Deck General · Lifeboats & Liferafts
The float-free arrangement for a liferaft requires that the liferaft be stowed:
- AIn a cradle that allows manual launching only
- BIn a cradle secured with an HRU and a weak link so it can float free if the vessel sinks✓ Correct
- CBelow the main deck in a watertight compartment
- DOn top of the wheelhouse for maximum height above waterline
Explanation
Float-free stowage requires the liferaft container to be held in a cradle by lashings that include an HRU and a weak link. If the vessel sinks, water pressure activates the HRU, the lashings release, the raft floats to the surface and inflates, held by the painter line which eventually breaks the weak link.
Authority: SOLAS
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