Free fall lifeboat is used on the tanker, dry cargo vessel, offshore platform, etc. The boats are used to protect and provide an escape in an emergency evacuation or accident happen on board or offshore platform. The boats are skid launched and recovered by specific davits. And the boats own stability and self-fight stability when slant from 0°to 180°.
Free fall lifeboat has complied with 2006 Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at sea. 1974 as regulation III/4, 41, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52 and revisions chapter 3 and forthcoming LSA code - MSC.218(82) & MSC.272(85) and testing of life-saving appliances MSC.226(82) & MSC.274(85).
Types
FC-COMMON TYPE
FF-FIRE PROOF TYPE