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1. Background
This notice offers general guidelines for the maintenance inspection and testing of
life saving appliances on Cayman Flag vessel and it is not intended to replace the
requirements of the appropriate International Conventions in force.
Operational Readiness:
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving
appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. If life saving
appliances are under repair, then suitable alternative arrangements approved by the
Cayman Islands Shipping Registry should be made to ensure an equivalent level of
safety is maintained
All Survival Craft, rescue boats and launching appliances inspected to ensure
they are ready for immediate use.
Lifeboat and rescue boat engines run ahead and astern
General emergency alarm system tested
Public address system tested
Feb, 2004 F-CISN 03/04 LSA Maintenance
Every inflatable liferaft, inflatable lifejacket, inflatable boat, rescue boat, fast
rescue boat (RIBs) and hydrostatic release unit (other than a disposable unit) and
Marine Evacuation System shall be serviced at an accredited service station1
Every davit launched inflatable liferaft, inflatable boat or inflatable rescue boat,
must be subject to 10% overload static test suspended from lifting point.
Falls used in launching shall be turned end for end at intervals of not more than
30 months and be renewed when necessary due to deterioration of the falls or at
intervals of not more than five years, whichever is the earlier
Annex 1
Marine Evacuation In accordance with SMS deployed from the ship on a Service record to be
System procedures and rotational basis so that each system maintained onboard, tests
manufacturers instructions is deployed at least once every six to be witnessed by class or
years authorised Cayman Island
Representative,