Talking about the use of life rafts and precautions

Liferafts are life-saving facilities and equipment that ships are equipped with for emergency escape from dangerous areas or emergency evacuation from a ship in distress, as well as special equipment for flood control and disaster prevention. The total weight of liferafts should not exceed 185kg. Appearance should be uniform, uniform color, no open plastic, separation, air bubbles and other effects of the use of defects, can be stored at -10 ~ +65 °C ambient temperature without damage, and can be -1 ~ +30 °C water temperature range use.

Instructions

1. The liferaft shall be fixed on the truss on the deck side of the platform at ordinary times, and the inflatable cord led out from the bowl shall be tied to the hydrostatic pressure release device on the truss.

2. When using a liferaft, loosen the hydrostatic release device to allow the raft to automatically slide into the water or throw the raft into the water (remember not to untie the tiestring attached to the truss).

3. The life raft is thrown into the sea by release personnel.

4. Hold the hand-cable and wait for the life raft to inflate.

5. After the release is complete, the personnel either climbs from the ladder or jumps into the sea.

6. After the person boarded the exit, use a safety knife on the liferaft to cut the cable and escape from the danger zone.

Precautions

1. When the liferaft drifts too fast in the wind, the sea anchor can be thrown into the water to reduce the drifting speed.

2. In order to avoid storms and waves, the doors at the entrance and exit of the first and the end should be put down. At this time, the look-out window on the canopy should be used to reinforce the on-duty look.

3. There is accumulated water in the bowl. Remove the water scoop and absorbent sponge from the repair bag to remove the water.

4, at night, the use of a flashlight to send Mohs signal; during the day, the mirror sends a signal with the sun.

5. When it rains, use the drinking water bottle and all the equipment that can hold the water, drain the rainwater from the tent, and store the rainwater through the water pipe to prepare for drinking.