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Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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[F15 Survival craft assembly and embarkation arrangements (R 11 + 23 + 25) U.K.
NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS: U.K.
.1 Survival craft for which approved launching appliances are required shall be stowed as close to accommodation and service spaces as possible. U.K.
.2 Assembly stations shall be provided close to the embarkation stations and shall be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas and have ample room for marshalling and instruction of the passengers. Clear deck space at least 0, 35 m 2 per person shall be provided. U.K.
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On ships constructed before 1 July 1998 , each muster station shall have sufficient space to accommodate all persons assigned to muster at that station.
.3 Assembly and embarkation stations, alleyways, stairways and exits giving access to the assembly and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated. U.K.
Such lighting shall be capable of being supplied by the emergency source of electrical power required by Regulations II-1/D/3 and II-1/D/4.
In addition to and as part of the markings required under Regulation II-2/B 6.1.7 for new class B, C and D ships, routes to assembly stations shall be indicated with the assembly station symbol, intended for that purpose, in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18) as amended. This requirement shall also be applied to existing class B ships, carrying more than 36 passengers.
.4 Lifeboats shall be capable of being boarded either directly from the stowed position or from an embarkation deck, but not both. U.K.
.5 Davit-launched life-rafts shall be capable of being boarded from a position immediately adjacent to the stowed position or from a position the life-raft is transferred to prior to launching. U.K.
.6 Where necessary, means shall be provided for bringing the davit-launched survival craft against the ship’s side and holding them alongside so that persons can safely embark. U.K.
NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS: U.K.
.7 If a survival craft launching arrangement does not allow embarkation into the survival craft before it is on the water and the height from the embarkation station to the water is more than 4,5 metres above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition, an approved type of MES (Marine Evacuation System) complying with section 6.2 of the LSA Code shall be installed. U.K.
On ships fitted with a marine evacuation system communication between the embarkation station and the platform of the survival craft shall be ensured.
NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS: U.K.
.8 There shall be at least one embarkation ladder, complying with the requirements of paragraph 6.1.6 of the LSA Code on each side of the ship; the Administration of the flag State may exempt a ship from this requirement provided that, in all undamaged and prescribed damage conditions of trim and heel, the freeboard between the intended embarkation position and the waterline is not more than 1,5 metres.] U.K.
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