Tag: LSA Code

What are the consequences? Reference is made to the revised LSA Code, applicable from 1 January 2012, where the person weight for the design and testing of liferafts has been increased from 75 to 82.5 kg.Until further notice, the following preliminary IACS position shall be DNV practice:All ships constructed (keel laid) on or after 1 January 2012 should carry liferafts approved on the basis of an average person mass of occupants of 82.5kg. The SWL of any davits installed for launching these liferafts should be approved on the basis of an average person mass of occupants of 82.5kg.All ships constructed before 1 January 2012 may continue to use inflatable liferafts approved on the basis of an average person mass of occupants of 75kg unless such rafts are "replaced". Replaced liferafts do not include rafts which are "exchanged" for servicing, in cases where Owners have made arrangements with service firms to exchange such liferafts. As such, "82.5kg inflatable liferafts" are only required when "75kg inflatable liferafts" are "replaced" due to damage, upgrade of equipment, etc.On passenger ships constructed before 1 January 2012, MSC.1/Circ.1347 permits the determination of the required SWL of a liferaft launching appliance to continue to be based on ...

ClassNK - TEC 0881 / Life -Saving Appliance Code Amendments ClassNK issues Technical Information TEC-0881 regarding Summary of LSA Code amendments adopted by MSC at the 87th session as follows:Marine Safety Committee (MSC) has amended LSA Code by Res.MSC.293(87) at the 87th session.Revised points are mentioned as attached. Please refer to the attachment of Summary of Revised LSACode and RESOLUTION MSC.293(87).Revised point by Res.MSC.293(87):- Liferafts (an average mass of 82.5kg per person for a cargo ship and a passenger ship)The requirement will be applied for the liferafts installed for ships the keels of which are laid on or after 1 January 2012. At this time, the following flag states will treat the same application with ClassNK. For the other flagstates, the information will be issued when the instruction for this matter is given from the flag states.- Bahamas, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, PanamaFor more information, click hereSource: ClassNK

Hong Kong Merchant Information Note Marine Department of Hong Kong issued a Hong Kong Merchant Information Note regarding Amendments to the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code.The purpose of this Note is to advise the parties concerned of the amendment to the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code under MSC.293(87) which will enter into force on 1 January 2012.1. On 21 May 2010, the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization at its 87th session adopted the resolution MSC.293(87) to amend the LSA Code and the amendment will enter into force on 1 January 2012.2. The details of the amendment can be found on the website of Marine Department(http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/msnote/msin.html) as an annex to this Note for easy reference. The parties concerned are required to note the amendment and act accordingly.Source: Hong Kong Marine Department

All non complying appliances will have to be replaced Shipowners are pushing for guidelines on additional safety measures for lifeboat-securing systems following an agreement on evaluating and replacing the old-design onload release hooks that have led to dozens of fatal accidents in safety drills.Last month, at thedesign and equipment meeting at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreed guidelines for the evaluation and replacement of lifeboat-retrieval systems.It also agreed amendments to the Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) Code that will introduce extra safety arrangements to prevent the unintended release of lifeboats.Under the new regulation, all appliances not complying with the amended LSA Code will have to be replaced.