Life Saving Equipment Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1436)

• 68. (1) A Class V ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry the supply of equipment set out in columns II to IV of that item.

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
  1.	Under 50 m	4	2	2
  2.	50 m or over	6	2	2

• (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1), a Class V ship shall carry at least one lifebuoy on each side of each passenger deck.

69. A Class V ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) enough lifejackets that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

70. A Class V ship that carries survival craft shall carry

• (a) for each life raft and each inflatable rescue platform, the Class C emergency pack set out in section 3 of Schedule I;

• (b) for each emergency boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II;

• (c) six pyrotechnic distress signals, of which three are rocket parachute flares;

• (d) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used; and

• (e) means of embarkation into survival craft.