(2.7) C (Conventional lifeboat and/or capsule)

(2.7) F (Free-Fall lifeboat)

(2.7) C and F (Conventional and Free-Fall lifeboat)

Introduction:

Each offshore mining installation which is manned, either permanently or temporarily, is provided with one or more survival craft, which allow persons on board to abandon the installation in case of emergency.

The survival craft can be either of the conventional type, i.e. a lifeboat or capsule lowered by falls or a lifeboat of the free-fall type. Training shall be provided to those persons who are designated as coxswain(s) handling the survival craft.