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General requirements of LSA are:
- To be of proper workmanship and materials, Corrosion resistant, against seawater, sunlight, oil or fungal.
- Be of highly visible color and to be fitted with reflective material, assist in detection.
- Clearly marked with approval information and with clear instructions LSA into 3 categories
- general
- personal
- distress signaling equipment
General LSA:
Life raft:
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PSC check for its structure
- Hydrostatic release unit correctly installed and serviced(up to 4 m water pressure)
- Launch procedure posted,Clear of obstructionEmbarkation arrangement in good condition
- Inflated by CO2 gas with small amount nitrogen gas to act as anti-freeze
- Capable of inflated by 1 person
- Inflation shall be within 1 minute
- Carrying capacity of more than 6 person
- If dropped to water from height of 18 m, will not damage
- Capable to withstand repeated jump from 4.5 m
- Location on ship: forward of ship, and embarkation station on port and starboard of ship
Lifeboat:
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- Must have certificate of approval,
- The people onboard determine the capacity of the lifeboat required on a vessel. The number of lifeboats and life rafts should be enough to accommodate at least 125% of the number of passengers and crew. The lifeboat should not be less than 7.3 m in length. Every ship shall carry at least one lifeboat on either side of the ships, i.e. the port and the starboard.
- All the equipment described under the SOLAS code must be carried in a lifeboat to ensure survival at sea. The equipment mainly includes freshwater, compass, distress signaling equipment, food and ration and first aid.
- Capable to be launch and towed when ship is at 5 knots.
- Withstand drop from water at least 3 m
- Rescue side impact against hull with speed 3.5 m/s
- Minimum 1 lifeboat at each side
- 1 lifeboat can be assigned as rescue lifeboat
- Gravity davit must work even heel at 15°
- Lifeboat must be powered by IC engine
- Engine shall be operating when the L/B is flooded up to centre line of crank shaft.
LIFEBOAT ENGINE:
- fuel flash point must not be less than 43°C
- Lifeboat engines start by batteries or hydraulic.
- Starting within 2 minutes.
- Gearbox capable to enable ahead and astern
- Must be able to operate not less than 5 minutes when lifeboat is out of water
- Speed 6 Knots/h for not less than 24 hrs. in calm water & Ahead direction with full capacity of person and equipment. (If the L/B is carrying 25% load and pulling a life raft then speed at least 2 knots/h).
- The wires which lift or lower the lifeboat are known as falls and the speed of the lifeboat descent should not be more than 36m/ min which is controlled by means of centrifugal brakes.
- The hoisting time for the boat launching appliance should not be less than 0.3 m/sec (18m/min) with the boat loaded to its full capacity.
- The Lifeboat must be painted in international bright orange color with the ship’s call sign printed on it
- To avoid rupture and damage, lifeboat maintenance must be done every 3 months by the ship staff to check and repair damage.
- The engine of a lifeboat must be tested at least for 3 minutes every week.
- The lifeboat battery which provides lighting to the lifeboat and helps start the engine should be renewed every 2-3 years.
PSC will check for its structure:
- Hook release gear,
- On load release gear correct set at required pressure
- Flooring, no wastage !
- Inventory not expired.
- Life boat engine can start within 2 minute, operating instructions clearly posted
- Lifeboat davit well maintained, wire serviced and launch instruction posted
Line throwing apparatus
- At least 1 piece onboard
- Reasonable accuracy
- Line not easily breakable
- Kept on bridge with safety pin provided
Breathing apparatus
Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD)
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- Accommodation min 2 and 1 spare
- Engine control room: 1
- Workshop: 1
- Each platform: 1
- Service at least 10min
- Only used to escape from the hazardous area and not used for fire fighting, entering Oxygen deficient area.
Maintenance:
- check the indicator is green, to ensure no leaks
- Keep the device case clean
- Record and check expire date
- Do not use, but use training piece for training
Personal: LSA
1) Lifebuoy (SOLAS requirement)
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- Carrying capacity for ship length under 100m = 8, 100-150m= 10, 150m-200m = 12, above 200m= 14.
