ISO/FDIS 15516

FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 15516
ISO/TC 8/SC 4
Ships and marine technology —
Secretariat: SAC
Launching appliances for davit-launched
Voting begins on:
lifeboats
2003-09-11
Voting terminates on:
Navires et technologie maritime — Dispositifs de mise à l'eau des
2003-11-11
embarcations de sauvetage sous bossoirs



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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction.vi
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Classification and composition .3
4.1 Composition of davit.3
4.2 Classification of davit .3
4.3 Classification of winch .3
5 Requirements.3
5.1 Performance.3
5.2 Design and construction .5
5.3 Safety.
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