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General Requirements for Life Saving Appliance

Convention  means the SOLAS, 1974, as amended. Regulation  means a regulation contained in the Annex to the Convention. Retro-reflective  material is a material which reflects in the opposite direction a beam of light directed on it. [A.658(16)] Organization  means IMO with all its committees. Administration  means Maritime administration of Flag state. The terms used in this Code have the same meaning as those defined in regulation III/3. Life-saving appliances  on all ships have to be fitted with retro-reflective material where it will assist in detection and in accordance with the recommendations of the Organization in A.658(16); Unless expressly provided otherwise in the opinion of the Administration, all LSA prescribed in this part shall: 1. be constructed with proper workmanship and materials; 2. not be damaged in stowage throughout the air temperature range -30℃ to +65℃; 3.  if they are likely to be immersed in seawater during their use, operate throughout the seawater temp
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How to use inflatable life jacket

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This video introduced the using demo of inflatable life jacket, enjoy it.
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difference between liferaft solas a and b pack

All  inflatable life rafts  have an emergency pack which according to SOLAS requirement, there are SOLAS A and B two type. Here we will learn the difference between  SOLAS A and B. 1. Life rafts:  Standards of equipment Life Raft Construction Insulating double wall canopy Insulating Heat Sealed Inflatable Floor Painter/Static Line (Length, 130 ft.) CO2 Inflation System Painter/Static Line Attachment Point (1700 lbs. test) (6-10 Person Capacity) Righting Strap Lifelines (Inner) Lifelines (Outer) Exterior Locator Light Interior Light Pressure Relief Valves Large Rectangular Ballast Pockets Retro-Reflective Tape Boarding Ladder Boarding Handholds Static Line Weak Link Canopy Support Arches Sealed Buoyancy Chambers Approved Hydrostatic Release Manual Topping Off Valves Double Layer Storm Doors Fiberglass/Fabric Container Pressure Relief Valve Plugs Life Raft Equipment Sea Anchor(Automatically Deployed) Floating/Heaving Line (Length 100 ft.) Rain Water Co
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Liferaft Equipment SOLAS A Pack

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Life Raft Survival Kit (Equipment) , also known as life raft accessories, it’s the most important  marine survival equipment  for life raft. Most of survival equipment are also used for life boat. 1.  Buoyant Rescue Quoit One buoyant rescue quoit, attached to not less than 30 m of buoyant line. Used to assist the recovery of additional survivors. 2.  Floating Knife One safety knife of the non-folding type, having a buoyant handle and lanyard attached. It should be stowed on the exterior of the canopy near to that point to which the painter is secured. In addition, a life raft which is permitted to accommodate 13 persons or more shall be provided with a second knife which need not be of the non-folding type. 3.  Bailer One buoyant bailer for every life raft which is permitted to accommodate not more than twelve persons. Two buoyant bailers for life rafts which accommodate thirteen persons or more. 4.  Sponge Two sponges, one being theoretically for drying out the floor of t
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what are the 3 types of visual distress signals?

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Red Hand Flare A hand flare is a small stick which when activated, produces an intense red smoke or light without an explosion. The hand flare shall: be contained in a water-resistant casing; have brief instructions or diagrams clearly illustrating the use of the hand flare printed on its casing; have a self-contained means of ignition; and be so designed as not to cause discomfort to the person holding the casing and not endanger the survival craft by burning or glowing residues when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating instructions. The hand flare shall: burn with a bright colour; burn uniformly with an average luminous intensity of not less than 15,000cd; have a burning period of not less than 1 min,; and continue to burn after having been immersed for a period of 10 s under 100 mm of water. Rocket parachute flares  As the name suggests, the equipment has a flare which is launched at minimum height of 300m in the air, where it self-activates
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How to Install Life Raft

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There has a variety of connection methods between  Life Raft   Hydrostatic Release Unit  and the hull. Here will explain the correctness of various connection methods from the principle of release. When we test the  inflatable life raft  for new shipbuilding or It’s annual service, we could always find the connections of HRU, painter line and weak link is wrong. The following is a discussion of hydrostatic release unit connection. Common HRU like picture  A . Life Raft Weak Link System The Painter line of each life raft(except the liferafts that are stored at bow or stern in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, paragraph 31.1.4) should be connect with hull through HRU and weak link. Common connection method of painter line like picture  B  and  C , the main purpose is, if life raft need to be thrown overboard by man,then the painter line is firmly connected with hull through HRU; in case of ship sinking, the painter line is connected with hull through weak link. The HRU s
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Life Boat Release Procedure, Release Hook Operation

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Life Boat Release procedure, release hook operating instruction.
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