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    How To Launch The Rescue Boat and Life Raft

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    The document outlines procedures for launching and recovering rescue boats and life rafts from a ship using different methods. It describes opening valves, releasing lashes, and operating pumps or accumulators to slew the boats and rafts out over the water and lower them, then reversing the steps to hoist and secure them.

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    How To Launch The Rescue Boat and Life Raft

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    The document outlines procedures for launching and recovering rescue boats and life rafts from a ship using different methods. It describes opening valves, releasing lashes, and operating pumps or accumulators to slew the boats and rafts out over the water and lower them, then reversing the steps to hoist and secure them.

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    The document outlines procedures for launching and recovering rescue boats and life rafts from a ship using different methods. It describes opening valves, releasing lashes, and operating pumps or accumulators to slew the boats and rafts out over the water and lower them, then reversing the steps to hoist and secure them.

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    How To Launch The Rescue Boat and Life Raft

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    Saurav Naskar
    The document outlines procedures for launching and recovering rescue boats and life rafts from a ship using different methods. It describes opening valves, releasing lashes, and operating pumps or accumulators to slew the boats and rafts out over the water and lower them, then reversing the steps to hoist and secure them.

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    The document outlines procedures for launching and recovering rescue boats and life rafts using different systems like pump stations, accumulators and manual pumps.

    There are three different methods described - using a pump station, accumulator or manual pump. The procedures for each method are listed.

    There are three different methods described - using a pump station, accumulator or manual pump. The procedures for each method are listed.

    RESCUE BOAT LAUNCH PROCEDURES:

    LAUNCHING RESCUE BOAT BY PUMP STATION:


    1. PRESS START BUTTON ON CONTROL PANEL.
    2. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    NORMAL POSITION.
    3. OPEN LASHING OF RESCUE BOAT, HOIST CLEAR THE RESCUE BOAT ON SECURING PLATFORM
    USING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT.
    4. PRESS SLEWING BUTTON ON REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO SLEW RESCUE BOAT OUTBOARD.
    5. LOWER RESCUE BOAT USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE.
    6. OPEN RELEASE HOOK AFTER RESCUE BOAT LOWERS TO WATER SURFACE.

    LAUNCHING RESCUE BOAT BY ACCUMULATOR:


    1. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – OPEN, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    RELEASE POSITION.
    2. OPEN LASHING OF RESCUE BOAT, HOIST CLEAR THE RESCUE BOAT ON SECURING PLATFORM
    USING MANUAL TOOL.
    3. PULL SLEWING TRIANGLE RING (CONNECTED TO VALVE V4) TO SLEW RESCUE BOAT
    OUTBOARD.
    4. LOWER RESCUE BOAT USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE.
    5. OPEN RELEASE HOOK AFTER RESCUE BOAT LOWERS TO WATER SURFACE.

    LAUNCHING RESCUE BOAT BY MANUAL PUMP:


    1. VALVE V1 – CLOSED, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    NORMAL POSITION.
    2. OPEN LASHING OF RESCUE BOAT, HOIST CLEAR THE RESCUE BOAT ON SECURING PLATFORM
    USING MANUAL TOOL.
    3. DRAW OUT THE PUMP ROD AND OPERATE THE MANUAL PUMP UNTIL THE RESCUE BOAT
    HAS SLEWN OUTBOARD.
    4. LOWER RESCUE BOAT USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE.
    5. OPEN RELEASE HOOK AFTER RESCUE BOAT LOWERS TO WATER SURFACE.

    RECOVERY OF RESCUE BOAT BY PUMP STATION:


    1. PRESS START BUTTON ON CONTROL PANEL.
    2. SECURE RESCUE BOAT ON THE DAVIT LIFTING HOOK DEVICE.
    3. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    NORMAL POSITION.
    4. PRESS HOISTING BUTTON ON REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO HOIST RESCUE BOAT UNTIL IT
    REACHES DECK A LEVEL.
    5. PRESS BUTTON ON REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO SLEW RESCUE BOAT TO STOWING
    POSITION.
    6. LOWER THE RESCUE BOAT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE
    OF LIFT THE COUNTER WEIGHT BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
    7. SECURE THE LASHING POINTS OF THE RESCUE BOAT AND RECONNECT THE CHARGING
    POWER LINE.

    RECOVERY OF RESCUE BOAT BY ACCUMULATOR:


    1. SECURE RESCUE BOAT ON THE DAVIT LIFTING HOOK DEVICE.
    2. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – OPEN, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    NORMAL POSITION.
    3. USE MANUAL TOOL TO HOIST RESCUE BOAT UNTIL IT REACHES DECK A LEVEL.
    4. PULL SLEWING TRIANGLE RING (CONNECTED TO VALVE V4) TO SLEW RESCUE BOAT TO
    STOWING POSITION.
    8. LOWER THE RESCUE BOAT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE
    OF LIFT THE COUNTER WEIGHT BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
    5. SECURE THE LASHING POINTS OF THE RESCUE BOAT AND RECONNECT THE CHARGING
    POWER LINE.

