LIFEBOAT

Passenger Ships
50% on each side
12.5% may be substituted by Liferafts
Atleast 37.5% should be lifeboats on each
side
Launching appliances on each side.
For Passenger ships on short voyages, 30%
lifeboat of the total number passengers,
and the remaining to be fulfilled by liferafts,
with suitable launching appliances on each
side.
Cargo Ships
100% on each side
Liferafts also 100% on each side.
If lighter liferafts which can be side to side
transferred, then together on both sides
100%.
If free fall lifeboat on aft. then 100%.
additionally 100% liferafts each side with
atleast
one launching appliance on one side.
If less than 85mL ship, no need of lifeboat.
Then Liferafts 100% on each side which can
be
easy side to side transferred; if not, then
150% on each side and a rescue boat which
may be also
a lifeboat may be used in making up this
150%.
Stowage
Minimum Height: such that in 20deg list
and 10 mtrs trim in the deepest condition
the lifeboat is always 2m above the water.
Stowed at least 1 boat's length fwd of the
propeller in ships 80m-120m length,
otherwise 1.5boat's length fwd of the
propeller.
Stowed such that it is prepared for
launching and embarkation within 5 mins
by 2 persons.
General
Fuel: 24hrs @ 6knts.
Requirements
Light 12hrs 4.3 Cd
Can tow @ Speed 2 knts with a 25 person
liferaft being towed.
Closed lifeboats to be self righting.
A ladder to board the lifeboat with the
lowest step not more than 0.4m below the
waterline.
In tanker and gas and chemical, a self
container air system in the boat of 20hPa.
In tanker fire protectd boats 8 min
withstand in fire.
All lifeboats to be capable of drop of more
than 3 m in water.
withstand 3.5m/s slam on ship side.
lowering speed 0.4+0.02H m/s (h=waerline
in lightest sea going condition upto head of
the davit)
to be boarded by crew in less than 3 mns
from abandon ship order.
to be launched in 10 mins from
abandonship order.
capacity, ship's name and registry, and call
sign or name printed on top.
2 means of release from fall.
onload release to be such that it is not done
by mistake.
onload release to be tested every 1 year
and mechanism to be overhauled every 5
years
and every 5 years mechanism to be load
tested to 1.1 times boat's full complement
weight.
every five year 1.1 times launching
appliance and winch brake load capacity to
be tested.
construction-Free Fall lifeboat to be tested
to be launched at a height of 1.3 times it
free fall launching height.
2 independent rechargeable battery. If
ships's supply then 50V recharging voltage,
else solar powered.
280 N of buyancy of each person to board
the lifeboat.
Painter length to be twice the stowage
height or 15 meters which ever is greater.
One(of the 2 reqd) painter fwd always
rigged capable of being disconnected frm
inside the boat @ speed upto 5 knt
engine being capable of running out of the
water for 5 mins.
Maximum capacity of Lifeboat should not be
more than 150 persons.
no loss of fuel oil and approx 250ml of lube
oil los when boat is capsized.
Maintenance
Every week (Ship's Crew)
Visual check, check falls, check the inside
condition, move out of stowed position, run
engine for 3 mins,
in passenger ship emercy lighting to be
tested every week.
Emergency alarm to be tested weekly.
Monthly (Ship's Crew)
Lower the lifeboat(TURN OUT from stowd
posn), Check all equipments as per
shipboard list and check expiry dates and
conditions,
check falls, sheaves, lighting, engine,
rudder movement, limit switch, test the
emercy lighting on cargo ships.
Quarterly (Ship's Crew)
Lower the boat and manoeuvre in water.
Free fall lifeboats every 3 months perform
all abandonship duties and sit in the
lifeboat all crew, and explain release,
but don’t actually release. Then all move
out of the boat and the boat to be launched
either free fall or by
secondary launching appliance, with or
without the operating crew.
In either case the boat to be manoeuvred in
water.
 Every six months in free fall boat, the boat
to be free fall launched by operating crew,
or simulated launched.
Annually
By the manufcturer or Administration
approved Organization(Class Surveyor)
along with some other manufacturer.
Onload release mechanism to be
operationallly tested by trained personnel.
launching appliance and winch brake at full
lowering speed at 1 times its max. load.
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