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BS ISO 5489:2008

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Ships and marine technology. Embarkation ladders

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-02-2024

Superseded by

BS ISO 5489:2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-2008

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Materials
  3.1 Wooden parts
  3.2 Side ropes
  3.3 Metallic materials
  3.4 Mechanical fastening devices
  3.5 Plastic materials
  3.6 Quality of materials
  3.7 Rope seizing
4 Construction
5 Testing for approval
6 Designation
7 Marking
8 Production tests and inspections
9 Maintenance
Annex A (informative) - Recommended production tests
                        and inspections

Describes requirements for a ship's embarkation ladder that is provided to enable safe embarkation of waterborne survival craft along a vertical portion of the ship's hull.

Committee
SME/32
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS MA90(1980) & 04/30095062 DC. (03/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This International Standard specifies requirements for a ship’s embarkation ladder that is provided to enable safe embarkation of waterborne survival craft along a vertical portion of the ship\'s hull. It is applicable to merchant ships required to carry embarkation ladders under Chapter III of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), as amended. National maritime safety administrations are urged to accept ladders complying with this International Standard on their ships, as complying fully with the requirements of SOLAS.

Standards Relationship
ISO 5489:2008 Identical

ISO 209-1:1989 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys Chemical composition and forms of products Part 1: Chemical composition
ISO 1461:2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles — Specifications and test methods
ISO 877:1994 Plastics Methods of exposure to direct weathering, to weathering using glass-filtered daylight, and to intensified weathering by daylight using Fresnel mirrors

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