(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
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Rules <strong>IV</strong> Industrial Services<br />
Part 7 Offshore Substations<br />
Chapter 3 <strong>General</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Section 4<br />
Live-Saving Appliances<br />
Section 4<br />
Live-Saving Appliances<br />
A <strong>General</strong> ....................................................................................................................... 4-1<br />
B Survival Crafts............................................................................................................. 4-2<br />
C Rescue Boats.............................................................................................................. 4-3<br />
D Lifejackets ................................................................................................................... 4-4<br />
E Immersion Suits and Anti-Exposure Suits .................................................................. 4-4<br />
F Lifebuoys..................................................................................................................... 4-4<br />
G Radio Life-Saving Appliances..................................................................................... 4-5<br />
H Distress Flares ............................................................................................................ 4-5<br />
I Line-Throwing Appliances........................................................................................... 4-5<br />
J Emergency Warnings and Instructions ....................................................................... 4-5<br />
A<br />
<strong>General</strong><br />
A.1 Definitions<br />
For the purpose of this chapter, unless expressly provided otherwise, the terms used, relating to lifesaving<br />
appliances, are as defined in SOLAS regulation III/3.<br />
A.2 Rules and Guidelines<br />
A.2.1 Life-saving appliances should be evaluated, tested and approved, as provided in SOLAS regulations<br />
III/4 and III/5.<br />
A.2.2 New and novel life-saving appliances should meet the applicable provisions of SOLAS chapter<br />
III, including those for servicing and maintenance.<br />
A.2.3 Life-saving appliances and equipment shall comply with the relevant applicable International<br />
and/or National Regulations and GL Rules.<br />
All such equipment shall be type approved and tested in acc. to SOLAS and national requirements.<br />
Stricter requirements may be necessary to fulfill survivability requirements.<br />
A.2.3.1 International regulations<br />
The following international regulations are relevant at the time of issue of these Guidelines:<br />
• International Maritime Organization (IMO): International Convention for the <strong>Safety</strong> of Life at Sea<br />
(SOLAS), Chapter III - Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements, as far as practicable<br />
• International Life-Saving Appliances Code (LSA), IMO Resolution MSC.320(89) adopted 2011 entering<br />
into force on the 1st January 2013<br />
A.2.3.2 European regulations<br />
The following regulations of the European Communities are relevant at the time of issue of these Guidelines:<br />
• Maritime Equipment Directive 96/98/EC (MED) Amended by 2008/67/EC of 30 June 2008<br />
Edition 2013 Germanischer Lloyd Page 4–1
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