Launching preocedure of l / b ?

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The procedure which we use to test launch lifeboats is:

•  remove gripes/lashing wires

•  no one boards the boat

•  launch boat to water, doing brake tests on the way down

•  crew go down embarkation ladder or accommodation ladder and board boat

•  boat is taken away and engine/steering etc checked

•  boat returned and hooked on

•  boat lifted about 2 metres above water

•  self-release wire tested from inside the boat and boat landed back in water

•  if necessary, boat lifted again about one metre above water and quick release mechanism tested

•  all crew disembark and climb up ladder

•  boat retrieved with no one inside

•  boat secured