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  • BS MA 55:1975

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    Specification for ships\' deck machinery - lifeboat winches

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  01-12-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-11-1975

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definitions
    4. Design and construction
    5. Performance
    6. Acceptance tests
    7. Marking
    Appendices
    A. On board acceptance tests and inspections
    B. Information to be provided by the purchaser
    Table
    1. Standard lifeboat winches performance data
    Figure
    1. Types of boat winches

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    Design, construction, safety, performance and acceptance testing of winches for launching, recovery and stowing of lifeboats, emergency lifeboats, class C boats, liferafts and inflatable boats. Prime mover requirements not given.

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    Committee SME/32
    Development Note Inactive for the new design. Supersedes 73/32104 DC (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2006. (01/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS MA 79:1978 Specification for jib cranes: ship mounted type
    BS MA 57:1975 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - rope storage reels
    BS MA 93:1981 Code of practice for structural safety of deck machinery installation
    BS MA 53:1975 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - towing winches for deep sea use

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    BS 1486-1:1959 Lubricating nipples Lubricating nipples and adaptors for use on machinery and vehicles
    BS MA 35:1975 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - windlasses
    BS MA 34:1973 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - capstans
    BS MA 52:1974 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - accommodation ladder winches
    BS MA 31:1973 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - cargo winches
    BS 3399:1961 Specification for transformers for use in ships
    BS 302:1968 Specification for wire ropes for cranes, excavators and general engineering purposes
    BS 2045:1965 Preferred numbers
    BS MA 32:1973 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - mooring winches
    BS MA 30:1973 Glossary of terms and graphical symbols for ships\' deck machinery
    BS 5135:1974 Specification for metal arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese steels
    BS MA 56:1974 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - anchor cable stoppers
    BS MA 33:1973 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - warping winches
    BS 6883:1969 Specification for elastomer-insulated cables for fixed wiring in ships
    BS MA 57:1975 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - rope storage reels
    BS MA 36:1974 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - topping winches
    BS MA 53:1975 Specification for ships\' deck machinery - towing winches for deep sea use
    BS 2949:1960 Specification for rotating electrical machines for use in ships
    BS 1597(1975) : LATEST LIMITS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE GENERATED BY MARINE EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS
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