How To launch a liferaft manually

This is important and could save your life and also your crews lives

(1) Have two men undo the SENHOUSE Slip
(2) Lift the liferaft to the ships rail (Do not undo the painter line from the hydrostatic release)
(3) Drop the liferaft into the water
(4) Pull the painter line till it can come no more and then give it a sharp pull
(5) The liferaft should now inflate
(6) Pull the liferaft close to the pilot ladder
(7) Put the strongest man into the liferaft first
(8) Pass him the tail of the painter line leading back to the hydrostatic release, he will be pulling the liferaft closer too
(9) Every person that enters the liferaft helps him to keep the liferaft close to the ship
(10) The second last person will get the safety knife attached to the sponsons inside the liferaft
(11) Once the last person boards the liferaft, the painter line gets cut at the hydrostatic release side
(12) It is important to try and not loose your liferaft's, this has been done before, the reason for launching liferaft's is there is no hope for the vessel, loose these liferaft's and there is no hope for you, take care!