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Life Saving Equipment Regulations (
C.R.C.
, c. 1436)
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Regulations are current to 2012-01-24 and last amended on 2007-07-01.
Previous Versions
Enabling Act:
CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001
Notes :
See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
Shaded provisions are not in force.
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Life Saving Equipment Regulations
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SHORT TITLE
2 -
INTERPRETATION
3 -
APPLICATION
3 -
Where Regulations Do Not Apply
4 -
Where Regulations Apply
5 -
GENERAL
5 -
Classes of Ships
5.1 -
Additional Equipment
5.2 -
Marine Evacuation Systems
6 -
PART I
EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED BY EXISTING SHIPS
6 -
Upgrading Provisions for Existing Ships
7 -
Class I Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on long international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on foreign voyages or home-trade voyages, Class I)
10 -
Class II Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on short international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on home-trade voyages, Class II)
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Class III Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on home-trade voyages, Class III, or inland voyages, Class I)
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Class IV Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on inland voyages, Class II or minor waters voyages, Class I)
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Class V Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on home-trade voyages, Class IV, or minor waters voyages, Class II)
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Class VI Ships
(Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)
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Class VII Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are certified to carry passengers, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)
20 -
Class VIII Ships [reserved]
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Class IX Ships
(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are not certified to carry passengers, or that are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are not certified to carry passengers, or that are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on foreign voyages or home-trade voyages, Class I)
20 -
Ships Other Than Tankers
22.1 -
Tankers
22.2 -
Signs
23 -
Class X Ships
(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are not certified to carry passengers, or are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on home-trade voyages, Class II, home-trade voyages, Class III, home-trade voyages, Class IV, inland voyages, Class I, inland voyages, Class II, minor waters voyages, Class I, or minor waters voyages, Class II)
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Ships Other Than Tankers
27.3 -
Tankers
27.4 -
Signs
28 -
Class XI Ships
(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not certified to carry passengers but carry a crew, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)
31 -
Signs
32 -
PART II
EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED BY NEW SHIPS
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Class I Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on long international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on foreign voyages or home-trade voyages, Class I)
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Class II Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on short international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on home-trade voyages, Class II)
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Class III Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on home-trade voyages, Class III, or inland voyages, Class I)
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Class IV Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on inland voyages, Class II, or minor waters voyages, Class I)
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Class V Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on home-trade voyages, Class IV, or minor waters voyages, Class II)
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Class VI Ships
(Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)
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Class VII Ships
(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are certified to carry passengers, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)
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Class VIII Ships [Reserved]
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Class IX Ships
(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are not certified to carry passengers, or that are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are not certified to carry passengers, or that are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on foreign voyages or home-trade voyages, Class I)
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Class X Ships
(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are not certified to carry passengers, or are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on home-trade voyages, Class II, home-trade voyages, Class III, home-trade voyages, Class IV, inland voyages, Class I, inland voyages, Class II, minor waters voyages, Class I, or minor waters voyages, Class II)
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Class XI Ships
(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not certified to carry passengers but carry a crew, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)
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PART III
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
110 -
Life Saving Equipment Plans
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Evacuation Procedures
112 -
Evacuation of New Ships, Class IX
113 -
Maintenance, Servicing and Training
121 -
Equipment Requiring Board Approval
122 -
Buoyant Apparatus
123 -
Pyrotechnic Distress Signals
124 -
Survival Craft VHF Radiotelephone Apparatus
125 -
SARTs
126 -
Class II EPIRBs
127 -
Immersion Suits
127.1 -
Lifejackets
128 -
Signs
129 -
Launching Devices
130 -
Securing and Packing of Lifeboat, Rescue Boat and Emergency Boat Equipment
131 -
Lifebuoys and Lifebuoy Equipment
132 -
Means of Embarkation into Survival Craft
133 -
Muster Stations and Embarkation Stations
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Stowage and Handling of Survival Craft
140 -
General Requirements
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Lifeboats
145 -
Life Rafts
148 -
Rescue Boats and Emergency Boats
149 -
Stabilizers
SCHEDULE I
- EQUIPMENT FOR LIFE RAFTS AND INFLATABLE RESCUE PLATFORMS
SCHEDULE II
- EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED BY LIFEBOATS, RESCUE BOATS, EMERGENCY BOATS AND SUITABLE BOATS
SCHEDULE III
- SHIPS DISTRESS SIGNALS
- (For lifebuoy lights see Schedule XIV)
SCHEDULE IV
- SERVICING REQUIREMENTS FOR INFLATABLE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT
SCHEDULE V
- LIFEBOAT STANDARDS FOR EXISTING SHIPS
SCHEDULE V.1
- LIFEBOAT STANDARDS FOR NEW SHIPS
SCHEDULE VI
- MEANS OF EMBARKATION INTO SURVIVAL CRAFT
SCHEDULE VII
- RESCUE BOATS AND EMERGENCY BOATS
SCHEDULE VIII
- LIFE RAFTS AND INFLATABLE RESCUE PLATFORMS
SCHEDULE IX
- LAUNCHING DEVICES AND RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS
SCHEDULE X
SCHEDULE XI
SCHEDULE XII
- LINE-THROWING APPLIANCES
SCHEDULE XIII
- THERMAL PROTECTIVE AIDS
SCHEDULE XIV
- LIFEBUOYS AND LIFEBUOY EQUIPMENT
SCHEDULE XV
- SUITABLE BOATS AND APPROVED BOATS ON EXISTING SHIPS
SCHEDULES XVI and XVII
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