A small wooden or steel boat that is carried on a ship and used to rescue people in the event of a disaster. It is equipped with emergency food, drinking water, and a signal, and can accommodate about 40 people adrift for about a week. There are two types: oar-powered and motor-powered, and there are various standards for stability, speed, fire resistance, number of passengers, and size. The Ship Safety Act requires passenger ships and other ships to be equipped with lifeboats. In the 1960s, new types were installed to take into account fires on tankers, and ships that require many lifeboats, such as passenger ships and ferries, are equipped with plastic life rafts and inflatable rubber boats. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
船に搭載し,遭難に際して人命救助に使用する木製または鋼製の小型ボート。非常用食糧,飲料水,信号機などを備え,約 40人が1週間余漂流することのできる設備をもつ。オール式,発動機式の2種類があり,復元性,速力,耐火性,定員数,大きさなど,各種の規準がある。船舶安全法により,客船などの義務船舶にはその設置が義務づけられている。 1960年代に入り,タンカーの火災などを考慮したものが新しく備付けられるようになり,また,客船やフェリーボートなど多数の救命艇を必要とする船舶には,プラスチック製の救命筏や膨張式ゴムボートが備えられている。
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