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Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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so that neither the survival craft nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with other survival craft launching operations;
as near to the water surface as is safe and practicable; for a davit-launched survival craft the height of the davit head, with the survival craft in embarkation position, shall, as far as practicable, not exceed 15 metres to the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition, and the position of a davit launched survival craft in the embarkation position shall be such that it stays clear of the waterline with the ship in the fully loaded condition under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and listed up to 20° either way for new ships, respectively up to at least 15° either way for existing ships, or to the angle at which the ship’s weatherdeck becomes submerged, whichever is less;
in a state of continuous readiness so that two crew members can prepare it for embarkation and launching within 5 minutes;
as far forward of the propeller as is practicable; and
fully equipped, as required by the relevant SOLAS Regulations, except that the life-rafts, as defined in note 1(a) or 1(b) to the table of Regulation III/2, may be exempted from some of the SOLAS requirements for equipment as mentioned in this note;
with its painter attached to the ship;
with a float-free arrangement, complying with the requirements paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code enabling the life-raft to float free and, if inflatable, to inflate automatically when the ship sinks. One float-free arrangement may be used for two or more life-rafts if the float-free arrangement is sufficient to comply with the requirements paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code;
so as to permit manual release from its securing arrangements.
be stowed close to the container containing the MES;
be capable of release from its stowage rack with arrangements which will enable it to be moored and inflated alongside the boarding platform;
be capable of release as an independent survival craft; and
be provided with retrieving lines to the boarding platform.]
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