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No: SE-04-037
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Author (sign): JRS Rev. date: 04.06.2012
Light Lowering and Recovery
Approved (sign): eei Rev. no: 1
Verified (sign): SFL Test Rescue boat - NDA First publ.date: 14.05.2012

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1 PROCESS FLOW

2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This procedure describes guidelines for conducting load test for winch.
The purpose of the procedure is to ensure that a launching appliance shall not depend on any means
other than gravity or stored power, which is independent of the ship’s power supply, to launch the
survival craft; fully loaded and equipped condition and also in light lowering/listing condition.

3 DEFINITIONS
Light Lowering Test = each launching appliances shall be arranged so that the fully equipped survival
craft can safely launched against unfavorable conditions; a trim of 10° and a list of up
to 20°.

Recovery Test= a lifeboat launching appliances shall be capable of recovering the lifeboat with
its crew.

4 RESPONSIBILITY
- (“A”)Who is Accountable for the activity or decision (Owner) Service Engineer
Only one accountable per activity (Service Station)
- (“R”)Who is Responsible (Doer)
Role / area

- (“C”)Who must be Consulted

- (“I”)Who must be Informed

Activity
Preparation of the boat
Lowering and recovery Test AR

5 WORK METHOD
SN PROCESS T/E/PPE PICTURES
1 Before starting to perform lowering, Basic PPE
please read through the instruction
plate.
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SN PROCESS T/E/PPE PICTURES

2 Turn on the Valve A (Accumulator) Basic PPE

Note: Verify correct accumulator

pressure

3 Pull the handle in Valve B to swing Basic PPE,

out. Life jacket
When the handle is pulled, the davit and safety
will swing out by the accumulator harness
pressure.
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SN PROCESS T/E/PPE PICTURES

4 Lower down the FRC by remote Basic PPE,
release handle Life jacket
and safety
harness

Note:

-Remote release located below the

pulley.

-Valve B located at the small

accumulator.

5 During recovery, Valve A needs to be Basic PPE

shut off.
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SN PROCESS T/E/PPE PICTURES

6 Turn on the winch motor, hoist and Basic PPE
swing in using the joystick.

7 To recharge the accumulator the Basic PPE

davit must be swung out until the
pressure gauge shows 200 bars.

Note: Repeat every 14 days.

The pressure gauge is located at the

accumulator.

6 SAFETY INITIATIVE
Standard Service Engineer PPE or according to SJA, if additional risk are present.

7 REFERENCES
A list of other QHSE documents
QHSE Doc.No Title
SE-07-052 Commissioning- NDA- Rescue Boat.docx
SE-07-058 Hazard Assessment for PPE.docx