Polar Code Survival Kit Duration

Required survival-kit duration per SOLAS XIV / Polar Code: 5 days (Polar Class A/B, max expected rescue time + 50 %).

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Max expected rescue timed

Minimum survival-kit duration: 5.0days

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

T_\text{survival} = \max(5, 1.5 \cdot T_\text{rescue,max})

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$T_\text{rescue,max}$	Longest expected rescue time	days

Source: IMO Polar Code Part I-A Ch.8

In short

Required survival-kit duration per SOLAS XIV / Polar Code: 5 days (Polar Class A/B, max expected rescue time + 50 %).

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