ISO 15516:2006

Ships and marine technology — Launching appliances for davit-launched lifeboats

This International Standard specifies the requirements of performances, design, construction, safety,

maintenance and test of launching appliances for davit-launched lifeboats.

This International Standard is applicable to launching appliances for davit-launched lifeboats as well as

launching appliances for davit-launched rescue boats on every kind of sea-going ship, including launching

appliances for fast rescue boats on ro-ro passenger ships, but is not applicable to launching appliances for

free-fall lifeboats. This International Standard is also a reference for similar appliances on inland ships.

NOTE Every provision in this standard, unless expressly stated otherwise, is also applicable to launching appliances

for davit-launched rescue boats.

Edition	2006
Published Date	2006
Published By	International Standardization Organisation
Page Count	14