The Navy maintains four sizes of multiplace life rafts - the LRU-12, 13, 14, and 15. These life rafts are installed in aircraft that have the capability of carrying a large crew or a large number of passengers. To select the proper life raft for an aircraft, refer to the Allowance List, NAVAIR 00-35QH-2. There is also a listing by aircraft in the Inflatable Survival Equipment Manual, NAVAIR 13-1-6.1. The Navy also uses some aircraft that are civilian-contractor maintained,
Figure 5-19. - Aircrewman turning 90 degrees.
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