Lifeboat safety guidelines
- Safety Flash
- Published on 1 January 1999
- Generated on 3 October 2025
- IMCA SF 02/99
- 1 minute read
The E&P Forum has also produced Lifeboat Safety Guidelines – these guidelines are intended for offshore operators and contractors – and address lifeboat operational and maintenance aspects – with emphasis on preventing unwanted launches – pertaining to fixed and floating installations and mobile offshore accommodation and drilling units.
This E&P Forum report states that there has been a history of incidents associated with the release mechanism maintenance.
These guidelines are available from the E&P Forum.
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