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Polar Survival Craft - Required Duration

Minimum survival craft duration in polar waters per IMO Polar Code Part I-A Ch. 8 - 5 days plus time to anticipated rescue, with personal and group survival equipment stocked accordingly.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

dsurvival=max(5, 5+MTR)d_{survival} = \max(5,\ 5 + MTR)
SymbolMeaningUnit
MTRMTRMaximum expected time to rescuedays
POBPOBPersons on boardpax

Source: Polar Code Part I-A Ch. 8; MSC.385(94)

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Minimum survival craft duration in polar waters per IMO Polar Code Part I-A Ch.

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