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There are main 3 types of pyrotechnics:<\/p>\n
1 ) Rocket parachute type. (4 per life boat & life raft )<\/strong><\/p>\n The rocket parachute flare shall: 2) Hand Flare. (6 per life boat & life raft for F.G vessel for short voyage 3 pcs.)<\/strong> 3) Buoyant Smoke Signal<\/strong> There are main 3 types of pyrotechnics: 1 ) Rocket parachute type. (4 per life boat & life raft ) The rocket parachute flare shall: \u2022 be contained in a water-resistant casing; \u2022 have brief instructions or diagrams clearly illustrating the use of the rocket parachute flare printed on its casing; \u2022have integral means of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marine-engineering-competency-exams-study-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5954,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5952\/revisions\/5954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seadonna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 be contained in a water-resistant casing;
\n\u2022 have brief instructions or diagrams clearly illustrating the use of the rocket parachute flare printed on its casing;
\n\u2022have integral means of ignition;
\n\u2022 be so designed as not to cause discomfort to the person holding the casing
\n\u2022 when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating instructions.
\n\u2022 The rocket shall, when fired vertically, reach an altitude of not less than 300 m.
\n\u2022 At or near the top of its trajectory, the rocket shall eject a parachute flare, which shall burn with a bright RED color;
\n\u2022 burn uniformly with an average luminous intensity of not less than 30,000 cd;
\n\u2022 have a burning period of not less than 40s;
\n\u2022 have a rate of descent of not more than 5 m\/s; and not damage its parachute or attachments while burning.
\n\u2022 Expire in 3 year from date of manufacture.<\/p>\n
\nThe hand flare shall:
\n\u2022 be contained in a water-resistant casing;
\n\u2022 have brief instructions or diagrams clearly illustrating the use of the hand flare printed on its casing;
\n\u2022 have a self-contained means of ignition; be so designed as not to cause discomfort to the person holding the casing and not endanger the survival craft by burning or glowing residues when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating instructions.
\n\u2022 burn with a bright RED colour, 5-8 Nautical mile of visibility.
\n\u2022 burn uniformly with an average luminous intensity of not less than 15,000 cd;
\n\u2022 have a burning period of not less than 1 min;
\n\u2022 continue to burn after having been immersed for a period of 10s under 100 mm of water.<\/p>\n
\nThe buoyant smoke signal shall:
\n\u2022 be contained in a water-resistant casing;
\n\u2022 not ignite explosively when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating instructions
\n\u2022 have brief instructions or diagrams clearly illustrating the use of the buoyant smoke signal printed on its casing.
\n\u2022 emit smoke of a highly visible color at a uniform rate for a period of not less than 3 min when floating in calm water;
\n\u2022 not emit any flame during the entire smoke emission time;
\n\u2022 not be swamped in a seaway;
\n\u2022 continue to emit smoke when submerged in water for a period of 10s under 100 mm of water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"