Marine order 25—Equipment—lifesaving

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.

List of material referenced in this marine order:

• 406 MHz satellite distress beacons – Marine emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) (IEC 61097-2, Ed. 3.0 (2008), MOD) (borrow or purchase)
• Code of practice for the evaluation, testing and acceptance of prototype novel life-saving appliances and arrangements; IMO resolution A.520(13) International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) – Chapter III (search, register or borrow)
• Code on alarms and indicators 2009; IMO resolution A.1021(26)
• Colour standards for general purposes; AS 2700-2011 (borrow or purchase)
• Guidelines for shore-based maintenance of satellite EPIRBs; IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1039 (register)
• 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; IEC 61097-1 Ed. 2.0 (English 2007) (borrow or purchase)
• 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; IEC 61097-14 Ed. 1.0 (English 2010) (borrow or purchase)
• Guidelines on annual testing of 406 MHz satellite EPIRBs, IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1040 (register)
• Guidelines for the approval of inflatable life rafts subject to extended service intervals not exceeding 30 months, IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1328 (register)
• Guidelines for the approval of inflatable life rafts subject to extended service intervals not exceeding 30 months, IMO Circular  MSC.1/Circ.1328 (register)
• International Code of Signals; IMO (access or purchase)
• International life-saving appliance code; IMO resolution MSC.48(66) as amended by resolutions MSC.207(81), MSC.218(82), MSC.272(85), MSC.293(87), MSC.320(89), MSC.368(93) and Correction
• National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV)
• Performance standards for survival craft radar transponders for use in search and rescue operations, IMO resolution A.802(19) amended by MSC.247(83)
• Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable life rafts; IMO resolution A.761(18) amended by MSC.55(66); MSC.388(94)
• Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances; IMO resolution MSC.81(70) amended by MSC.200(80); MSC.274(85); MSC.295(87); MSC.321(89); MSC.323(89); MSC.378(93) & Correction
• Ships and marine technology – Marine radar reflectors – Part 1: Passive type; ISO 8729-1:2010 (borrow or purchase)
• Ships and marine technology – Marine radar reflectors – Part 2: Active type; ISO 8729-2:2009 (borrow or purchase)
• Ships and marine technology – Survival equipment for survival craft and rescue boats; ISO 18813:2006 (borrow or purchase)
• Ships and marine technology – Sea anchors for survival craft and rescue boats; ISO 17339:2002 (borrow or purchase)
• Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) code

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