STOWAGE OF SURVIVAL CRAFT
APPLIES TO: ALL COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS
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REQUIREMENTS:
-Each inflatable liferaft required to be equipped with a
SOLAS A or a SOLAS B equipment pack must be stowed so as to
float free and automatically inflate in the event the vessel
sinks.
-Each inflatable liferaft, inflatable buoyant apparatus, and
any auxiliary craft used in their place, must be kept
readily accessible for launching or be stowed so as to float
free in the event the vessel sinks.
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STANDARD:
-Each hydrostatic release unit used in a float-free
arrangement must be approved under 46 CFR 160.062.
-Each float-free link used with a buoyant apparatus or with a
life float must be certified to meet 46 CFR 160.073
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INSTRUCTORS NOTES:
-Ensure that the survival craft are easily accessible to crew.
Check to make sure craft are not locked up, rusted shut, or
otherwise not readily deployable.
-Explain the different types of hydrostatic release devices and
weak links (serviceable and disposable types), and demonstrate
their uses. Explain advantages, limitations, and operation.
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REFERENCE: 46 CFR 28.125, 46 CFR 160.062, 46 CFR 160.0730 NVIC 1-83
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