# Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division .3: Every life-raft shall be stowed:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

a.. with its painter attached to the ship;
b.. with a float-free arrangement, complying with the requirements paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code enabling the life-raft to float free and, if inflatable, to inflate automatically when the ship sinks. One float-free arrangement may be used for two or more life-rafts if the float-free arrangement is sufficient to comply with the requirements paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code;
c.. so as to permit manual release from its securing arrangements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/III/division/7/division/1/division/.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-III/division-7/division-1/division-.3
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