When the liftable life raft is ready for use, 2 crew members should be able to complete the boarding and landing preparations within 5 minutes. Store in a safe and sheltered place and protect it from damage caused by fire and explosion. Especially the lifeboats and rafts on oil tankers. They shall not be stored above cargo oil tanks, slop oil tanks or other cargo tanks containing explosive or dangerous substances.

Life rafts refer to the boat gear without self-propelled ability for life saving on board. There is a certain amount of food and fresh water in the life raft for the crew to drift at sea for rescue. Life rafts can be divided into rigid life rafts and inflatable life rafts according to their structural forms.