# 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 .1

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

Launching appliances complying with the requirements of section 6.1 of the LSA Code shall be provided for all survival craft and except:
.1 FOR EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:
a.. survival craft which are boarded from a position on deck which is less than 4,5 metres above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition and which either:
have a mass of not more than 185 kg; or
are stowed for launching directly from the stowed position under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and list up to at least 15° either way; or
b.. survival craft which are carried in excess of the survival craft for 110 % of the total number of persons on board; or survival craft provided for use in conjunction with a marine evacuation system (MES) complying with the requirements of section 6.2 of the LSA Code and stowed for launching directly from the stowed position under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of up to 20° either way.
.2 FOR NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:
where, subject to survival craft and rescue boat embarkation arrangements being effective within the environmental conditions in which the ship is likely to operate and in all undamaged and prescribed damage conditions of trim and heel, the freeboard between the intended embarkation position and the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition is not more than 4,5 metres, the Administration of the flag State may accept a system where persons board life-rafts directly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/III/division/9/division/1/division/.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-III/division-9/division-1/division-.1
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