RMI Marine Safety Advisory No 8-14
The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued a letter to IMO certifying that the Administrator has accepted an equivalent arrangement under the provisions of regulation 5 of Chapter I of SOLAS 74 (as amended) in respect of ships equipped with a six-person rescue boat which is not one of the ships survival craft, having a weight of less than 7000 N in fully equipped condition, with engine but without the crew.
Slewing of the launching appliance shall be possible by one person against an adverse list of 20 degrees and a trim of 10 degrees. For other aspects, the launching appliance shall be in full compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 6.1 of the LSA Code.
The Administrator requested that IMO circulate the particulars of this equivalent arrangement to other Contracting Governments for the information of their officers in accordance with SOLAS regulation I/5(b), which IMO has done in circular SLS.14/Circ.508, dated 1 July 2013.
Source: RMI Marine Safety Advisory No 8-14
