Standards for Life Rafts and Inflatable Rescue Platforms - TP 7321 E - Archived

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Part 1 Operational Requirements

1. Classification

2. Definitions

3. General Requirements - Life Rafts
   3.1 Design and Construction
   3.2 Canopy
   3.3 Canopy Supports
   3.4 Capacity and Mass
   3.5 Cordage, Webbing and Thread
   3.6 Laps and Seams
   3.7 Life Raft Fittings
   3.8 Float-free Arrangements
   3.9 Equipment
   3.10 Lighting Systems
   3.11 Markings
   3.12 Colour
   3.13 Davit Launched Life Rafts
   3.14 Passive Detection

4. Additional Requirements for Inflatable Life Rafts
   4.1 Construction Materials
   4.2 Buoyancy Chamber
   4.3 Floor
   4.4 Capacity
   4.5 Access
   4.6 Stability
   4.7 Container and Packing
   4.8 Davit Launched Life Rafts

5. Inflation Systems
   5.1 General Requirements
   5.2 Gas
   5.3 Cylinders
   5.4 Operating Head
   5.5 High Pressure Hose Assembly
   5.6 Valves
   5.7 Deflation

6. Inflatable Rescue Platforms
   6.1 General
   6.2 Capacity
   6.3 Equipment
   6.4 Lighting Systems
   6.5 Fittings
   6.6 Boarding Ramps and Ladders
   6.7 Cold Inflation (0°C)
   6.8 Colour and Passive Detection
   6.9 Markings

7. Additional Requirements for Rigid Life Rafts
   7.1 Construction
   7.2 Access
   7.3 Stability
   7.4 Davit Launched
   7.5 Service and Repairs

Part 2

1. Prototype Testing
   1.1 Drop Test
   1.2 Jump Test
   1.3 Weight Test
   1.4 Towing Test
   1.5 Mooring Out Test
   1.6 Painter System Test
   1.7 Life Raft Light Test
   1.8 Loading and Seating Test
   1.9 Boarding Test
   1.10 Stability Test
   1.11 Manoeuvrability Test
   1.12 Swamp Test
   1.13 Canopy Closure | Hose Test
   1.14 Float Free Buoyancy Test
   1.15 Detail Inspection

2. Additional Tests for Davit-Launched Life Rafts
   2.1 Strength Tests of Lifting Components
   2.2 Impact Test
   2.3 Drop Test
   2.4 Boarding Test
   2.5 Lowering Test

3. Additional Tests for Inflatable Life Rafts
   3.1 Wind Tunnel Test
   3.2 Damage Test
   3.3 Righting Test
   3.4 Inflation Test
   3.5 Cold Inflation Test (-30°C)
   3.6 Hot Inflation Test (+65°C)
   3.7 Pressure Test
   3.8 Seam Strength
   3.9 Davit-Launched Inflatable Life Raft Strength Test

4. Additional Tests Applicable to Rigid Life Rafts
   4.1 Buoyancy Material Test
   4.2 Floor Strength Test
   4.3 Righting Test
   4.4 Davit Launched Strength Test
   4.5 Float Free Test

Part 3

1. Life Raft Equipment

Part 4 Production and Installation Tests

1. General Requirements

2. Inflatable Life Raft Operational Test

3. Davit Launched Life Rafts

4. Hose Assembly Hydraulic Test

Part 5 Approval Conditions

1. Procedure

2. Records

Annex I - Temperature Cycling Test

Annex II - Specifications for Life Raft Sea Anchor

Annex III - Specifications for Water Pockets – Inflatable Life Rafts

Annex IV - Water Absorption Test

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