4.5.1 The compass and its mounting arrangement shall comply with ISO 613:2000 and be tested in accordance with ISO 10316:1990, or be approved by the Administration to an equivalent standard. if the compass is not contained in an illuminated binnacle, it shall have a luminous dial. The compass in totally enclosed lifeboats shall be permanently mounted at the steering station. For partially enclosed lifeboats, the compass should be permanently mounted at the steering station, but a removable compass may be used. The mounting base for a removable compass shall be installed in a location where the compass will be in sight of the helmsman. [Compasses in free-fall lifeboats - how to address?]

The liferaft equipment container shall be capable of being sealed watertight, and floating in water for at least 30 minutes. The container shall be of sufficient size to allow it to be packed without damage to its contents. The container shall be marked with or include a list of its contents. The container shall be provided with a means to secure it to the liferaft.

The dipper shall be rustproof, and attached to a suitable lanyard or chain. The dipper should be suitable for dipping collected water from the lifeboat's water storage containers, and the lanyard or chain should be sufficiently long to allow the dipper to collect water to the bottom of the containers.

The drinking cup shall be graduated and of a rustproof and breakage-resistant material. In open lifeboats, a lanyard approximately 1 m long or longer shall be attached to the cup. [The cup shall have a minimum volume of 250 ml, with graduations of 50 ml or less.]

4.9.1 The electric torch be waterproof and suitable for Morse signalling

　

4.9.2 One set of spare batteries and one spare bulb, stored in a watertight container, shall be provided for each torch.

Fire extinguishers shall be of a type suitable for fighting oil fires, and shall comply with IMO Resolution A.602(15) Revised guidelines for marine portable fire extinguishers. (The size and number of fire extinguishers provided shall be according to the Administration's requirements.] [A.602(15) is under revision - check status.] [Consider whether requirements for size and quantity should be included in the standard.]

The first-aid outfit shall be packed in a waterproof case capable of being closed tightly after use, and the contents shall be approved by the Administration to the appropriate national requirements for the craft in which it is carried [Researching U. S., MarED, and Japan requirements with aim of developing consolidated list of minimum contents.]

The fishing kit shall be approved by the Administration to the appropriate national requirements. [Consider whether guidance needed concerning content-see U.S. list below for example.]

　

　

a) Booklet, Fishing Instructions, 1 ea.

　

b) Container, Fishing Kit, 1 ea.

　

c) Hooks, treble, size 1 , short shank, 2 ea.

　

d) Hooks, size 7/0, 5/0, 1/0, 2, 6, 8, O'Shaugnessy, straight shank, double strength, 2 ea.

　

e) Leader, wire, 0.011-inch diameter, 27-pound test (with No. 3 snap on one end and No. 7 swivel on the other end) 6-inch length, 2 ea.

　

f) Leader, wire, 0.016-inch diameter, 58-pound test (with No. 3 snap on one end and No. 4 swivel on the other end), 12-inch length, 2 ea.

　

g) Leader, monofilament, 0.021-inch diameter, 15-pound test, 4-foot length, 4 ea.

　

h) Line, monofilament, 18-pound test, 100-foot length, 1 ea.

　

i) Line, nylon or dacron, braided, 63-pound test, 150 feet length, 1 ea.

　

j) Pad, canton flannel, 2-3/4 inches square, specification CCC-F-451 , color, bright yellow, 1 ea.

　

k) Pad, canton flannel, 2-3/4 inches square, specification CCC-F-451 , color, bright red, 1 ea.

　

l) Lure, spoon, removable No. 6 hook, yellow feathers, blade length 1-3/32 inches, width 15/32 inch, weight 1/20 ounce, polished copper finish, 1 ea.

　

m) Lure, spoon, removable No. 510 hook, yellow feathers, blade length 3 inches, width 7/8 inch, weight 2/5 ounce, polished chrome finish, 1 ea.

　

n) Lure, spoon, free swinging No. 1 treble double strength, short shank, blade length 2-3/16 inches, width 13/16 inch, weight 1/4 ounce, stainless steel or chrome plated brass, 1 ea.

