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  2. TEMPSC - Wikipedia

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    TEMPSC Lifeboat in Bristol harbour, England TEMPSC is an acronym for "Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft", which was originally designed for offshore oil and gas platforms in 1968. The first-ever TEMPSC was spherical in shape, had a flat bottom, a single hook, with a total passenger capacity of 28 passengers and a fire-retardant ...

  3. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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    Lifeboat capacity is specified [5] and listed on the ship's "safety equipment certificate". Further details of the boats are found in "Form E" of this certificate. [citation needed] Ships fitted with "free fall" lifeboats are an exception – they have only one boat, at the stern. [citation needed]

  4. ISO 7010 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 7010 states on all symbols with a first aid cross, that it "may be replaced with another element appropriate to cultural requirements". In countries with a Muslim-majority population, an appropriate symbol is the crescent.

  5. Davit - Wikipedia

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    Single pivot – One pivot point where the lifeboat is moved over the side of the craft. Multi-pivot – Common on promenade decks of cruise ships. Useful where space is limited. Free fallLifeboat slides right off vessel. Lifeboat must be an enclosed type. Main type of Davit on merchant ships now. This type does not use falls.

  6. File:ISO 7010 M039 mandatory; lower the lifeboat to the water ...

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  7. Maritime call sign - Wikipedia

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    For example, Coast Guard 47021 refers to the 21st in the series of 47-foot motor lifeboats. The call sign might also be abbreviated to the final two or three numbers during operations, for example: Coast Guard zero two one.

  8. Ship identifier - Wikipedia

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    Official number – a ship identifier number assigned to merchant ships by their country of registration, this system has been superseded by the IMO number system; Ship name – a proper noun chosen at the shipowner's discretion; may change several times during the vessel's lifetime

  9. Hyperbaric evacuation and rescue - Wikipedia

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    A self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat (SPHL) is an enclosed, motorised, survival vessel fitted with a hyperbaric chamber to transport divers under pressure, with a life support system and a crew to operate it. The crew would include a helmsman, a life-support technician, and possibly others, in compliance with IMO requirements.