Relative to the cargo ship, the passenger ship's boarding arrangement is relatively loose. The lifeboat boarding arrangement is designed to be able to board and land directly from the storage location, or to board and land from the boarding deck; but the rescue boat should be able to The depository directly boarded and landed. In the case of rescue boats and lifeboats, if other lifeboats are boarding and landing on the embarkation deck, they shall also meet the embarkation board boarding and landing requirements. The requirements for the patient carrying the stretcher to carry into the survival craft are divided into two situations: when the lifeboat boarding arrangement is designed to be stored and the position can be directly boarded and landed, the ship can choose whether the boarding point is the storage position or the boarding deck according to the actual situation on the ship; When the boarding arrangement is designed to board and land on the boarding deck, the boarding point can only select the boarding deck.

When the ship determines the boarding point according to the actual situation on board, it is necessary to consider the following aspects: When the storage location is the boarding point, confirm that the storage location can be directly boarded and landed, and confirm that the stretcher patient can be smoothly carried in (suitable inclined ladder, lifeboat) When the boarding deck is selected as the boarding point, it is confirmed that there is a mooring device that meets the requirements, and the survival craft that is lowered by the davit is fastened and tied to the ship's side for the personnel. Can be safely boarded. Confirm that the stretcher patient can be carried into the survival craft smoothly.

Prior to the entry into force of the SOLAS74 Convention in 1983 (July 1, 1986), ships carrying keels do not need to meet the layout requirements for the direct boarding and landing of the lifeboat in the storage position, nor do they need to meet the stretcher patient at the boarding position. Requirements for survival craft;

Cargo ships with keels placed after July 1, 1986 shall meet the requirements for direct boarding and landing at the storage location; when the boarding deck is selected as the embarkation point, the stretcher patient shall be able to be carried into the lifeboat on the embarkation deck, relying on The device should be installed effectively. When the storage location is selected as the embarkation point, the stretcher patient should be able to be safely and effectively carried into the lifeboat, and the appropriate inclined ladder and sufficient space should be set.

A passenger ship with a keel after July 1, 1986 shall meet at least the requirements for boarding and landing on the boarding deck and carrying the stretcher patient into the lifeboat on the boarding deck.