NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

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 ) · European Union

Rescue boats shall be stowed: in a state of continuous readiness for launching in no more than 5 minutes; in a position suitable for launching and recovery; so that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station; if it is also a lifeboat, in compliance with the requirements of Regulation 7.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.