Lowering of lifeboat for drill purpose

1) Launching procedure of life boat:

Two persons go inside the Life Boat and passes the end of toggle painter and plugs the drain.
Check all lines and falls are clear of Life Boat.
Make fast the other end of toggle painter on a strong point forward of the ship.
Remove forward and aft gripes and secure tricing pendant, both person stand by for passing bowsing tackle.
Remove harbour safety pin.
Make sure the ship’s side is free of everything, no water or garbage is there.
Now, one person lift’s the Deadman’s handle slowly which releases the brake.
The boat along with cradle sides downward till it comes to the embarkation deck. Do not let the falls over run because tricing pendants are not strong enough to carry the weight of the boat.
By pulling bowsing tackle, bring it alongside the embarkation deck.
Crew embark inside the boat.
Now, tricing pendant is removed and the whole load comes on falls.
Boat is further lowered with Deadman’s handle.
Get the lifeboat away from the ship, rescue any survivor in the water.

2) SOLAS Requirements for Lifeboats

According to the LSA codes and SOLAS, there is a set of requirements that ensure the safety on a lifeboat. These requirements are:

The people onboard determine the capacity of the lifeboat required on a vessel. The number of lifeboats and liferafts should be enough to accommodate at least 125% of the number of passengers and crew. The lifeboat should not be less than 7.3 m in length. Every ship shall carry at least two lifeboats on either side of the ships; i.e. the port and the starboard.
The lifeboat of a cargo ship with 20,000 GT must be capable of launching when the ship’s speed is at 5 knots.
All the equipment described under the SOLAS code must be carried in a lifeboat to ensure survival at sea. The equipment mainly includes freshwater, compass, distress signalling equipment, food and ration and first aid.
The ship must carry a minimum of one rescue boat for rescue purposes in addition to the number of lifeboats. If more than one lifeboat is present onboard the ship, one of them can be designated as a rescue boat.
The gravity davits must be held and slid down the lifeboat even when the ship is heeled at an angle of 15 degrees on either side. Ropes called gripes are used to hold the lifeboat with the cradle in the stowed position.
Falls are the wires which lift and lower the lifeboat. A lifeboat should not descend at more than a speed of 36m/min and this speed is controlled by centrifugal brakes.
With the boat loaded to its full capacity, the hoisting time for the boat to launch its launching appliance should not be less than 0.3 m/sec
The Lifeboats are to be painted with an internationallyapproved bright orange colour and the ship’s call sign is to be printed on it.
The lifeboat station, where safety awareness posters and launching procedures are posted must be easily accessible for all the crew members in at all times and under all circumstances.
To ensure that the ship’s crew members are capable of launching the boat in minimum time in case of an emergency, regular drills must be conducted.
Apart from these requirements, lifeboats are required to have the necessary safety and survival equipment onboard as well.

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