Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2007-07-01. Previous Versions
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)
94. A Class X ship that is not a tanker shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.
SOR/96-218, s. 34.
95. (1) A Class X ship that is 85 m or under in length and is not a tanker shall carry
(a) if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, or an inland voyage, Class I, one rescue boat under a launching device; and
(b) in any other case, one emergency boat under a launching device.
(2) A Class X ship that is over 85 m in length and is not a tanker shall carry
(a) on each side of the ship, one rescue boat under a launching device if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II;
(b) one rescue boat under a launching device if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class III, or an inland voyage, Class I; and
(c) one emergency boat under a launching device if the ship is engaged on any other voyage.
96. (1) Subject to section 97, a Class X ship that is a tanker shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough totally enclosed lifeboats under launching devices to accommodate the complement.
(2) The lifeboats referred to in subsection (1) shall be fire-protected and have a self-contained air support system, unless the ship is engaged
(a) on a home-trade voyage, Class IV;
(b) on a minor waters voyage, Class II; or
(c) solely in the carriage of bunker oils and marine diesel oils, the flashpoint of which exceeds 60°C, as determined in a closed-cup test.
(3) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1), a Class X ship that is a tanker shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate
(a) the complement, if the life rafts are stowed in a location providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open-deck level; or
(b) 150 per cent of the complement, if the life rafts are not stowed in accordance with paragraph (a).
SOR/96-218, s. 34.
97. (1) A Class X ship that is a tanker and has free-fall launching devices may carry, instead of the lifeboats required by subsection 96(1), enough totally enclosed lifeboats, capable of being free-fall launched over the stern of the ship, to accommodate the complement.
(2) The lifeboats referred to in subsection (1) shall be fire-protected and shall have a self-contained air support system unless the ship is engaged
(a) on a home-trade voyage, Class IV;
(b) on a minor waters voyage, Class II; or
(c) solely in the carriage of bunker oils and maritime diesel oils the flashpoint of which exceeds 60°C as determined in a closed-cup test.
