Operator’s Handbook for
Fassmer rescue boats Type RR 4.2
Document 40.0420-019.01.01.0
Art. No. 135897
Mod. 0 Lange/WZ 03.11.2006
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9. Periodic servicing and inspection by crew
General safety precautions:
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Inform Officer in duty when starting and finishing work on the rescue boat.
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Ensure that the boat is safely secured to the davit, and that there is safe access to boat.
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Never smoke inside a rescue boat.
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Do not touch any part of the release gear before special safety precautions have been taken
(i.e. A “hanging-off-pendant” fitted).
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Do not the run engine for more than 5 minutes
Caution:
!
When CLEANING the boat, especially plastic, retro- reflective tape and covered
aluminium DO NOT USE SOLVENTS OR SOLVENT BASED CLEANERS!
!
When flushing the boat with water hose:
"
NEVER use water hose inside of boat - parts or electric system might be damaged.
"
Water hose pressure might damage retro-reflective tape outside.
Note:
Maintenance and inspection is not restricted to the above mentioned items. Items and
procedures not listed need to be inspected and maintained according to good seamanship, so
long as they are not part of the
service,
which
shall only be carried out by Fassmer-
certified service engineers
(see Chapter 8 ).
Service Qualification level according to SOLAS III Reg. 20.11.2.2 and IMO MSC CIRC. 1206:
Weekly and monthly inspections and routine maintenance …
…
may
be done by the
crewmembers under direct supervision of a senior ship’s officer
, in accordance
with these instructions.
In case of annual service by Fassmer-certified rescue boat service engineers, the weekly and monthly
inspections and routine maintenance part of the service shall be executed by the crew for training and
instruction, supervised by the service engineer.
All other inspections, servicing and repair …
… should be conducted by Fassmer’s representative or a person appropriately trained and
certified
by
Fassmer for the work to be done.
Reports and records
The following checklists should be correctly filled out and signed by the person who carries out the
inspection and maintenance work and should also be signed by the company's representative.
Mark checklist as following:
"
ok
#
not ok:
if item was checked / done and found to be in order
#
ok
#
not ok:
if item was NOT checked / done
#
ok
"
not ok:
if item was checked / done and found NOT to be in order, fault was NOT settled: in
such case note the fault in the checklist.
"
ok
"
not ok:
if item was checked / done and found NOT to be in order, fault was SETTLED: in
such case note the fault and kind of settlement in the checklist.
Records of inspections, servicing, repairs and maintenance should be updated and filed onboard the ship.
When repairs, thorough servicing and annual servicing are completed, a statement confirming that the
rescue boat is fit for purpose should be issued by Fassmer's representative.
