The safety of passengers and crew on ships is of paramount importance while ships are conducting their commercial activities. Therefore, ships must carry appropriate life-saving appliances, including lifeboats, lifebuoys, life-jackets, liferafts and many others to be used by passengers and crew in case of emergency to protect their lives at sea.
The carriage of life-saving appliances are made mandatory as per the SOLAS Convention. The International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code provides more specific technical requirements for the manufacturing, testing, maintenance and record keeping of life-saving appliances. The number, capacity and type of life-saving appliances differ from ship to ship depending on its size, shipping activity and voyage, and the LSA Code stipulates minimum requirements to comply in order to make a ship safe for its passengers and crew.
Life-Saving Appliances (Inc. Lsa Code) 2017l
International requirements contained in the IMO instruments for the life-saving appliances cover personal life-saving appliances such as lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aids; visual aids, such as parachute flares, hand flares and buoyant smoke signals; survival craft, such as liferafts and lifeboats; rescue boats; launching and embarkation appliances and marine evacuation systems line throwing appliances; and general alarm and public address systems.
This publication contains the three most important IMO instruments dealing with life-saving appliances, namely the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances and the Code of Practice for Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-Saving Appliances. It provides international requirements for the life-saving appliances required by chapter III of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, including personal life-saving appliances like lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aids; visual aids, such as parachute flares, hand flares and buoyant smoke signals; survival craft, such as life rafts and lifeboats; rescue boats; launching and embarkation appliances and marine evacuation systems line throwing appliances; and general alarm and public address systems.IMO Publications are available in paper, e-book and e-reader formats. Instructions how to download digital IMO publications will be provided via email after purchase.E-reader publications come as EBK format files. They are for use on a single computer or laptop with Windows-based software, "The IMO Bookshelf". A number of IMO publications are available as e-books which are PDF copies of the paper books.
This publication provides international requirements for life-saving appliances, including personal life-saving appliances like lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aids; visual aids, such as parachute flares, hand flares and buoyant smoke signals; survival craft, such as life rafts and lifeboats; rescue boats; launching and embarkation appliances and marine evacuation systems and line throwing appliances; and general alarm and public address systems.
This publication contains the three most important IMO instruments dealing with life-saving appliances, namely the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances and the Code of Practice for Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-Saving Appliances.
1.2.1 Paragraph 1.2.2.7 applies to life-saving appliances on all ships. 1.2.2 Unless expressly provided otherwise or unless, in the opinion of the Administration having regard to the particular voyages on which the ship is constantly engaged, other requirements are appropriate, all life-saving appliances prescribed in this part shall:
1.2.3, The Administration shall determine the period of acceptability of life-saving appliances which are subject to deterioration with age. Such life-saving appliances shall be marked with a means for determining their age or the date by which they must be replaced. Permanent marking with a date of expiry is the preferred method of establishing the period of acceptability. Batteries not marked with an expiration date may be used if they are replaced annually, or in the case of a secondary battery (accumulator), if the condition of the electrolyte can be readily checked.
1.2.3, The Administration shall determine the period of acceptability of life-saving appliances which are subject to deterioration with age. Such life-saving appliances shall be marked with a means for determining their age or the date by which they must be replaced. Permanent marking with a date of expiry is the preferred method of establishing the period of acceptability. Batteries not marked with an expiration date may be used if they are replaced annually, or in the case of a secondary battery (accumulator), if the condition of the electrolyte can be readily checked. In the case of pyrotechnic lifesaving appliances, the date of expiry shall be indeliblymarked on the product by the manufacturer.
4.4.6.10 The lifeboat engine and accessories shall be designed to limit electromagnetic emissions so that engine operation does not interfere with the operation of radio life-saving appliances used in the lifeboat.
Approval procedures for life-saving appliances requiring to be approved as per regulations, are in the Approval Procedures for Life Saving Equipment and Structural Fire Protection Products - TP 14612 E.
All new life-saving appliances are to meet the requirements of this Standard, as amended. Manufacturers seeking approval to this Standard for any new life-saving appliance designs are to follow the Approval Procedures for Life Saving Equipment and Structural Fire Protection Products, ( TP 14612).
4.7.15.1 Every coastal liferaft shall have affixed to it a retro-reflective medium that meets the Recommendation on the use and fittings of retro-reflective materials on life-saving appliances adopted by the International Maritime Organization by resolution A.658(16), as it may be amended and is to be arranged as shown in diagrams 1 and 2.
At the same time, TC released FlagStateNet FSN 01-2019 to bring this incident to the attention of inspectors and surveyors. TC also provided guidance material to all marine safety inspectors and recognized organization surveyors in regard to monitoring vessels equipped with these life-saving appliances.
IMO Life Saving Appliances including LSA Code 2017 Edition IE982EThis publication contains the three most important IMO instruments dealing with life-saving appliances, namely;The International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, Resolution MSC.48(66)
The Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, Resolution MSC.81(70)
The Code of Practice for Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-Saving Appliances, Resolution A.520(13)
It provides international requirements for the life-saving appliances required by Chapter III of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, including personal life-saving appliances like lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aids; visual aids, such as parachute flares, hand flares and buoyant smoke signals; survival craft, such as life rafts and lifeboats; rescue boats; launching and embarkation appliances and marine evacuation systems line throwing appliances; and general alarm and public address systems.
Apart from the stringent rules and regulations followed during ship design and construction, it is mandatory to carry onboard certain life-saving equipment and appliances, which are helpful in saving the lives of people in the event of a disaster. 2ff7e9595c
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