INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
Equivalent arrangement accepted under regulation I/5
Release mechanism for single fall systems
Statement by the Government of the Netherlands
The Secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization has the honour to transmit herewith the text of a statement by the government of the netherlands under the provision of regulation I/5 of the above Convention.
The Secretary-general would be grateful if steps could be taken to bring this information to the attention of the appropriate Authorities.
Statement by the Government of the Netherlands
Regulation III/41.7.6 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea as amended requires all lifeboats to be fitted with a release mechanism with both an on-load and an off-load capability. This requirement, through regulation III/47.1, also applies to rescue boats.
It is the view of the Netherlandsthat, in case of single fall and hook systems, an off-load release capability is adequate and safer because of its lack of complexity and its easier maintenance.
In view of the above, the Netherlands gives notification of the following equivalent arrangement III/41.7.6, under the provision of regulation I/5 of the above Convention.
"In the case of a lifeboat or rescue boat to be launched by a single fall and hook system a purely off-load release mechanism is accepted as equivalent to the mechanism specified in regulation III/41.7.6."