# 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 .6: Life-rafts associated with a Marine Evacuation System (MES) shall:

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

a.. be stowed close to the container containing the MES;
b.. be capable of release from its stowage rack with arrangements which will enable it to be moored and inflated alongside the boarding platform;
c.. be capable of release as an independent survival craft; and
d.. be provided with retrieving lines to the boarding platform.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/III/division/7/division/1/division/.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-III/division-7/division-1/division-.6
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