Maintenance of the liferaft release hook

Maintenance of the liferaft release hook


The necessary life raft on the ship, because most of the time people do not use, will cause the crew in the ship maintenance and maintenance of the neglect of this place. Especially for the link of liferaft release hook, on the one hand, this part is easy to be ignored, and on the other hand, because the crew's professional knowledge is not enough, they will often ignore the inspection of release hook, leading to the loss of release hook for a long time, thus laying hidden dangers for future use.

It can be seen that the daily inspection and necessary maintenance of the liferaft release hook are very important. Here is how to introduce the daily maintenance and maintenance of the liferaft release hook. The release hook that is not used at ordinary times is easy to get stuck by sand and small stones, which requires the careful attention of inspectors. If problems are found, they can be cleaned up directly, which will not cause great problems.

In addition, there is daily erosion by sea breeze, which will cause the lubricating oil inside the release hook to dry up and solidify, which will cause the death of the life raft in an emergency, thus making it impossible to release the life raft. Inspectors should check whether the lifeboat can be released smoothly at ordinary times and whether the release hook is stuck, so as to avoid unnecessary accidents. If there is any problem, just apply lubricating oil to solve it.

Some crew members may not be careful enough to confuse the release hook with the rescue boat's hook, mistakenly using it as a hook. This is a serious problem, and the crew should be trained to distinguish the difference between the two hooks, so as not to cause the wrong use.

Last but not least, the ship has not been repaired for a long time, which leads to problems in all aspects. The release hook is especially easy to be ignored, which requires daily diligent inspection. As long as you are careful and careful, there will be no problems.
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