#MarineNotice - Marine Notice No 8 of 2005 supplemented by Marine Notice No 16 of 2011 provided information on eight types of liferaft, which the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) accepts for use on small fishing vessels that are not required to carry a SOLAS/MED-approved liferaft.
The department now advises, in Marine Notice No 20 of 2015, that an additional liferaft has been deemed acceptable for use on such vessels. For clarity, the complete list – including the additional liferaft type now added – is shown below.
Accepted non-SOLAS/non-MED inflatable liferafts:
- DSB 4 - Person Inflatable Liferaft with “SOLAS B Pack”
- RFD Surviva 4 - Person Inflatable Liferaft with “SOLAS B Pack”
- RFD SEASAVA PRO ISO 9650 4 - Person Inflatable Liferaft with “SOLAS B Pack”
- Viking DK 4 - Person Inflatable Liferaft with “SOLAS B Pack”
- Zodiac 4 - Person Inflatable Liferaft with “SOLAS B Pack”
- EUROVINIL ISO/DIS 9650 4 - Person Inflatable Liferaft with “SOLAS B Pack”
- Sea-Safe 4 person inflatable liferaft :ISO 9650.1 group A Type 1 with “SOLAS B pack”
- Seago - ISO 9650-1 SOLAS B pack – 4 PERSON Liferaft
- Haining, Liferaft model HNF-YT IS09650-1 – with SOLAS B pack