MES - Deployment Time

Marine Evacuation System (MES) chute / platform deployment time - must deploy 100 % complement within 30 min per LSA Code Ch. VI.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

t = t_{deploy} + N / r

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$N$	Persons to evacuate	pax
$r$	Flow through chute	pers/min

Source: IMO LSA Code Ch. VI

Marine Evacuation System (MES) chute / platform deployment time - must deploy 100 % complement within 30 min per LSA Code Ch.