BS ISO 19897:2019 pdf download.Ships and marine technology – Marine evacuation systems – Testing under conditions of icing.
This document provides specifications for a test of marine evacuation systems (MES) under conditions of icing in support of the requirement in paragraph 6.2.2.1.8 of the International Life-saving Appliance (LSA) Code.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
3 Terms and definitions
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3.1 marine evacuation system MES appliance for the rapid transfer of persons from the embarkation deck of a ship to a floating survival craft by means of a passage (12)
3.2 passage designated connection between the embarkation station and the survival craft(s) which can be an inflatable or rigid slide, a vertical passage (14) or any other arrangement that can provide for safe transfer to survival crafts
3.3 inclined passage angled (to the horizontal) inflatable or rigid passage (12). which provides access for persons to a floating platform (15) or directly into survival crafts
3.4 vertical passage passage (12) providing vertical controlled descent for persons to a floating platform (15) or directly into survival crafts
3.5 floating platform platform that may be fitted at the bottom of the passage (12) to hold evacuees awaiting entry to survival craft
This document provides specifications for a test of marine evacuation systems (MES) under conditions of icing in support of the requirement in paragraph 6.2.2.1.8 of the International Life-saving Appliance (LSA) Code.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropcdia.orgj
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1 marine evacuation system MES appliance for the rapid transfer of persons from the embarkation deck of a ship to a floating survival craft by means of a passage (12)
3.2 passage
designated connection between the embarkation station and the survival craft(s) which can be an inflatable or rigid slide, a vertical passage (14) or any other arrangement that can provide for safe transfer to survival crafts
3.3 inclined passage
angled (to the horizontal) inflatable or rigid passage (12). which provides access for persons to a floating platform (15) or directly into survival crafts
3.4 vertical passage
passage (12) providing vertical controlled descent for persons to a floating platform (15) or directly into survival crafts
3.5 floating platform
platform that may be fitted at the bottom of the passage (12) to hold evacuees awaiting entry to survival craft.BS ISO 19897 pdf free download.