Harding MCH Lifeboat - Sydney, Australia
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paulspaper
S 33° 52.134 E 151° 11.940
56H E 333416 N 6250920
Harding MCH Lifeboat is on display at the Australian Maritime Museum in Darling Harbor, Sydney.
Waymark Code: WM41PT
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/24/2008
Views: 79
This is a very interesting lifeboat at a truly wonderful maritime museum.
The signage at the lifeboat reads: "This totally enclosed lifeboat is the Tanker Version, designed for ships or offshore installations where there is risk of burning oil and dangerous gases. It may be launched by a 20 meter vertical free fall, fully loaded, with all occupants held by seat belts.
The occupants must wear seat belts at all times to provide the ballast and centre of gravity needed to right the boat if it capsizes in rough seas. The boat is designed to roll through 360 degrees without affecting engine operation.
Its hatches can be hermetically sealed. Special features include a compressed-air passenger breathing system and a diesel driven seawater pump to spray the entire boat for cooling, allowing it to pass through burning oil on the sea for a distance of one nautical mile.
The Harding lifeboat and davit were commissioned here at the museum in 1993. The lifeboat is owned and operated by the Sydney Institute of TAFE Marine Technology Centre.
Name of the Lifeboat or station: Harding MCH Lifeboat
Adress:
Darling Harbor
Sydney, NSW Australia
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Number of the Lifeboat: Not listed
Callsign Marifoon: Not listed
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