Safety, Fire & Survival · LSA — Liferaft Servicing Interval
An inflatable liferaft must normally be sent ashore for servicing at an approved station:
- AOnly when it visibly leaks
- BAt intervals not exceeding 12 months (with limited extensions permitted by the Administration)✓ Correct
- CEvery 10 years
- DNever, once installed
Explanation
Inflatable liferafts are serviced annually (within 12 months) at an approved facility, where the raft is inflated, inspected, its equipment and gas system checked, and the HRU and pyrotechnics renewed as needed. SOLAS permits limited extensions of the interval under defined conditions.
Authority: SOLAS III; LSA Code
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