For liferafts that carry more than 12 occupants, the liferaft will have how many floating sheath knives?

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For liferafts that carry more than 12 occupants, the liferaft will have how many floating sheath knives?

When a liferaft is designed for more than a dozen people, equipment needs to be more accessible and redundant to handle the heightened chance of multiple people needing a tool at the same time. A floating sheath knife is a safety tool used to cut ropes, lines, or entanglements quickly in an emergency, and it must stay afloat and reachable. Providing two knives ensures that even if one is in use, lost, or difficult to reach, a second knife is still available for immediate use by someone else. For smaller liferafts (twelve or fewer occupants), one knife is considered sufficient, but increasing the capacity to more than twelve calls for a second knife to maintain prompt access and redundancy.

When a liferaft is designed for more than a dozen people, equipment needs to be more accessible and redundant to handle the heightened chance of multiple people needing a tool at the same time. A floating sheath knife is a safety tool used to cut ropes, lines, or entanglements quickly in an emergency, and it must stay afloat and reachable. Providing two knives ensures that even if one is in use, lost, or difficult to reach, a second knife is still available for immediate use by someone else. For smaller liferafts (twelve or fewer occupants), one knife is considered sufficient, but increasing the capacity to more than twelve calls for a second knife to maintain prompt access and redundancy.

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