AS PER SOLAS CH 3 REG 6.3 Distress flares Not less than 12 rocket parachute flares, complying with the requirements of section 3.1 of the Code, shall be carried and be stowed on or near the navigation bridge. Additional to mentioned above 2 Buoyant smoke signals, 4 Rocket parachute & 6 Hand flares are to be present in each of the survival craft. FURTHER DETAILS ON PYROTECHNICS AS PER LSA CODE ROCKET PARACHUTE FLARES (Section 3.1 of the IMO LSA Code) The rocket parachute flare shall: Be contained in a water-resistant casing; Have brief instructions or … [Read more...]
ANNEX IV – Distress Signals
1. Need of Assistance The following signals, used or exhibited either together or separately, indicate distress and need of assistance: (a) a gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a minute; (b) a continuous sounding with any fog-signalling apparatus; (c) rockets or shells, throwing red stars fired one at a time at short intervals; (d) a signal made by any signalling method consisting of the group ... --- ... (SOS) in the Morse Code; (e) a signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken word "Mayday"; (f) the International Code Signal of distress … [Read more...]