Checklist for owners or masters of lloyd’s register classed cargo vessels ?

• Fitted with retro-reflective material

• If of inflatable type, serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and kept fully inflated ready for use

PERSONAL LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Retro-reflective material fitted to lifejackets, lifebuoys and immersion suits should be in accordance with IMO Resolution A.658(16) or flag  State equivalent

Lifebuoys:

• without attachments, fitted with retro-reflective material, correctly stowed, ships name correctly marked
• with self-igniting lights, fitted with retro-reflective material, lights working, correctly stowed, ships name correctly marked  with self-igniting lights and self-activating smoke signals, capable of quick release from the navigating bridge, fitted with retro-reflective material, lights working, correctly stowed, ships name correctly marked, smoke
• with buoyant lifeline (sound), fitted with retro-reflective material, correctly stowed, ships name correctly marked

Lifejacket