Small Vessel Regulations (SOR/2010-91)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14
11. A personal flotation device or lifejacket required by these Regulations does not have to be an appropriate size for an infant who weighs less than 9 kg or a person whose chest size is more than 140 cm.
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
12. (1) Every portable fire extinguisher that is required by these Regulations to be carried on board a pleasure craft shall
(a) bear a mark indicating that it is certified by a product certification body; or
(b) be of a type that is approved by the United States Coast Guard.
(2) Every portable fire extinguisher that is required by these Regulations to be carried on board a vessel other than a pleasure craft shall
(a) bear a mark indicating that it is certified for marine use by a product certification body; or
(b) be of a type that is approved by the United States Coast Guard.
(3) A portable fire extinguisher that is carried on board a vessel imported into Canada and that does not meet the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) shall be certified for marine use by a product certification body or a classification society.
13. In any reference in these Regulations to the classification of a portable fire extinguisher, the letters in the classification refer to the following classes of fires:
(a) Class A fires, namely, fires in combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and plastic;
(b) Class B fires, namely, fires in inflammable liquids, gases and greases;
(c) Class C fires, namely, fires that involve energized electrical equipment where the electrical non-conductivity of the extinguishing media is of importance; and
(d) Class K fires, namely, fires in cooking appliances that involve combustible cooking media such as vegetable or animal oils or fats.
14. A vessel to which Part 2, 4 or 5 applies may carry on board a portable fire extinguisher that is not marked with a classification set out in column 1 of the table to this section if the fire extinguisher contains an extinguishing agent set out in column 2, 3 or 4 of a net weight that corresponds to the classification set out in column 1, and if the fire extinguisher meets the requirements of these Regulations in all other respects.
table of equivalents
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-purpose Dry Chemical (ammonium phosphate) | Regular Dry Chemical (sodium bicarbonate) (Class B and C fires only) | Carbon Dioxide (Class B and C fires only) | |||||
| Net Weight | Net Weight | Net Weight | |||||
| Item | Classification | kg | lbs. | kg | lbs. | kg | lbs. |
| 1. | 1A:5B:C | 1.5 | 3 | ||||
| 2. | 2A:10B:C | 2.25 | 5 | ||||
| 3. | 2A:20B:C | 4.5 | 10 | ||||
| 4. | 5B:C | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.25 | 5 |
| 5. | 10B:C | 2.25 | 5 | 2.25 | 5 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 6. | 20B:C | 4.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | 9 | 20 |