AS a seafarer we need know about "Life Saving Appliances

                                  

                                                    LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES

1. GENERAL L.S.A

• SURVIVAL CRAFT - [  Life Boat, Life Raft ]
• LINE THROWING APPARATUS.
• BREATHING APPARATUS.  

  EEBD - Emergency Escape Breathing Device, 

  SCABA - Self Contained Air Breathing Apparatus. 

2. PERSONAL L.S.A

• LIFE JACKET.
• LIFE BUOY.
• IMMERSION SUIT.
• THERMAL PROTECTIVE AID.
• ANTI EXPLOSIVE SUIT.

3. DISTRESS SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT

• EPIRB    - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.
• SART     - Search And Rescue Transpnder.
• GMDSS - Global Maritime Distress Signaling System.
• PYROTECHNICS.
• GENERAL ALARM AND P.A SYSTEM.

Some of the questions regarding L.S.A.

1. Regulations of life buoy as per solas, location of life buoy on board ship.
2. Life jacket regulations according to the SOLAS , markings on life jackets, meaning of help.
3. Immersion suit regulation as per SOLAS, location of immersion suit on board ship.
4. what is hypothermia?
5. explain about Anti-explosure suit and its regulations?
6. explain about thermal protective aids including solas regulation?
7. Expain about flares or pyrotechnics?
8. explain about SART?
9. explain about EPIRB?
10. explain about GMDSS?