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 THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR
THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
The International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea Chapter III Life-saving appliances
and arrangements
• Unless expressly provided otherwise, this
chapter shall apply to ships constructed on or
after 1 July 1998.
• For ship constructed before 1 July 1998 the
replacement or undergo repairs of life-saving
appliances shall, so far as is reasonable and
practicable comply with the requirements of this
chapter.
 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCE
IMO IE982E

• The publication contains 3 most important IMO

instruments,
• 1. LSA Code
• 2. Testing and Evaluation of Life-Saving Appliances
• 3. The Code of Practice for the Evaluation, Testing and
Acceptance of Proto type Novel Life-Saving Appliances
 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Be constructed with proper workmanship and materials .

• Not be damaged (Air)-30˚C to +65 ˚C in stowage
• Remain operational (Air)-15˚C to +40 ˚C (Seawater)-1˚C to +30 ˚C
• Rot-proof, corrosion-resistant, not be unduly affected by seawater, oil or fungal attack
• Sunlight deterioration resistant
• International or vivid reddish orange, or at a comparably highly visible colour
 RETRO-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL

• Resolution A.658(16) Adopted on 19 October 1989Use and fitting of Retro-Reflective Materials

on Life-Saving Appliances. Retro-reflective material is a material which reflects in the opposite
direction a beam of light directed on it. Life-saving appliances on all ships have to be fitted with
retro-reflective material where it will assist in detection and in accordance with the
recommendations of the Organization in A.658(16)
 RETRO-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL

• Lifejackets should be fitted with patches of retro-reflective

materials with a total area of at least 400 cm2

• Retroreflective tape of a sufficient width, approximately 5

cm, should be applied around or on both sides of the body of
the buoy at four evenly spaced points.
 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES ON BOARD
• The details, number and location of life buoys on the ship can always be found in the “Safety
Equipment Certificate Form E, Fire control and Life-saving plan” of the ship which is always
posted on bridge & other conspicuous places.
 QUESTIONS
1. In the chapter III of the international convetion for the safety of life at sea regard a life saving
appliances and arragament is apply to ships contructed on or after 1 Julio 1998
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2. One of the most important investigations is Testing and Evaluation of Life-Saving Appliances
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3. Select two lifesaving appliances
Rescue boats
Survival craft
Grinder
Anchor
4. Life saving devices can be:…………………. (Collective)

5. Select the color of the lifebuoy acoording to the IMO:

Orange
Blue
Green

6. Select the characteristic of the liferaft

Inflatable liferaft
Free-fall life boats
Totally en closed lifeboat
7. Select the characteristics of the lifeboat
Partially enclosed life boat
Inflatable liferaft
Rigid liferaft
8. Select the total área of reflective material used in life jackets
400 cm2
300 cm2
150cm2
9. The procedure to put on the immersion suit is: 1. Remove suit from bag 2. Pull on as would a
pair of coveralls 3. Insert arm into set and adjust Hood over head
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10.Select the dimensión of the width of the retroreflective tape on lifebuoys
10 cm 5 cm 8 cm