    RECOVERY OF RESCUE BOAT BY MANUAL PUMP:


    1. SECURE RESCUE BOAT ON THE DAVIT LIFTING HOOK DEVICE.
    2. VALVE V1 – CLOSED, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    RELEASE POSITION POSITION.
    3. USE MANUAL TOOL TO HOIST RESCUE BOAT UNTIL IT REACHES DECK A LEVEL.
    4. DRAW OUT THE PUMP ROD AND OPERATE THE MANUAL PUMP TO SLEW RESCUE BOAT TO
    STOWING POSITION.
    9. LOWER THE RESCUE BOAT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE
    OF LIFT THE COUNTER WEIGHT BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
    5. SECURE THE LASHING POINTS OF THE RESCUE BOAT AND RECONNECT THE CHARGING
    POWER LINE.
    LIFE RAFT LAUNCH PROCEDURES:
    LAUNCHING LIFE RAFT BY PUMP STATION:
    1. PRESS START BUTTON ON CONTROL PANEL.
    2. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 – NORMAL
    POSITION.
    3. OPEN LASHING OF LIFE RAFT, HOIST CLEAR THE LIFE RAFT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING REMOTE
    CONTROL UNIT.
    4. PRESS SLEWING BUTTON ON REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO SLEW LIFE RAFT OUTBOARD.
    5. LOWER LIFE RAFT USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE.
    6. OPEN RELEASE HOOK AFTER LIFE RAFT LOWERS TO WATER SURFACE.

    LAUNCHING LIFE RAFT BY ACCUMULATOR:


    1. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – OPEN, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 – RELEASE
    POSITION.
    2. OPEN LASHING OF LIFE RAFT, HOIST CLEAR THE LIFE RAFT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING MANUAL
    TOOL.
    3. PULL SLEWING TRIANGLE RING (CONNECTED TO VALVE V4) TO SLEW LIFE RAFT OUTBOARD.
    4. LOWER LIFE RAFT USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE.
    5. OPEN RELEASE HOOK AFTER LIFE RAFT LOWERS TO WATER SURFACE.

    LAUNCHING LIFE RAFT BY MANUAL PUMP:


    1. VALVE V1 – CLOSED, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 – NORMAL
    POSITION.
    2. OPEN LASHING OF LIFE RAFT, HOIST CLEAR THE LIFE RAFT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING MANUAL
    TOOL.
    3. DRAW OUT THE PUMP ROD AND OPERATE THE MANUAL PUMP UNTIL THE LIFE RAFT HAS SLEWN
    OUTBOARD.
    4. LOWER LIFE RAFT USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE.
    5. OPEN RELEASE HOOK AFTER LIFE RAFT LOWERS TO WATER SURFACE.

    RECOVERY OF LIFE RAFT BY PUMP STATION:


    1. PRESS START BUTTON ON CONTROL PANEL.
    2. SECURE LIFE RAFT ON THE DAVIT LIFTING HOOK DEVICE.
    3. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 – NORMAL
    POSITION.
    4. PRESS HOISTING BUTTON ON REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO HOIST LIFE RAFT UNTIL IT REACHES DECK
    A LEVEL.
    5. PRESS BUTTON ON REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO SLEW LIFE RAFT TO STOWING POSITION.
    6. LOWER THE LIFE RAFT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE OF LIFT THE
    COUNTER WEIGHT BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
    7. SECURE THE LASHING POINTS OF THE LIFE RAFT.
    RECOVERY OF LIFE RAFT BY ACCUMULATOR:
    1. SECURE LIFE RAFT ON THE DAVIT LIFTING HOOK DEVICE.
    2. VALVE V1 – OPEN, VALVE V2 – OPEN, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    NORMAL POSITION.
    3. USE MANUAL TOOL TO HOIST LIFE RAFT UNTIL IT REACHES DECK A LEVEL.
    4. PULL SLEWING TRIANGLE RING (CONNECTED TO VALVE V4) TO SLEW LIFE RAFT TO STOWING
    POSITION.
    8. LOWER THE LIFE RAFT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE OF
    LIFT THE COUNTER WEIGHT BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
    5. SECURE THE LASHING POINTS OF THE LIFE RAFT.

    RECOVERY OF LIFE RAFT BY MANUAL PUMP:


    1. SECURE LIFE RAFT ON THE DAVIT LIFTING HOOK DEVICE.
    2. VALVE V1 – CLOSED, VALVE V2 – CLOSED, VALVE V3 – CLOSED, DIRECTIONAL VALVE DV1 –
    RELEASE POSITION POSITION.
    3. USE MANUAL TOOL TO HOIST LIFE RAFT UNTIL IT REACHES DECK A LEVEL.
    4. DRAW OUT THE PUMP ROD AND OPERATE THE MANUAL PUMP TO SLEW LIFE RAFT TO
    STOWING POSITION.
    5. LOWER THE LIFE RAFT ON SECURING PLATFORM USING BRAKE RELEASE CONTROL WIRE OF
    LIFT THE COUNTER WEIGHT BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM.
    6. SECURE THE LASHING POINTS OF THE LIFE RAFT.

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