Breathing Apparatus

EEBD An Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) is an important life saving appliance which is us

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Life Jackets on Ships

Highest consideration factor is given to human life at sea while dealing with any type of emergency

Life Raft Release System and Launching Procedure

As discussed in the previous article, life raft has an advantage over life boat as they are easy to

 

Breathing Apparatus

February 25, 2013 in Uncategorized

EEBD

An Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) is an important life saving appliance which is used for escaping an area with hazardous conditions such as may be fire, smoke, poisonous gases etc. All cargo ships and passenger vessels must carry EEBD at different locations, complying with amendments of chapter -3 of Fire system safety code (FSSC). It is important to understand the construction and working of EEBD before buying one.

The Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) contains breathing oxygen for a time period of at least 10 minutes, along with a low pressure audible alarm (whistle type). Most of the EEBD manufacturers provide time duration of 15 minutes to escape out from danger. However, it is to note that EEBD should never be used for fire fighting purpose or life saving purpose. Read the rest of this entry →

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Life Jackets on Ships

February 25, 2013 in Uncategorized

Highest consideration factor is given to human life at sea while dealing with any type of emergency and life saving appliances plays an important role in saving lives in all types of emergency situation.

A ship is assigned with different types of life saving appliances for various emergency situations and their operating and maintenance procedures must be well known to the ship’s staff.
One such life saving appliance which is used in almost all kinds of emergencies is the Life jacket or life vest. The details for construction and operating requirements are given in SOLAS chapter II under LSA code which was recently amended in July 2010. Read the rest of this entry →

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Life Raft Release System and Launching Procedure

February 25, 2013 in Uncategorized

As discussed in the previous article, life raft has an advantage over life boat as they are easy to launch and during emergencies, the life raft inflates itself automatically as soon as it comes in contact with seawater. In this article, we will discuss the life raft release system and launching procedure.

The life raft on board ship are released or launched in to the water by three different methods:

  1. Auto release with Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU).
  2. Manually launching.
  3. Launching by Davits.

Auto Release with Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU):
The life raft HRU plays an important role when it comes to saving life during abandon ship situation. SOLAS 74 clearly specify the requirements for construction and positioning of the HRU at the life raft. Read the rest of this entry →

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Types of Lifeboat Release Mechanisms & SOLAS Requirements for Lifeboats

February 23, 2013 in Uncategorized

There are different types of lifeboats used on board a ship on the basis of the type of ship and other special requirements. Not all the lifeboats have the same type of releasing mechanisms, for the launching of a lifeboat depends on several other factors. In this article we will take a look at the main types of lifeboat releasing mechanisms and also learn about the SOLAS requirements for lifeboats. Read the rest of this entry →

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