The objective of vessel equipped with lifeboat is to save life when vessel is in emergency, but many crews injured or died form lifeboat drill and routine maintenance every year. This paper based on various lifeboat accidents, analyzed some causes for lifeboat accidents, indicating that crew's ambulatory and lack of concern on international stipulation on launching device and recovering procedure are the main causes for lifeboat accidents, furthermore, the paper represented some tips in preventing lifeboat accidents and stated that through regular lifeboat drill and proper maintenance, it can help allay crew's fear and tension, thus enable lifeboat to play its vital role in life saving during the emergency at sea.
Probe on Lifeboat Accidents
Third International Conference on Transportation Engineering (ICTE) ; 2011 ; Chengdu, China
ICTE 2011 ; 2855-2860
13.07.2011
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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