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• 24 (1) A seine skiff shall not be considered as being life saving equipment unless it is ordinarily used in a vessel’s fishing operations.

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• (11) Except as otherwise specified in Schedule VII, every life raft of every vessel making foreign, home-trade Class I or home-trade Class II voyages shall carry all the equipment set out in items 1 to 24 of that Schedule, which equipment shall be known as Class A equipment.

• (12) Except as otherwise specified in Schedule VII, every life raft of every vessel making home-trade Class III, inland waters Class I, inland waters Class II or minor waters Class I voyages shall carry all the equipment set out in items 1 to 13 of that Schedule, which equipment shall be known as Class B equipment.

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• (14) The weight of each seine skiff carried on board a fishing vessel shall be both established and certified to the satisfaction of an inspector who shall then cause the following details to be marked on the stem or sheer strake thereof, in permanent characters, clearly visible and as near as possible to 75 mm in height:

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• (15) Every seine skiff and dory used as life saving equipment on board a fishing vessel shall be marked with retroreflective tape in the manner required by Schedule V to the Life Saving Equipment Regulationsas illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of Schedule XI.

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• (8.2) For the purposes of subsection (8.1), one of the means of escape shall be located as far as possible from the main entrance and may be a window or a scuttle that is of sufficient proportions to provide for easy exit by the crew members and that is capable of being retained in an open position by mechanical means while being used as an escape route.

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• (9) Where a single entrance only is provided to a crew space, an emergency escape hatch shall be fitted as near as possible to the centre line of the ship, but if, in the opinion of the Chairman, the fitting of such escape hatch is impracticable, the single entrance shall be of sufficient proportions to provide for easy exit for the number of men berthed and shall be as near the centre line of the ship as is practicable.

• (10) Where a single entrance only is provided to an engine room, an emergency escape hatch shall be fitted as near as possible to the centre line of the ship.

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• 25 (1) Every fishing vessel shall be provided with one or more pumps with sufficient hydrants and fire hose whereby a powerful jet of water can be rapidly directed into any part of the vessel and the pumps, hydrants, hose and nozzles shall comply with the following requirements:

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  • (b) the source of power for the pumps shall be independent of the main engines except that, where the main engines can be readily disconnected from the main propeller shafting by means of a clutch, they may be used as a source of power for the fire pump or pumps;

  • (c) bilge pumps, ballast pumps, general service pumps or any other pumps may be used as fire pumps if they comply with the requirements of these Regulations;

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  • (e) relief valves shall be so placed and adjusted as to prevent excessive pressure in any part of the piping but such relief valves need not be fitted where centrifugal pumps are used and an inspector is satisfied that the water service pipes are adequate for the maximum pressure the pumps can develop;

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• (3) Every fishing vessel fitted with cooking or heating appliances located outside the machinery space shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, be provided with one 4.5 L foam fire extinguisher or one equivalent fire extinguisher, as set forth in subsection (13), in each space in which such an appliance is located.

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• (9) Every fire extinguisher provided in compliance with these Regulations shall at all times be kept fully charged (carbon dioxide in steel bottles shall be replenished if the loss of gas exceeds 10 per cent of the original charge as stamped on the bottle).

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• 19 (1) Every fishing vessel shall be fitted with not less than three suitably spaced main transverse watertight bulkheads extending from the keel or horn timber to the weatherdeck, located as follows:

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• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a fishing vessel has a completely enclosed tween deck space that is

  • (a) used as a fish processing area, and

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• (4) Where a crew space is below the main deck and adjoins or is connected to the engine room in any way, the bulkheads and decks between the engine room and the crew space shall be so constructed as to prevent the infiltration of fumes into the crew space, either by being made watertight or by the close-fitting of the materials, and any doors fitted in those bulkheads and decks shall be close fitting and as efficient in preventing the infiltration of fumes as the bulkhead or deck in which they are fitted.

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