Lifeboat equipments (SOLAS PACK A & B)

               

                           Lifeboat equipments 

SOLAS PACK A 

• Buoyant oars (except freefall lifeboat)

• 2 boat hooks 

• 1 buoyant bailer

• 2 buckets 

• survival manual

• compass (permanently fitted)

• 1 sea anchor

• 2 painters( length equal to not less than twice the distance from the stowage position to waterline in the lightest sea going condition or 15m whichever is greater. 

• 2 hatchets ( one at each end of lifeboat)

• 3 litres of fresh water for each person

• food ration not less than 10, 000 KJ for each person.

• rust proof dipper with landyard.

• 6 handflares

• 4 rocket parachute flares.

• 2 buoyant smoke signal 

• 1 waterproof electric torch

• signalling mirror

• 1 whistle

• 1 buoyant rescue quoit attached to not less than 30 mts of buoyant line. 

• 1 first aid kit

• Anti - sea sickness tablet for 48 hrs.

• 1 jack knife 

• LSA manual

• 1 engine toolkit

• 1 search light ( 3 hrs) (2500cd)

• 1 portable fire extinguisher

• 1 radar reflector

• 1 sea sickness bag per person 

• 3 tin openers

• 1 manual pump

• 1 set fishing tackle

• TPA (thermal protective aid) = 10% or 2 whichever is greater 

  SOLAS PACK B

Passenger ships engaged in very short international voyages & other vessels like tugs, dredgers etc can carry SOLAS PACK B.

B pack does not include :

• tin openers

• fishing tackle 

• food rations 

• water 

• pyrotechnics shall be half of pack A

          Handflare = 3

          rocket parachute flare = 2

          Smoke = 1