LSA

Question 1

How often are Fall Wires replaced?

Answer 1

As required, but a period not exceeding 5 years.

Question 2

How often are Fire and Abandon Ship Drills Carried out?

Answer 2

Weekly

Question 3

How much LSA is carried onboard Cargo and Pax ships respectively?

Answer 3

Cargo 200% (100% Lifeboats and 100% Liferaft)
Pax 150% (50% Lifeboat either side and 25% Liferaft)

*on cargo ships if over 100m LR at the bow - manual release

Question 4

What is the time for abandoning a ship Cargo and Pax?

Answer 4

Cargo - 10 mins from Abandon Ship Signal

PAX - 30 mins from Abandon Ship Signal

Question 5

How would you recover persons from the water on a high sided vessel?

Answer 5

I would mobilise the - SOLAS - Recovery of Persons from the Water Plan.

Quite often there will be dedicated equipment onboard to comply with this - such as a spare Life Raft.

The recovery of persons from the water plan is ship specific. Under SOLAS Ch3 Reg 17. And required by the CSSE Cert

Question 6

What does your emergency Generator Power?

Answer 6

Emergency Lighting 
Nav Lights
GMDSS Equipment
Nav Equipment
Emergency Steering
A Fire Pump
Fire Detection and Alarms
Fire Doors (Holding and Release Systems)
RESTORE PROPULSION WITHIN 30MINS

Question 7

How long is the emergency generator required to run Per SOLAS for PAX and CARGO respectively?

Answer 7

PAX 36hrs

CARGO 18hrs

Question 8

How long should it take for the Emergency Generator to Start

Answer 8

45s