Sunday 27 December 2009

Terms of Ship Lifeboat


Life boat (lifeboat) must comply with the requirements as follows:

1. Must be strong enough to down into the water safely, if fully loaded with passengers / people who are allowed along with the required equipment. Besides, should have such power if burdened with a charge 25% more than actual capacity will not result in changes in shape.
2. Equipped with tanks, air tanks (as a reserve buoyancy) to avoid the sinking of the boat while upside down.
3. General shape and the back fat and the pointy end of the ship's two parts sharp as possible in order to move either forward or backward.
4. Having the agility / speed so as to avoid quickly to ship in an accident.
5. Has the form, size such that when the wavy sea sailing have enough stability and hull emerged, if fully loaded with passengers are allowed and the equipment required.
6. Must be lowered into the water easily and quickly even in a state of the ship tilted 15 '.
7. Equipped with tools that allow passengers who were in the water can rise into the lifeboat.
8. Board across the seat and the side benches, should be placed as low as possible in the boat.
9. Can guarantee / proviant within a certain period.
10. Also equipped with navigation equipment and other equipment required.
11. Especially for lifeboat "tanker" is equipped with a fire extinguisher portable and can be pulled out of foam or other materials that are good for oil fires.

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