Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter III : Live-Saving Appliances, etc.

Part A — General

Regulation 10 : Specification of mechanically propelled lifeboats other than motor lifeboats

Purchase

A mechanically propelled lifeboat, other than a motor lifeboat, shall comply with the following conditions:

(a)

The propelling gear shall be of an approved type and shall have sufficient power to enable the lifeboat to be readily cleared from the ship’s side when launched and to be able to hold course under adverse weather conditions. If the gear is manually operated it shall be capable of being worked by persons untrained in its use and shall be capable of being operated when the lifeboat is flooded.

(b)	A device shall be fitted by means of which the helmsman can cause the lifeboat to go astern at any time when the propelling gear is in operation.

(c)	The volume of the internal buoyancy of a mechanically propelled lifeboat, other than a motor lifeboat, shall be increased to compensate for the weight of the propelling gear.