Lifeboats with two independent propulsion systems

Amendments to LSA Code Paragraph 4.4.8.1 concerning the exemption of the requirement for buoyant oars in lifeboats with two independent propulsion systems

The amended text allows that, for a lifeboat that is equipped with two independent propulsion systems, there is no longer any requirement to carry buoyant oars.

This amendment is only applicable to lifeboats with two independent propulsion systems and revokes MSC.1/Circ.1597. It will enter into force 1 January 2024. Until then MSC.1/Circ.1597 remains extant