LSA COPY Flashcards
Weekly and monthly inspections of LSA equipment
All equipment need to be checked for operational Readiness before vessel leaves for sea.
Weekly:
- Survival craft, Rescue boats and launching appliances inspected for immediate use, engine run (min 3 minutes) and gear checked, Condition of hooks and their attachment to the vessel
- Alarm system
Monthly:
- RB equipment checked
- Life raft inspection
- Fixed radio installations.
- EPIRB
- SARTS
- Life raft HRU’s
- Life rings
- Life jackets
- Immersion suits
Initial Actions on entering a life raft (mgn 77)
Cut, Stream, Maintain.
Immediate:
- Cut Painter, As close to vessel as possible for extra rope.
- Assist survivors onboard
- Sea anchors
- Close entrances
- Read survival Instructions
Secondary:
- Identify person in charge
- Post a lookout
- Open Equip pack
- Seasickness
- Dry and inflate floor
- First aid
- Secure any other life rafts together, Distribute survivors and resources
- Arrange watches and duties
- Check raft operation and repair
- Canopy light
- Adjust canopy for protection or ventilation
- Stream Epirb
- Mount SARt up high
- Gather any floating objects
- Keep morale up by playing games.
- Food and water rations
- maintain moral
- Sanitary arrangements
- Prepare for rescue situations (Tow, Helicopter, Landing beaching)
How long must emergency lighting stay lit.
3 hours at muster points
18hours all other emergency lights including navigation lights.
EPIRB Battery requirements
Once activated 48hrs
SART battery life
96 hours in Standby and an additional 8 hours in active operation
Battery replaced every 2-5 years, check manufactures spec
RB requiremtns
- Min 3.8 m length
- Min speed 6kts for 4hr
towing largest life raft at 2kts full complement - Arrangements for towing permanently attached
- Bow cover extending 15%
- fitted with bailers or auto bailing
- Weather tight stowage
- 5 seated + 1 laying in a stretcher
- 5 min launch
- Stored in full ready state
- capable of being launched at 5 kts
Register of Ships Lifting Appliances and cargo handling gear
COSWP annex 19.2
2 parts
Part 1: Lifting appliances
To be completed whenever inspection take place on lifting equipment. Type of inspection i.e. initial, annual, 5 year, repair/damage, Any additional thorough examination
Part 2: Inspection of loose gear
Only to be entered when inspection discloses a defect.
Instructions for onboard Maintenance
Instructions for onboard Maintenace must be: Easily understood Illustrated wherever possible And shall include for each appliance: i. Checklist ii. Instruction iii. Schedule iv. Diagram of lube point v. List of replaceable parts vi. List of sources of part vii. Log
Muster list requirements
Muster list must contain
- details of Alarms and PA
- Actions of crew in response to specific alarms or emergencies
- Specify how order to abandon ship is given
- Muster locations
Preparation of the muster list
Must be compiled before departure for sea.
If any changes list must be revised or a new one drawn up
Duties on the muster list
- Prep and Launching of LSA
- Collection of LSA
- Closing of watertight doors, fire doors, valves, dead lights or any other opening of the ship
- Communications
- Fire fighting parties
- Special duties in relation to fire fighting
- Search Parties
- Spotters and location in event of a man overboard
- Medical responsibilities
- Mustering of guests incl: Warning, Assistance with donning of LSA, Clothed correctly, guiding, assistance with elderly, control movements.
How to ensure compliance with Lifting gear Regulations
- Nominate a suitable qualified responsible person to be in charge of Lifting equipment
- Maintain a familiarisation and training record
- Guidance on vessel specific operations
- INspection and Maintenace procedure in place
- Markings on all equipment
- All gear is certified
- Records of inspection, maintenance and service kept in LIFTING REGISTER.
LSA equipment required on a vessel over 500gt
- Life rafts: sufficient for every one onboard on either side of the vessel if life rafts cannot be moved
- Immersion suits: All onboard and appropriate additional for children. may be TPA if area of operation is tropical and deemed unnecessary by administration.
- Life jackets with light sand whistle: Sufficient for everyone + 10% + extra provision each children or infant + accessories for larger persons + min 2 inflatable for RB crew
- Life rings x 8 : 2 with light and smoke, 2 x light, 2 x boyant life line, 2 x extra
- Rescue boat x 1
- EPIRB x 1
- SARTS x 2
- SCT x 2 (85m+ x3)
- Flares x 12 (near as possible to the bridge)
- Line thrower x 1 (4 charges + 4 lines)
- General Alarm
- Emergency lighting
- SOLAS poster 1
- Instruction posters for operation
- Training manual
- ## Instructions for onboard maintenance
MArine equipment Directive
Indicated by Helm wheel logo
Indicates that the equipment adheres to European testing and performance standards as laid out by MARPOL, SOLAS and Colreg conventions.
What is SOLAS?
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea is an international maritime treaty which sets out minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships.
