This service specification describes DNV's verification services for free-fall lifeboats during design, testing and construction, in particular within the three following safety-critical elements to assess conformity to DNV-ST-E406:

— structural safety, i.e. safety of hull with seats and their support and canopy against structural failure

— human safety, i.e. safety with respect to accelerations and injury to the human body, and air quality

— headway, i.e. sufficient forward speed to avoid collision with the host platform.

The document:

— describes DNV's approach to risk differentiated levels of verification involvement

— provides guidance for selection of verification involvement level

— provides guidance on how to establish a verification plan.