C. Lifesaving Equipment

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Lifesaving Equipment
December 08, 2010 LT Thao Nguyen
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Lifesaving Equipment

• Lesson Objectives
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• IDENTIFY applicable lifesaving equipment on board
  uninspected towing vessel(s).
• Proper Stowage
• Serviceable Condition

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Lifesaving Equipment

• PFDs
• Life Ring
• Life Raft
• EPIRB

• Life Float
• Skiff
• Pyrotechnics

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Personal Flotation Devices(PFD)

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.25 5 (b) (c)
• Regulation Handbook, D-3

• gt 40 ft required USCG approved Life Preserver
  (Type I) for each person onboard.
• lt40 ft can use Type I, II, or III

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PFD Types

• Type I
• Type II
• Type III

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Lifesaving Equipment

• Approval Numbers
• All lifesaving equipment showing CG approval
  numbers must be readily accessible.

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.25 7
• Regulation Handbook, D-4

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PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE
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Lifesaving Equipment

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 26.30 1
• Regulation Handbook, D-7

• Work vests CG approved?
• (CG approval 160.053)

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Immersion Suits in Lieu of PFDs

• References
• 46 CFR 25.25-5 (e)
• Regulation Handbook, D-3

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Lifesaving Equipment

• Type I retro-reflective material
• At least 31 sq. in. on front back
• For each PFD, buoyant vest, or marine buoyant
  device intended to be worn

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.25 15
• Regulation Handbook, D-3

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Lifesaving Equipment Stowage

• Lifesaving equipment must be readily
  accessible.

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.25 9(a)
• Regulation Handbook, D-3

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PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE
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PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE
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Lifesaving Equipment

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.25 13
• Regulation Handbook, D-4, D-8

• Personal flotation device lights

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Life Ring

• Vessel gt 26 Feet must have at least 1 approved
  ring life buoy
• Per 46 CFR 25.25-9 (b), this type of equipment
  must be immediately available.

• REFERENCE
• 46 CFR 25.25-5(d)

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LIFE RING
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LIFE RING
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LIFE RING
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LIFE RING
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LIFE RING
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Lifesaving Equipment

• Work vests stowed separately from life
  preservers.

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 26.30 10
• Regulation Handbook, D-7

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Lifesaving Equipment

• All required lifesaving equipment in
  serviceable condition.

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.5 11
• Regulation Handbook, D-4

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Lifesaving Equipment

• Survival craft - not required, however must be
  serviceable if carried.

• Life float

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Lifesaving Equipment

• Inflatable life raft

• Though not required, a survival craft must be
  serviceable if carried.

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Lifesaving Equipment

• Though not required as a lifesaving component,
  a skiff may be a prime tool for rapid response.

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Lifesaving Equipment

• EPIRB
• Category I
• Vessels 36 or more operating beyond 3 NM

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.26 20(a)
• Regulation Handbook, D-6

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Lifesaving Equipment

• EPIRB
• Category I or II
• Vessels less than 36 operating beyond 3 NM

• REFERENCES
• 46 CFR 25.26 20(b)
• Regulation Handbook, D-6

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Lifesaving Equipment
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Lifesaving Equipment
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Lifesaving Equipment
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