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

SCHEDULE 4 LIFERAFTS

PART VI FLOAT FREE ARRANGEMENTS

Performance

3.3  A hydrostatic release unit shall:

3.3.1 function properly throughout an air temperature range of −30°C to +65°C;

3.3.2 function properly throughout a seawater temperature range of −1°C to +30°C;

3.3.3 automatically release the liferaft at a depth of not more than 4 metres;

3.3.4 not release prematurely when seas wash over the unit;

3.3.5 be capable of releasing a liferaft when the stowage is:

3.3.5.1. horizontal;

3.3.5.2 tilted 45° and 100° with the hydrostatic release unit at the upper side;

3.3.5.3 tilted 45° and 100° with the hydrostatic release unit at the lower side;

3.3.5.4 vertical.