Additional Equipment 5.1 A ship may carry life saving equipment that is in addition to that required by these Regulations, if the additional equipment
(a ) does not present a safety hazard;
(b ) is not detrimental to the seaworthiness of the ship; and
(c ) meets the requirements of these Regulations.
Marine Evacuation Systems 5.2 If a ship is required to carry life rafts under Part I or II, a marine evacuation system may be substituted for the life rafts and any associated launching devices if
(a ) the accommodation capacity of the life rafts of the marine evacuation system is at least equal to the accommodation capacity of the life rafts for which the marine evacuation system is substituted; and
(b ) the marine evacuation system meets the requirements of Regulation 6.2 of Chapter VI of the International Life-saving Appliance Code published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time, and is approved as having met those requirements.
SOR/96-218, s. 1; SOR/2001-179, s. 3.
PART I EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED BY EXISTING SHIPS Upgrading Provisions for Existing Ships 6. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Part, an existing ship may carry, instead of the equipment required to be carried under this Part, the equipment required to be carried by a new ship of its class under Part II, if that equipment meets the requirements set out or referred to in Part III for equipment carried by a new ship.
(2) Notwithstanding sections 7 to 31, where a survival craft that was carried on an existing ship on April 27, 1996, and is set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection is replaced, its replacement shall be the survival craft set out in column II of that item.
TABLE
Column I Column II Item Survival Craft on Existing Ship Replacement Survival Craft 1. Class 1 lifeboat lifeboat 2. Class 2 lifeboat lifeboat 2.1 approved boat emergency boat 3. suitable boat emergency boat 4. [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 4]
SOR/96-218, s. 1; SOR/2001-179, s. 4.
Life Saving Equipment Regulations 1 - SHORT TITLE
2 - INTERPRETATION
3 - APPLICATION
5 - GENERAL
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)
14 - 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)
16 - 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)
17 - 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)
18 - Class VI Ships (Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)
19 - 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]
20 - 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)
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)
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)
32 - PART II EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED BY NEW SHIPS
32 - 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)
42 - 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)
52 - 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)
61 - 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)
66 - 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)
72 - Class VI Ships (Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)
76 - 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)
81 - Class VIII Ships [Reserved]
81 - 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)
94 - 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)
104 - 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)
110 - PART III OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
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