- Size: inner diameter not less 400mm, outer diameter not less 800mm
! Accessories:
- a) Retro reflective tape,
- b) Grab line, tensile strength 5kN
- d) Buoyant life line,
- c) Self-igniting light
- Do not sustain burning or continue melting after full enveloping with fire for 2 seconds;
- Installed in such a way as to withstand falling into water from the height at which it is laid above the waterline.
- Port of registry of ship marked on lifebuoy.
Life jacket
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PSC checks correct number at correct location with marking
- Carrying minimum capacity; each person onboard have personal lifejacket + additional for watch keeper +5% extra at muster station.
- Worn: should be worn in 1 minute without any assistance, comfortable to wear
- Jump: capable to jump from height of 4.5 m into water without injury
- Buoyancy: should not reduce by more than 5% after 1 day in fresh water.
- Not sustain burning or melt if catch fire for 2 sec.
- Come with reflective tape, whistle, and manual igniting light.
- Have a luminous intensity of not less than 0.75 cd in all directions of the upper hemisphere.
- Have a source of energy capable of providing a luminous intensity of 0.75 cd for a period of at least 8 hours;
- Be visible over as great a segment of the upper hemisphere as is practicable when attached to a lifejacket.
- Be of white color. If the light referred above is a flashing light it shall, in addition:
- Be provided with a manually operated switch; and
- Flash at a rate of not less than 50 flashes and not more than 70 flashes per min with an effective luminous intensity of at least 0.75 cd.
3) Thermal protective aid
- Have thermal conductance of not more than 7800 W/m^2.K ( watt.meter kelvin)
- Capable of unpacked and easily donned, Worn: in 2 minute
- TPAs should function in air temperature between -30 to +20 degrees
- The wearer shall be able to remove the TPA in water within 2 minutes if it impairs the wearer’s ability to swim
4) Immersion suit
- Carrying minimum capacity; each person onboard have personal Immersion suit.
- Worn: should be unpacked and worn in 2 minute without any assistance,
- Cover the whole body except face
- Jump: capable to jump from height of 4.5 m into water without injury
- Not sustain burning or melt if caught fire for 2 sec.
- After wear must be capable to do normal work
- Climb up and down vertical ladder at least 5 m
- The wearer should be able to swim through water for at least 25 meters and board a survival craft
- The suit does not allow the body temperature to drop by more than 1.5 degrees per hour for the first 30 minutes when the water temperature is 5 degrees
- The wearer of the suit, with or without the lifejacket shall be able to turn from a face down position to a face-up position in not more than 5 seconds
5) Anti-exposure suit
- Worn: should be unpacked and worn in 2 minute without any assistance,
- Cover the whole body except face and hands. Glove and hood provided.
- Equipped with a pocket to portable VHF
- Not sustain burning or melt if caught fire for 2 sec.
- After wear must be capable to do normal work
- Climb up and down vertical ladder at least 5 m
- Able to swim short distance 25 m
- Wearer can turn face down to face up not more than 5 sec
Distress signaling equipment
1) Emergency position indicating radio beacon. (EPIRB)
- Minimum 1 onboard
- Battery storage of 5 years
- Located on bridge wing
- When activated emit radio signal at least 2 days
2) Search and Rescue Transponder (SART)
- Min 2 onboard
- Made of reinforce plastic ,Self-floating
- SART mounted on bracket can be fixed to bulkhead of ship
- Portable for use or carry to survival craft
- Should have sufficient battery capacity
3) Global maritime distress signaling system (GMDSS)
- Located on bridge
- Main communication of ship and all external communication
- Operated by master and officer in charge
4) Pyrotechnics Rocket parachute type
- 4 per lifeboat and life raft
- Contain in a water resistant case
- Fired vertically, not less than 300 m
- Burn with bright red color
- Expires in 3 year
5) hand flare
- 6 per lifeboat and life raft.
- Contain in a water resistant case
- Burn with bright red color
- Continue to burn immerse in water
6) buoyant smoke signal
- Contained in water resistant case
- Not ignite explosively
- Emit smoke of highly visible color
- Not swamp in seaway
- Continue to emit smoke when submerge