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(g) Davits, falls, blocks and all other gear shall be of such strength tha 

 the lifeboats can be turned out manned by a launching crew and then safely 

 lowered with the full complement of persons and equipment, with the ship 

 listed to 15 degrees either way and with a 10 degrees trim. 



{h) Skates or other suitable means shall be provided to facilitate launching 

 the lifeboats against a list of 15 degrees. 



(/) Means shall be provided for bringing the lifeboats against the ship's 

 side and there holding them so that persons may be safely embarked. 



0") Lifeboats, together with the emergency boats required by Regulation 27 

 of this Chapter, shall be served by wire rope falls, together with winches 

 of an approved type which, in the case of the emergency boats, shall be 

 capable of quick recovery of those boats. Exceptionally, the Administration 

 may allow manila rope falls or falls of another approved material with or 

 without winches (except that the emergency boats shall be required to be 

 served by winches which are capable of quick recovery of those boats) where 

 they are satisfied that manila rope falls or falls of another approved material 

 are adequate. 



{k) At least two lifelines shall be fitted to the davit span, and the falls 

 and lifelines shall be long enough to reach the water with the ship at its 

 lightest sea-going draught and listed to 15 degrees either way. Lower fall 

 blocks shall be fitted with a suitable ring or long link for attaching to the sling, 

 hooks unless an approved type of disengaging gear is fitted. 



(/) Where mechanically-powered appliances are fitted for the recovwry of 

 the lifeboats, eflficient hand gear shall also be provided. Where davits are 

 recovered by action of the falls by power, safety devices shall be fitted which 

 will automatically cut off the power before the davits come against the stops 

 in order to avoid overstressing the wire rope falls or davits. 



(m) Lifeboats attached to davits shall have the falls ready for service and 

 arrangements shall be made for speedily, but not necessarily simultaneously, 

 detaching the lifeboats from the falls. The point of attachment of the 

 lifeboats to the falls shall be at such height above the gunwale as to ensure 

 stability when lowering the lifeboats. 



{n) (i) In passenger ships engaged on international voyages which are not 

 short international voyages in which there are carried lifeboats and liferafts 

 in accordance with sub-paragraph (6) (i) of Regulation 27 of this Chapter, 

 there shall be provided approved launching devices sufficient in number in 

 the opinion of the Administration to enable that number of liferafts which, 

 together with the lifeboats, is required in accordance with that sub-paragraph 

 to provide accommodation for all on board, to be put into the water loaded 



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