LSA Flashcards
What LSA equipment is required on a passenger ship/cargo ship over 500GT?
- 2 x SART
- 12 rocket parachute flares
- General alarm and PA system
- Lifebuoys - at least half with lights and one either side with a line
- Lifejackets for every person/infant/child with lights
- Immersion suits for every person in rescue boat party/MES party
- Muster lists
- Instructions in public spaces, cabins and muster stations for lifejacket donning and actions in an emergency
- Operating instructions for survival craft launching
10 Embarkation ladders - Survival craft
- Rescue boat
- Recovery of persons from water plan
- Line throwing apparatus
How quickly should survival craft be launched?
Within 5 minutes and by 2 persons
How quickly should rescue boats be recovered to deck?
Within 5 minutes
What survival craft do passenger ships on long international voyages carry?
Lifeboats on either side for 50% of POB. May be substituted for liferafts as long as there is lifeboat capacity for 37.5% of POB
Liferafts for at least 25% of POB
What survival craft do passenger ships on short international voyages carry?
Lifeboats for at least 30% of POB
Liferafts for at least 25% of POB
How quickly should a passenger ship be evacuated to survival craft?
All survival craft to be launched within 30 mins of abandon ship signal with lifejackets donned.
How many additional lifejackets should passenger ships carry?
5% of POB
How many immersion suits should be carried in each lifeboat?
3 immersion suits and 1 TPA
How many lifebuoys are carried on passenger ships?
<60 m = 8 (at least 6 with lights)
60-120m = 12
120-180m = 18
180-240m = 24
240+ = 30
What additional features of the liferaft are there for Ro Ro vessels?
The liferaft must be self righting or fully reversable
The liferafts must have one SART for every 4 liferaft
What additional LSA is required on RoRo vessels?
- FRC
- Means of rescue to get persons out of the water
What additional passenger information is required for RoRos?
- All persons must be counted prior to departure
- Special assistance passengers must be declared to the Master
- Names and gender of passengers must be declared for SAR purposes.
Which ships require a decision support system?
All passenger ships
What is included in a decision support system?
- Printed emergency plans for
Fire
Damage to ship
Pollution
Security
Personal accidents
cargo accidents
emergency assistance to other ships
How often are abandon ship and fire drills on passenger ships?
Weekly
What survival craft are required on cargo ships?
Lifeboats with capacity for 100% POB on either side
Liferafts for 100% POB either side
OR liferafts for 150% POB on either side
Additional liferaft if 100m between survival craft and bow/stern of ship
At least one rescue boat
How many lifebuoys are required on a cargo ship?
Under 100m = 8
100-150m =10
150-200m =12
200m + =14
What must be included in the muster list?
- General alarm signal
- Actions by crew and passengers
- How the abandon ship order will be given
- Duties for members of the crew
- Maintenance of LSA and FFE
- Substitutes for duties
Muster list format on passenger ships must be approved
What regulations do domestic passenger ships comply with?
- MSN 1823 Safety code for passenger ships operating in UK categorised waters
- HSC code
What weekly inspections are required for LSA?
- Survival craft, rescue boats and launching appliances
- Run the engine for 3 minutes
- Lifeboats moved from storage positions
- General alarm tested
What monthly inspections are required for LSA?
Inspection of all LSA onboard
How often are MES deployed?
On rotation so they are deployed at frequencies no more than every 6 years
What is tested during the annual LSA survey?
Launching appliances and release gear has a thorough examination
A dynamic test of the winch brake at max lowering speed with no persons onboard
What is tested during the 5 yearly LSA survey?
Dynamic test of winch brakes at max lowering speed with 1.1 x loaded weight
Lifeboat on load release hooks and liferaft davit release hooks are overhauled
How quickly should cargo ships be abandoned?
All survival craft with all POB should be launched within 10 minutes of the abandon ship signal
How much fuel must a lifeboat carry?
To sail at 6 knots for a period of not less than 24 hours
How much fuel must a rescue boat carry?
To sail at 4 knots for not less than 6 hours
How much fuel must a FRC carry?
To sail at 20 knots for not less than 6 hours
