation blocks, which
have lifeboats stowed considerably lower, SARTS may be stowed each
side in the vicinity of the lifeboats
2 In the case of a stern-launched freefall lifeboat, one SART is kept on
the bridge and one SART is kept in the vicinity of the lifeboat
Note:
IMO MSC llcic 1206 provides guidance on 'Measures To Prevent
Accidens With Lifeboats'
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