Safety Equipment Survey

 SAFETY EQUIPMENT SURVEY

1. Inspect the rescue boat, lifeboats, their stores and equipment. Overhaul and renew as necessary, paying particular attention to buoyancy material and check that the bottom boards and thwarts are not cracked. Repaint the ship’s name and port of registry if necessary.

2. Thoroughly overhaul and test for operation, davits, winches and blocks and grease all moving parts. Check that the falls used in launching appliances have been periodically inspected and have been renewed as necessary in the past 5 years.

3. Conduct and practice lifeboat drills. When the boats are in water run the lifeboat engines both ahead and astern. 

4. Check and ensure that the inflatable life rafts have been serviced within the last 12 months.

5. Inspect the survival craft its equipment, on load release unit, HRU, launching appliances, embarkation arrangements and portable radio equipment.

6. Check the lifebuoys, buoyant lines, self-igniting lights and buoys with orange smoke signals are correctly located.

7. Examine the condition of the life jackets and check that they are correctly distributed. 

8. Check that the EPIRB and SART are located in the correct positions for deployment.

9. Check line-throwing apparatus, pyrotechnics and their expiry dates and replace as necessary.

10. Check the lighting including emergency lighting of the muster and embarkation stations, alleyways, stairways and exits.    

11. Examine condition of fire pumps, fire main, hydrants, hoses and nozzles and the international shore connection. Check that each fire pump, including the emergency fire pump, can be operated separately so that two jets of water are produced simultaneously from different hydrants at any part of the ship whilst the required pressure is maintained in the fire main.

12. Test and ensure the fire detection, alarm systems and the fixed firefighting systems are fully operational.

13. Check condition of portable and non-portable fire extinguishers and replace charges where necessary.

14. Check and confirm that all quick closing valves from remote stations are operable.

15. Check and overhaul the closing arrangement for ventilators, skylights, doors, funnel spaces and tunnels.

16. Inspect the fireman’s outfit and recharge the compressed air B.A. as necessary.

17. Inspect the pilot ladders and pilot hoists if carried. Replace any damaged steps. 

18. Check condition and operational status of navigational lights, shapes and sound signals.

19. Check functioning and maintenance of all navigation equipment and carry out repairs where required. Ensure AIS annual test and conformance test of LRIT has been carried out.

20. Check fire control plans are posted and are legible. 

21. Emergency instructions are available and updated muster lists are conspicuously posted.

22. Check validity of all ship and crew certificates. Check training manuals and fire safety operational booklets are provided.

23. Check the log books and determine when the last full muster of the crew for boat and fire drills was conducted, lifeboats were swung out, lowered and tried out.

24. Check nautical publications and charts are the latest and are kept updated. 

25. Check the ship maintains a valid curve of residual deviation and ensure compass errors are being maintained.