and a list of provisions and equipment stowed on this model...
1 sufficient buoyant oars to make headway in calm seas.
.2 two boat-hooks;
.3 a buoyant bailer and two buckets;
.4 a survival manual ;
.5 an operational compass which is luminous or provided with suitable means of illumination permanently fitted at the steering position.
.6 a sea-anchor of adequate size fitted with a shock-resistant hawser .
.7 two efficient painters (i.e. ropes) of a length equal to not less than twice the distance from the stowage position of the lifeboat to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition or 15 m, whichever is the greater. placed at the forward end of the lifeboat and the other shall be firmly secured at or near the bow of the lifeboat ready for use;
.8 two hatchets, one at each end of the lifeboat; (these are used to cut the painters)
.9 watertight receptacles containing a total of 3 l of fresh water for each person the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate,
.10 a rustproof dipper with lanyard;
.11 a rustproof graduated drinking vessel;
.12 a food ration totalling not less than 10,000 kJ for each person the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate; these rations shall be kept in airtight packaging and be stowed in a watertight container;
.13 parachute flares complying with the requirements of section 3.1;
.14 hand flares
.15 two buoyant smoke signals complying with the requirements of section 3.3;
.16 one waterproof electric torch suitable for Morse signalling together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container;
.17 one daylight signalling mirror with instructions for its use for signalling to ships and aircraft;
.18 one copy of the life-saving signals prescribed by regulation V/16 on a waterproof card or in a waterproof container;
.19 one whistle or equivalent sound signal;
.20 a first-aid outfit in a waterproof case capable of being closed tightly after use;
.21 anti-seasickness medicine sufficient for at least 48 h and one seasickness bag for each person;
.22 a jack-knife, to be kept attached to the boat by a lanyard;
.23 three tin-openers;
.24 two buoyant rescue quoits, attached to not less than 30 m of buoyant line;
.25 if the lifeboat is not automatically self-bailing, a manual pump suitable for effective hailing;
.26 one set of fishing tackle;
.27 sufficient tools for minor adjustments to the engine and its accessories;
.28 portable fire-extinguishing equipment of an approved type suitable for extinguishing oil fires;
.29 a searchlight with a horizontal and vertical sector of at least 6° and a measured luminous intensity of 2,500 cd which can work continuously for not less than 3 h;
.30 an efficient radar reflector, unless a survival craft radar transponder is stowed in the lifeboat;
.31 thermal protective aids complying with the requirements of section 2.5 sufficient for 10% of the number of persons the lifeboat is permitted to accommodate or two, whichever is the greater
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