Rules for Classification and Construction I Ship Technology

1 Rules for Classification and Construction I Ship Technology 3 Special Craft 4 Guidelines for Lifeboats and Rescue Boats Edition 2008 The following Guidelines come into force on November 1st, 2008 Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Head Office Vorsetzen 35, 20459 Hamburg, Germany Phone: +49 40 36149-0 Fax: +49 40 36149-200 "General Terms and Conditions" of the respective latest edition will be applicable (see Rules for Classification and Construction , I - Ship Technology , Part 0 - Classification and Surveys). Reproduction by printing or photostatic means is only permissible with the consent of Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft. Published by: Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg Printed by: Gebr der Braasch GmbH, Hamburg Table of Contents Section 1 General Requirements A.

2 General .. 1- 1 B. Definition of Principal Boat Parameters .. 1- 2 C. Ambient Conditions .. 1- 4 D. Principle Design Requirements .. 1- 5 Section 2 Certification Procedure A. General .. 2- 1 B. Steps of GL Conformity Procedure .. 2- 1 C. GL Acceptance of Approvals by other Societies/Authorities .. 2- 10 D. Periodical Surveys .. 2- 10 Section 3 Buoyancy and Stability A. General .. 3- 1 B. Buoyancy .. 3- 1 C. Stability .. 3- 1 Section 4 Hull Structures A. General .. 4- 1 B. Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Materials.

3 4- 1 C. General Practical Approval Tests .. 4- 2 D. Design Loads for Normal Operation .. 4- 2 E. Determination Procedure for FRP Structures .. 4- 2 Section 5 Hull Outfit A. General .. 5- 1 B. Painting and Marking .. 5- 1 C. Rudder .. 5- 1 D. Manoeuvring Equipment .. 5- 4 E. Release Mechanism .. 5- 6 F. Enclosures .. 5- 7 G. Access to the Lifeboat .. 5- 8 H. Doors, Hatches and Windows .. 5- 9 I. Seating .. 5- 10 J. Lockers and Compartments .. 5- 11 K. Miscellaneous Loose lifeboat equipment.

4 5- 11 L. Tests .. 5- 13 Section 6 Fire Protection and Fire Extinguishing Equipment B. Fire Protection .. 6- 1 D. Tests .. 6- 2 I - Part 3 GL 2008 Table of Contents Chapter 4 Page 3 Section 7 Machinery Installations A. General .. 7- 1 B. Internal Combustion Engines .. 7- 2 C. Power Transmission .. 7- 4 D. Auxiliary Systems .. 7- 6 E. Ventilation .. 7- 9 F. Steering Gear .. 7- 10 G. Tools and Spare Parts .. 7- 11 H. Tests .. 7- 12 Section 8 Electrical Installations A. General .. 8- 1 B.

5 Power Supply .. 8- 1 C. Distribution System .. 8- 2 D. Consumers .. 8- 3 E. Spare Parts .. 8- 4 F. Tests .. 8- 4 Section 9 Special Requirements for Lifeboats used as Tenders A. General .. 9- 1 B. Lifeboat Service .. 9- 1 C. Tender Service .. 9- 1 Section 10 Special Requirements for Rescue Boats and Fast Rescue Boats A. General .. 10- 1 B. Requirements for the Design .. 10- 1 C. Rescue Boat Equipment .. 10- 2 D. Additional Requirements for Inflated Rescue Boats .. 10- 3 E. Additional Requirements for Fast Rescue Boats .. 10- 4 F.

6 Tests .. 10- 5 Section 11 Tests for Lifeboats and Rescue Boats A. General .. 11- 1 Chapter 4 Page 4 Table of Contents I - Part 3GL 2008 Index A Access .. 1-5, 5-8 Air cooling system .. 7-8 Ambient Conditions .. 1-4 Anchor equipment .. 5-4 Anchor gear .. 5-5 Approval tests .. 4-2 Approvals by other societies/authorities .. 2-10 Arctic conditions .. 5-13, 7-8 B Bailing .. 10-5 Batteries .. 8-2 Boarding ladder .. 5-9 Buoyancy .. 3-1, 10-4 Buoyancy stability .. 10-1, 10-4 C Cables .. 8-3 Canopy .. 1-3, 5-8 Carrying capacity .. 1-5, 9-1, 10-1, 10-4 Certificate of conformity .. 2-8, 2-9 Certificates .. 2-7, 9-1 Certification .. 1-1, 2-1 Classification .. 1-1, 2-10 Closure conditions.

