What an unbelievable MESs with the lifeboats, life rafts and MES. I suppose this is the average condition of that gear on most ships.
I remember that on a ship I was on the Canadian inspector, who was on board for the renewal of the certificate, ordered that the riverside lifeboat should be lowered into the water. As soon as the wooden boat swung free it fell like an overripe fruit from a tree, splitting wide open on impact. That was quite a sight. Water is then like concrete.