Carriage requirement of Lifeboat & Liferaft (cargo & passenger ship)

               

            

  Carriage requirements

Cargo ship :

1. Length of vsl less than 85m ( except oil, gas& chem)

    (a) lifeboat not required 

    (b) life raft :

             100% on each side ( If transferable)

             150% on each side ( non-transferable)

[For chemical, gas & oil tankers

          a) self contained air support type lifeboat.

          b) fire protected totally enclosed lifeboat.]

2. Length greater than 85m

    (a) lifeboat =100% on each side

    (b) life raft : 

               50% on each side (if transferable)

               100% on each side (if non- transferable)

[• life raft can be manual or davit launched, but all should have HRU. 

 • If vsl has 100% freefall lifeboat at astern, then 100% life raft on each side.]

    (c) If distance from forward to survival craft is more than 100 meters than life raft with 6 persons carrying capacity at forward without HRU.  

Passenger ship :

1. engaged in long international voyage 

    (a) lifeboat :

          50% on each side (if totally enclosed)

    (b) life raft :

          25% on each side

[If local administration gives special substitution of lifeboat & liferaft then

Lifeboat + life raft be 37.5% on each side]

2. engaged in short international voyage

    (a) lifeboat = 30 % on each side

    (b) life raft  = 100% on each side

3. Less than 500 grt & less than 200 passengers

     (a) lifeboat not required 

     (b) life raft 

           • 100% on each side ( if transferable )

           • 150% on each side (if non- transferable)

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