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SCHEDULE 6LAUNCHING APPLIANCES AND EMBARKATION LADDERS

PART IVINFLATED BOAT LAUNCHING APPLIANCES

General

2.3  A launching appliance shall be dependent only on manual effort, gravity or stored mechanical power which, if the boat is part of the ship’s statutory live saving appliances, is independent of the ship’s power supplies when used to launch the inflated boat. The arrangement shall be such that the inflated boat can be lowered by gravity when loaded in accordance with paragraph 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 and with its full equipment.