SOLAS requirements for totally enclosed lifeboats
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Gangway safety nets should be installed where a person might fall from the means of embarkation or between the ship and the quayside. For security of life and property, all mesh ropes are securely knitted in position.
As per SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-9 and MSC.1/Circ.1331, a gangway safety net must be rigged beneath gangways and accommodation ladders to prevent falls into the water or onto the quayside. It is required wherever a person could fall between the ship and the shore, usually extending the full length and width of the access area.
Marine and offshore gangways and accommodation ladders
| Product | Gangway Safety Net | |
| Net Size | 3×3m, 3×4m, 4×6m, 4×10m, 4×12m, 4×16m, 5×10m (as per required) | |
| Material | Polypropylene (PP), Polyamide (Nylon) | |
| Rope Type | 8-strand crossed rope | |
| Rim Rope Size | 10mm | |
| Mesh Rope Size | 8mm (5~8mm as per required) | |
| Mesh Size | 150mm (100mm as per required) | |
| Knot Type | Manmade Knot (Knotless as per required) | |
| Rope Breaking Point | ≥740 kgs (10mm PP) | ≥480 kgs (8mm PP) |
| ≥1190 kgs (10mm Nylon) | ≥760 kgs (8mm Nylon) | |
| Net Impact Strength | ≥180 kgs/42inches (1.07m) | ≥120 kgs/7m (Grade I) |
| ≥120 kgs/2m (Grade II) | ||
| Test Standard | EN 1263 | GB5725 |