　

o) Sinkers, pinch on or equal, 1/4 ounce, 5/16 ounce, 1 ounce, 1 ea.

　

p) Foil, shiny, 4 inches square, 1 ea.

　

q) Squid, tinned body, length 2 inches, weight 1/2 ounce, 1 ea.

　

r) Jig, painted lead head, bucktail feathered with 1/0 hook, 1 ea.

　

s) Jig, painted lead head, bucktail feathered with 3/0 hook, 1 ea.

　

t) Blades, razor, safety, single edge, 1 ea.

　

u) Bait, pork rind, 4 inches long, 1/2 inch wide, with ends tapered to 1/8 inch wide and rounded, 4 ea.

　

v) Snap and swivels, No. 3, 6 ea.

　

w) Card, leader knots and hitches, 1 ea.

　

x) Winder, 2 ea.

Hand red flares shall be approved to the requirements in section 3.2 of the IMO LSA Code, and tested in accordance with the IMO Recommendation on Testing, and marked appropriately.

Rocket parachute flares shall be approved to the requirements in section 3.1 of the IMO LSA Code, and tested in accordance with the IMO Recommendation on Testing, and marked appropriately.

A lifeline shall be buoyant, and becketed around the outside of the lifeboat above the waterline and within reach of a person in the water. Handholds shall have a suitable surface, and be shaped and positioned so as to be easily usable by a person in the water.

　

Hatchets shall be of a size and type suitable for cutting a fiber rope towline or painter in an emergency, and provided with a suitable lanyard, not less than 2 m in length, securely attached to the handle.

The instructions for immediate action shall be waterproof, and shall contain the information required by IMO Resolution A.657(16). The instruction card shall be located so that it can be easily seen upon entering the liferaft.

4.18.1 The jack-knife shall be of a single-bladed type fitted with a shackle to which a lanyard is attached. The jack-knife may optionally be fitted with a tin-opener blade in addition to the cutting blade. The handle shall be approximately 95 mm long. All materials used in the construction of the knife shall be corrosion resistant in the marine environment, and the blades shall be heat treated to suitable hardness.

　

4.18.2 The knife blade shall be not less than 2.4 mm thick at the tang, and shall have a triangular section and sheep's foot point. The blade shall have a cutting edge approximately 80 mm in length, and shall have a height of approximately 20 mm at the point. The blade shall be uniformly ground and finished on both sides, and sharpened to a uniform and keen edge, and shall have a common nail nick on one side.

　

4.18.3 The tin-opener blade, if fitted, shall be not less than 1.8 mm thick at the tang, and 42 to 49 mm long overall. It shall be mounted on the same end of the handle as the knife blade, and in such a manner that both rectangular and circular tins may be opened with a minimum of effort when the knife is held in the right hand and operated in a clockwise direction around the tin. It shall be formed to obtain a smooth cutting action, and designed so that the cutting action turns the ragged cut edge down into the tin. It shall have a common nail nick on one side, and the extreme distal edge shall be pointed.

　

4.18.4 After cutting various non-metallic objects, including at least 10 shavings from a strip of oak or other hardwood, and if fitted with a tin-opener blade, to open various rectangular and circular cans, the knife shall show no noticeable loss in cutting ability.

4.19.1 The knife shall be of the buoyant non-folding type, with the buoyancy provided by a handle of suitable buoyant material. The knife in an inflated or rigid/inflated rescue boat, or inflatable liferaft, shall have a rounded point, or otherwise be designed to minimize the possibility of damage to the inflatable chambers. The knife blade shall be of material suitable for the marine environment, heat treated to suitable hardness, and of sufficient strength and sharpness to enable it to cut a typical painter line.

　

4.19.2 The knife for a liferaft shall be secured to the liferaft by a lanyard, and stowed in a pocket on the exterior of the canopy near the point where the painter is attached to the liferaft. The lanyard shall be long enough to permit the knife to be used to cut the painter.