The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992 No. 2359

SCHEDULE 1 LIFEBOATS

PART I GENERAL (INCLUDING EQUIPMENT)

Construction

3.5  Each lifeboat shall be of sufficient strength to withstand a load, without residual deflection on removal of that load:

3.5.1 in the case of boats with metal hulls, 1.25 times the total mass of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment; or

3.5.2 in the case of other boats, twice the total mass of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.