MIL-P-29191B(YD1)
3.4.3.2 Hand rails.
The workboat platform shall have hand rails along the
port and starboard sides of the platform deck and across the stern, with the
exception of an opening wide enough to allow unimpaired deployment and retrieval
The opening in the stern hand rail shall be fitted
of the boom over the stern.
The hand rails shall meet the requirements of
with a detachable life line.
A-18.6 of ABYC publications "Safety Standards for Small Craft" and shall be
tested in accordance with 4.6.10.
The hand rails shall be a minimum of 38
inches high and constructed of tubular metal meeting the requirements of 3.3.4.
3.4.3.3 Cleats.
The workboat platform shall have four regular or flush
deck-type cleats mount-cd in the platform deck under the hand rails (two portside
The cleat shall be sized to the craft requirements in
and two starboard side)
Regular cleat size shall not be less than 8 inches.
accordance with 4.6.6.
Cleats shall be fabricated from brass or cast steel.
3.4.3 4 Towing device.
The workboat platform shall be equipped with a
towing device located near the stern at the center of the craft.
The towing
device shall be designed to withstand not less than six times the rated thrust
of the craft-engine-propeller combination without failure, deformation, or
cracking of the towing device or the area where it is mounted, in accordance
with 4 6.9.
3.4.3.5 Hand rail mountings and hinges.
The hand rail mountings shall not
extend beyond the radius formed by the platform deck bumper.
Means shall be
provided for pinning or otherwise securing the hand rails in the sockets in the
launch mode.
3.4.3.6 Drainage.
Recessed or flush fittings required by 3.4.2.1, 3.4.2.4,
3.4.3.3, and 3.4.3.5 shall be provided with a means of draining overboard any
collected water.
3.4.3.7 Slip resistance.
The platform deck shall have a slip-resistant
surface which shall be applied as a grit-bearing epoxy coating.
Slip-resistant
coating shall be similar to MIL-C-24667, Type 111, Composition L.
Color is to
be Dark Grey 36076, conforming to FED-STD-595.
3.4.4 Control console.
An operator's control console shall be provided.
The control console shall measure not less than 38 inches high by 20 inches wide
by 15 inches deep.
The console shall be stowable, if necessary, for transport
mode .
The control console shall include, as a minimum (see 6.2):
Dual-console type engine controls with tilt and trim switch.
Steering controls with 18-inch stainless steel steering wheel.
c.
Heavy-duty marine tachometer for each engine.
d.
Engine hour meter for each engine.
e
Dual fuel gages.
f
High temperature alarm or temperature gage for each engine.
3 5 Navigation lights.
The workboat platform shall be provided with
navigation lights as close to the centerline of the vessel as practicable in
accordance with international rules for class 2 craft.
The navigation lighting
system shall conform to USCG and NMMA requirements
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