Article 93 Security of equipment and rations in lifeboats, Class C boats and inflatable boats

All items of equipment provided in any lifeboat, Class C boat or inflatable boat carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply shall be secured within the lifeboat or boat with the exception of the boat hook which shall be kept free for fending-off purposes. Any lashing shall be carried out in such a manner as to ensure the security of the equipment and so as not to interfere with the lifting hooks, if fitted, or to prevent ready embarkation. All items of such equipment shall be as small and as light in weight as possible and shall be packed in suitable and compact form.

Any rations which may be provided in a lifeboat carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply shall be stowed in watertight tanks, which shall be firmly secured to the lifeboat.

The tanks for any such water rations in a lifeboat carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply shall be conspicuously marked “water”.