7 1-3, 3-1 Communication .. 8-4, 10-5 Compass .. 8-4 Composite structure .. 4-1 Composite structures .. 2-3 Conformity procedure .. 2-1 Couplings .. 7-5 D Data plate .. 2-10 Design loads .. 4-2 Design requirements .. 1-5 Documentation .. 2-4, 6-1, 7-2, 8-1 I - Part 3 GL 2008 Index Chapter 4 Page 5 Doors .. 5-9 Drainage system .. 7-8 Drinking water .. 7-9 E Electrical installations .. 8-1 Enclosure .. 1-3 Enclosures .. 5-7, 10-2 Environment .. 1-4 Equipment .. 5-11, 9-1, 10-2, 10-5 Exhaust system .. 7-8 F Factors of safety .. 4-3 Factors of safety (FoS) .. 4-4 Fast rescue boats .. 1-8 Fast Rescue Boats .. 10-4 Fenders .. 5-6 Fibre reinforced plastics .. 4-1 Fire extinguishers.

8 6-2 Fire extinguishing .. 6-2 Fire protection .. 6-1 Fire-protected lifeboats .. 1-7, 6-1, 7-9 Free-fall lifeboats .. 1-4, 1-6, 5-7, 5-10, 7-3, 7-4 Fresh water system .. 7-8 Fuel system .. 7-7 G Gearing .. 7-5 Generators .. 8-1 H Handholds .. 5-9 Hatches .. 5-9 Hull outfit .. 5-1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-5 Hull structures .. 10-4 Hull Structures .. 4-1 I Inflated rescue boats .. 10-3, 10-6 Interference .. 8-4 Chapter 4 Page 6 Index I - Part 3GL 2008 Internal combustion engines .. 7-2 Internal painting .. 5-1 L Lighting .. 8-3 Lockers .. 5-11, 10-2 Loose Lifeboat Equipment .. 5-11 Loose rescue boat equipment .. 10-2 Lubrication system .. 7-8 M Machinery installations .. 7-1, 10-2, 10-5 Marking.

9 5-1, 10-2, 10-4 Metal hulls .. 2-2, 4-1 Minimum thicknesses .. 4-3 N Navigation .. 8-3 Noise protection .. 7-3 O Operating and monitoring equipment .. 7-2 Outboard motors .. 7-3, 10-5, 10-6 P Parameters .. 1-2 Partially enclosed lifeboats .. 1-6, 7-9 Periodical surveys .. 2-10 Plastic pipes and hoses .. 7-6 Propeller shaft .. 7-4, 7-5 Propellers .. 7-4 R Regulations and standards .. 1-1, 7-1, 8-1 Release mechanism .. 5-6 Rescue boats .. 1-7, 10-1 Rigid fast rescue boats .. 10-6 Rowing equipment .. 5-6 Rudder .. 5-1, 7-11 Rudder bearings .. 5-3 Rudder couplings .. 5-3 Rudder stock .. 5-2 I - Part 3 GL 2008 Index Chapter 4 Page 7 S Sandwich Construction .. 4-2 Scantling determination.

10 4-2 Sea water system .. 7-8 Search lights .. 8-3 Seating .. 5-10, 10-2 Self-contained air support system .. 1-7, 6-1, 7-9 Spare parts .. 7-11, 8-4 Speed .. 1-3, 1-5, 7-2, 10-4 Speeds .. 10-1 Stability .. 3-1 Starters .. 7-3, 8-3 Steering gear .. 9-1, 10-5 Steering Gear .. 7-10 Stiffener scantling determination .. 4-3 Storage batteries .. 8-2 Surfaces .. 5-9 Switchgear .. 8-3 T Tender boats .. 9-1 Tender boats: .. 9-1 Test reports .. 11-1 Tests .. 2-6, 5-13, 6-2, 7-12, 8-4, 10-5, 11-1 Tools .. 7-11 Totally enclosed lifeboats .. 1-6, 5-8, 7-4, 7-9 Towing .. 1-3, 5-6, 10-1, 10-5 Type examination certificate .. 2-7 V Ventilation .. 7-1, 7-9, 8-2 Vibrations.