{"id":8958,"date":"2026-04-01T08:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/solas-hoofdstuk-iii-reddingsmiddelen-en-regelingen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:01:39","slug":"solas-chapter-iii-rescue-equipment-and-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/solas-chapter-iii-rescue-equipment-and-arrangements\/","title":{"rendered":"Key interpretations &#038; positions of the NSI regarding SOLAS Chapter III &#8211; Rescue Equipment and Arrangements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^89|url^https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2000px_745625317.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^2000px_745625317|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; parallax_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=&#8221;disable_on_mobile_img_parallax_value&#8221; parallax_content=&#8221;parallax_content_value&#8221; parallax_content_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591095257578{margin-top: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591094995702{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>ISM News<\/h4>\n<h1>From ISM News Update nr. 138: Interpretations SOLAS Chapter III &#8211; Rescue Equipment and Arrangements<\/h1>\n<p>April 2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591267562241{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Other news from this ISM News Update:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Changes to the Polar Code as of January 2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/changes-polar-code-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Changes to the POLAR CODE as of January 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Handling of expired medicines on board according to MARPOL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/medicines-on-board-marpol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handling of expired medicines on board according to MARPOL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Areas of attention for ships under the Dutch flag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/areas-of-attention-ships-dutch-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Areas of attention for ships under the Dutch flag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Revised IMO measures for entry into confined spaces on board ships\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/revised-imo-measures-entry-confined-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised IMO measures for entry into confined spaces on board ships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Guidelines on medical equipment, medical training and medical certificate for fishermen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/guidelines-on-medical-equipment-medical-training-and-medical-certificate-for-fishermen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidelines on medical equipment, medical training and medical certificate for fishermen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Explanation of NSI certificates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/explanation-of-nsi-certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explanation of NSI certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">#default-btn-003d0b9070ff95e59bd2f7fc311b8395.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-003d0b9070ff95e59bd2f7fc311b8395 > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/ism-news-updates\/\" class=\"default-btn-shortcode dt-btn dt-btn-m link-hover-off btn-inline-left  vc_custom_1617121685890\" id=\"default-btn-003d0b9070ff95e59bd2f7fc311b8395\" title=\"ISM NEWS UPDATES\"><i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-arrow-20\"><\/i><span>Back to News Updates<\/span><\/a>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#004029&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"null\">Key interpretations &amp; positions of the NSI regarding SOLAS Chapter III &#8211; Rescue Equipment and Arrangements<\/h1>\n<p>The Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate (NSI) enforces <a title=\"https:\/\/puc.overheid.nl\/nsi\/doc\/PUC_1346_14\/8\/\" href=\"https:\/\/puc.overheid.nl\/nsi\/doc\/PUC_1346_14\/8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-outlook-id=\"f62157f5-4104-4053-9207-33bfecb670e9\">SOLAS Chapter III<\/a>regarding life-saving equipment and systems, with an emphasis on practical compliance for safety. Key areas of focus include life jackets for persons up to 140 kg, training for descent systems with life rafts, and specific crew requirements for lifeboats.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#004029&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-placeholder=\"Vertaling\"><span lang=\"en\">Would you like to receive future updates and important information directly in your mailbox?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">#default-btn-07bb8e5a072dd2838e02b1cd8a6f23de.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-07bb8e5a072dd2838e02b1cd8a6f23de > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}<\/style><div class=\"btn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roodbovengroen.us20.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=29dfb03f735df2b085bb1c258&amp;id=317e1ecdb4\" class=\"default-btn-shortcode dt-btn dt-btn-m link-hover-off  vc_custom_1681478766336\" id=\"default-btn-07bb8e5a072dd2838e02b1cd8a6f23de\" title=\"ISM NEWS UPDATES\"><i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-telegram\"><\/i><span>You can now sign up for our ISM news update here!<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^89|url^https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2000px_745625317.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^2000px_745625317|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; parallax_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=&#8221;disable_on_mobile_img_parallax_value&#8221; parallax_content=&#8221;parallax_content_value&#8221; parallax_content_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591095257578{margin-top: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591094995702{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] ISM News From ISM News Update nr. 138: Interpretations SOLAS Chapter III &#8211; Rescue Equipment and Arrangements April 2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591267562241{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Other news from this ISM News Update: Changes to the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-23","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8958"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8981,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958\/revisions\/8981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}