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  • BS ISO 5489:2008

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    Ships and marine technology. Embarkation ladders

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-02-2024

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2008

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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

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    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.

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    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.

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    Committee SME/32
    Development Note Supersedes BS MA90(1980) & 04/30095062 DC. (03/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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