LSA

LSA stands for life saving appliances. Regulations for life saving appliances on a ship are stipulated by the IMO’s LSA Code. The type, number and capacity of these appliances vary from vessel to vessel, depending on its size, type of voyage and activity (i.e. cruise ship or oil tanker.)

Life saving appliances include everything from personal life saving equipment such as lifejackets, lifebuoys, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aids to survival craft such as lifeboats, rescue boats and life rafts. Also included are visual aids like hand flares, parachute flares and buoyant smoke signals. Public address systems, general alarms, evacuation systems, line throwing appliances and launching and embarkation appliances also fall under the category of life saving appliance.