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

134. Every new ship that is a passenger ship shall have embarkation stations each of which provides

• (a) where a marine evacuation system is used, a clear area with enough space to allow a continuous and unencumbered flow of passengers from the muster station to the head of the evacuation system; or

• (b) in any other case and subject to section 135, a clear area of at least 1 m² for every two persons to be embarked into survival craft from that station.

135. Where a muster station and an embarkation station share a common area on a new ship that is a passenger ship, the common area shall provide at least 1 m² for every four persons to be mustered there and embarked into survival craft from there, in addition to the space required to launch the survival craft.

136. Every embarkation station on a new ship that is a cargo ship shall have an area of at least 1 m² for every two persons to be embarked into survival craft from that station.

137. Muster and embarkation stations for davit-launched survival craft on new ships shall be arranged so as to enable persons on stretchers to be placed in survival craft.

138. Every muster station and every embarkation station shall be

• (a) readily accessible from accommodation and service areas; and

• (b) adequately illuminated, with lighting capable of being supplied from the ship’s emergency electrical power source.

• 139. (1) Every approach route to a muster station or an embarkation station, including alley-ways, stairways and exits, shall be adequately illuminated, with lighting capable of being supplied from the ship’s emergency electrical power source.

• (2) Every ship shall be capable of supplying lighting to illuminate, during the preparation and launching of survival craft, the survival craft, their launching devices and the area of water into which they are to be launched.

140. Where davits are required for lifeboats, rescue boats or emergency boats, a separate set of davits shall be provided for each boat.

141. A survival craft under launching devices shall be capable of being launched with its full complement and equipment, under 10° of trim and listing 20°.

• 142. (1) Where a life raft or an inflatable rescue platform is carried in such a position that it may be lost or damaged by weather or another cause, it shall be secured with a lashing that incorporates a senhouse slip, hydrostatic release or other quick-release device.

• (2) Every ship that is under 25 m in length shall carry its life rafts and inflatable rescue platforms

  • (a) placed in deep chocks, without lashings, so as to float free if the ship sinks; or

  • (b) secured by a lashing fitted with a hydrostatic release unit.