LIFEJACKET – It’s personal L.S.A
To know how many life jacket and location of jacket in your ship plz check your “fire control and safety plan”
SOLAS REGULATION:
• Carrying minimum capacity. Each person onboard must have its personal life jacket + extra life jacket for the watch keeper + 5% extra life jacket at Muster station or Embarkation station
• TYPE: (1) inflatable (2) rigid
• MADE: Non Flammable material or synthetic buoyant material
• COLOUR: internationally ORANGE in color, highly visible.
• WORN: it should be donning within 1 min without any help from assistance. (at least 75% person), and it should be comfortable to wear.
• JUMP: it is capable to allow jump from a height of at least 4.5 m into water without injury of life jacket and personal.
• BUOYANCY: it should not be reduced by more than 5% after 24 hour submersion in fresh water.
• ACCESSORIES:
1) Retro reflective taps.
2) Non conducting whistle secure with lanyard
3) Manual igniting light:
♦ White in color
♦ Capable of burning continues & its luminous intensity not be less than 0.75 c (candela) having min 50 and max 70 flashes per minute for a period of 8 hour.
♦It shall not sustain burning or continues melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of 2 sec.
MARKING:
a. Manufacture name
b. Serial number
c. Date of manufacture
d. Weight capacity
e. “FRONT” word printed
•H.E.L.P. = HEAT ESCAPE LESSENING POSTURE