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SCHEDULE 4LIFERAFTS

PART VAUTOMATIC RELEASE HOOKS

Functional criteria

2.6  With the hook in the automatic release position the liferaft shall be released as soon as it is waterborne. The release of the liferaft shall be immediate and complete. Means shall be provided to ensure that the hook does not open when the liferaft swings, bumps into the ship’s side or is otherwise influenced by the wind during the lowering operation.