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Marine order 25—Equipment—lifesaving

Lifesaving equipment regulations and the recovery of persons from the water.

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Marine order 25 sets out the requirements for:

  • carriage and testing of lifesaving equipment
  • the application of those requirements to different vessels
  • the recovery of persons from the water.
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Reference

List of material referenced in this marine order:

  • IEC 61097-2 Ed. 3.0 2008, 406 MHz satellite distress beacons – Marine emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) (access)
  • Code of practice for the evaluation, testing and acceptance of prototype novel life-saving appliances and arrangements, IMO Resolution A.520(13) as amended from time to time (access)
  • International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) – Chapter III (access)
  • Code on Alarms and Indicators, 2009, IMO Resolution A.1021(26) as amended from time to time (access)
  • AS 2700:2011, Colour standards for general purposes (access)
  • Guidelines for shore-based maintenance of satellite EPIRBs, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1039 (access)
  • IEC 61097-1 Ed. 2.0 2007, Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) – Part 1: Radar transponder - Marine search and rescue (SART) - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results (access)
  • IEC 61097-14 Ed. 1.0 2010, Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) – Part 14: AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART) – Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results (access)
  • Guidelines on annual testing of 406 MHz satellite EPIRBs, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1040 (access)
  • Guidelines for the approval of inflatable life rafts subject to extended service intervals not exceeding 30 months, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1328 as amended from time to time (access)
  • International Code of Signals, IMO Publication (access)
  • International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA Code), IMO Resolution MSC.48(66) as amended from time to time (access)
  • Performance standards for survival craft radar transponders for use in search and rescue operations, IMO Resolution A.802(19) as amended from time to time (access)
  • Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable life rafts, IMO Resolution A.761(18) as amended from time to time (access)
  • Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances, IMO Resolution MSC.81(70) as amended from time to time (access)
  • ISO 8729-1:2010, Ships and marine technology – Marine radar reflectors – Part 1: Passive type (access)
  • ISO 8729-2:2009, Ships and marine technology – Marine radar reflectors – Part 2: Active type (access)
  • ISO 18813:2006, Ships and marine technology – Survival equipment for survival craft and rescue boats (access)
  • ISO 17339:2002, Ships and marine technology – Sea anchors for survival craft and rescue boats (access)
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Last updated: 19 July 2023