Talk:Lifeboat (rescue)/Archive 1
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what factor determines the capacity of a life boat in terms of crew been recue or even fire drills.208.131.187.83 21:40, 13 November 2006 (UTC)Adrian
I think the SOLAS and LSA require set amount of square footage of floor area per person to determine the capicity. I also think it is not much. I remember a book about a solo- cross Atlantic sailor have his sailboat sink and he finished voyage in his liferaft, maybe rated for 7 people- and he complained about lack of space. Wfoj2 22:24, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Article needs Work
Lifeboat and Liferaft searched return the same page. Section on Modern Lifeboard is actually what might be referred to as a Surfboat in the United States. Also the US Coast Guard Motor Lifeboats referred to here are designed to be self-righting, will roll through 360 degrees and not capsized (or turn turtle (inverted))
I Dislike Modern Live boats section, but I did not modify- need s distunction from Surfboard added, factor that what is described here is what is shore based intended to go from shore to rescue crew from sinking or grounded vessel.
This article is confusing
I believe that a reader who is unfamiliar with the subject has several options on how to interpet many of the passages in this article. This is a good example of two different subjects with the same name, and they would be good candidates for disambiguation. I will endeavor to begin this process. JERRY talk contribs 22:49, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Requested move
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the proposal was no move. This is a matter of national varieties of English--Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 15:26, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
IMO, lifeboat has one primary meaning, currently at Lifeboat (shipboard), which should be moved here. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:24, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- Support per RMS Titanic's lack of sufficient lifeboats, and the connotations resulting from its famous sinking, this is primary usage. 70.55.84.225 (talk) 05:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- Support per nom. Llamasharmafarmerdrama (talk) 19:07, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- Oppose In the UK by far the best known meaning of lifeboat is lifeboat (rescue) just about any pub anywhere near the coast has a collection tin shaped like a RNLC boat. --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 15:22, 19 February 2008 (UTC)