- Boarding and launching of the lifeboats either directly from the stowed position or from embarkation deck but not from both ; and
- Boarding and launching of liferafts from a position immediately adjacent to the stowed position or from a position to which the liferaft is transferred prior to launching .
(2) On every passenger ship embarkation arrangements for rescue boats shall be such that the rescue boat can be boarded and launched directly from the stowed position with the number of persons assigned as crew of the rescue boat.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), if the rescue boat is also a lifeboat and the other lifeboats are boarded and launched from an embarkation deck the arrangements shall be such that the rescue boat can also be boarded and launched form the embarkation deck.
(4) On every passenger ship all survival crafts, required to provide for abandonment by the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry, shall be capable for being launched with their complement of persons and equipment within a period of 30 minutes from the time the abandon ship signal is given.
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