Abandon ship procedures and life rafts

46 CFR §180.150

§ 180.150 § 180.150 Survival craft embarkation arrangements. (a) A launching appliance described in paragraph (c) of this section, or a marine evacuation system approved under approval series 160.175, must be provided for each inflatable liferaft and inflatable buoyant apparatus when either— (1) The embarkation station for the survival craft is on a deck more than 4.5 meters (15 feet) above the waterline; or (2) The inflatable liferaft and inflatable buoyant apparatus is boarded prior to being placed in the water. (b) An embarkation ladder, approved in accordance with § 160.017 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, must be at each embarkation station if the distance from the deck on which an embarkation station is located to the vessel's lighte…

46 CFR §185.520

§ 185.520 § 185.520 Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training. (a) The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient instructions to make sure that all crew members are familiar with their duties during emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the recovery of persons who have fallen overboard. (b) Each abandon ship drill must include: (1) Summoning the crew to report to assigned stations and prepare for assigned duties; (2) Summoning passengers on a vessel on an overnight voyage to muster stations or embarkation stations and ensuring that they are made aware of how the order to abandon ship will be given; (3) Checking that life jackets are correctly donned; (4) Operation of any davits used for launching liferafts; and (5) Instruction on the automatic and…

46 CFR §199.130

§ 199.130 § 199.130 Stowage of survival craft. (a)Each survival craft must be stowed— (1) As close to the accommodation and service spaces as possible; (2) So that neither the survival craft nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the embarkation and operation of any other survival craft or rescue boat at any other launching station; (3) As near the water surface as is safe and practicable; (4) Except for liferafts intended for throw-overboard launching, not less than 2 meters above the waterline with the vessel— (i) In the fully loaded condition; (ii) Under unfavorable conditions of trim; and (iii) Listed up to 20 degrees either way, or to the angle at which the vessel's weatherdeck edge becomes submerged, whichever is less. (5) Sufficiently ready for use so that two cre…

46 CFR §199.150

§ 199.150 § 199.150 Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements; general. (a)(1) Each launching appliance must be approved under 46 CFR part 160, subpart 160.132 for use with the intended craft, with a winch approved under 46 CFR part 160, subpart 160.115 for use with the intended craft. (2) Each launching appliance for a davit-launched liferaft must include an automatic disengaging apparatus approved under 46 CFR part 160, subpart 160.170 and be either— (i) A launching appliance described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or (ii) A launching appliance approved on or before November 10, 2011 under approval series 160.163. (b) Unless expressly provided otherwise in this part, each survival craft must be provided with a launching appliance or marine evacuation system, except t…

46 CFR §199.180

§ 199.180 § 199.180 Training and drills. (a)Training material must be on board each vessel and must consist of a manual of one or more volumes written in easily understood terms and illustrated wherever possible, or of audiovisual training aids, or of both as follows: (1) If a training manual is used, a copy must be in each crew messroom and recreation room or in each crew cabin. If audiovisual training aids are used, they must be incorporated into the onboard training sessions described in paragraph (g) of this section. (2) The training material must explain in detail— (i) The procedure for donning lifejackets, immersion suits, and anti-exposure suits carried on board; (ii) The procedure for mustering at the assigned stations; (iii) The procedure for boarding, launching, and clearin…

46 CFR §199.245

§ 199.245 § 199.245 Survival craft embarkation and launching arrangements. (a) Each davit-launched liferaft must be arranged to be rapidly boarded by its full complement of persons. (b) All survival craft required for abandonment by the total number of persons on board must be capable of being launched with the survival crafts' full complement of persons and equipment within a period of 30 minutes from the time the abandon-ship signal is given.