paat inimeste päästmiseks hukkumisohus olevalt laevalt vms. ohtlikust olukorrast, uppumatu paat, mis on suuteline sõitma merel iga ilmaga. Laeva päästepaadid mahutavad 12-90 in. Nendes on alaline magevee- ja toiduainevaru ning esmaabi- ja signalisatsioonivahendid. Päästepaadi mereomadused, ehitus, varustus ja varude hulk peavad vastama SOLAS-i ja klassifikatsiooniühingute nõuetele. ...
a boat specially designed and equipped for life-saving purposes, its buoyancy being increased by means of watertight air cases or compartments fitted inside and in some types by outside appliances, such as cork belts
Each Member State shall take the measures necessary to ensure that ... for each of its life-rafts and life-boats, every vessel flying its flag or registered under its plenary jurisdiction carries a watertight medicine chest at least containing the medical supplies specified in Annex II, sections I and II, for category C vessels ...
