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

108 A Class XI ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (b) where the ship is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, one immersion suit, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (c) for each life raft,

  • (i) if the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, or a near coastal voyage, Class 1 that is limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code, or

  • (ii) in any other case, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (d)  [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 473]

• (e)  [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 473]

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 473]

• (g) one line-throwing appliance, unless the ship

  • (i) is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, or

  • (ii) is making a voyage solely under tow and the tow boat is equipped with a line-throwing appliance;

• (h) six rocket parachute flares; and

• (i) means of embarkation into survival craft.

109 A Class XI ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices, and

  • (ii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the embarkation stations.

PART IIIOperational Requirements and Equipment Standards

Life Saving Equipment Plans

110 [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 474]

• 110.1 (1) Every ship shall carry, prominently displayed, the most recent life saving equipment plan that the Board approved for the ship.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a passenger ship of 25 m in length or under is not required to display a life saving equipment plan if doing so is impracticable because of the size or design of the ship.

• (3) Every passenger ship shall make an announcement for the information of passengers before the ship leaves any place where passengers embark.

• (4) The announcement shall

  • (a) specify the location of lifejackets;

  • (b) in each area of the ship, inform the passengers in that area of the location of lifejackets that are closest to them;

  • (c) specify the location of survival craft and muster stations; and

  • (d) in each area of the ship, inform the passengers in that area of the location of survival craft that are closest to them.

• (5) The announcement shall be

  • (a) in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the passengers; and

  • (b) in the most recent format approved by the Board as meeting the requirements of this section.

Evacuation Procedures

111 Every passenger ship shall have an evacuation procedure for the safe evacuation of the complement from the ship within 30 minutes after the abandon-ship signal is given.

Evacuation of New Ships, Class IX

112 The survival craft required for a new ship that is a Class IX ship shall be capable of being launched with their full complement and equipment within 10 minutes after the abandon-ship signal is given.

Maintenance, Servicing and Training

113 The following inspections and tests shall be carried out and recorded in the official log of a ship once every week on a Safety Convention ship and once every two weeks on any other ship:

• (a) survival craft and launching devices shall be visually inspected to ensure that they are ready for use;

• (b) the motor of lifeboats and rescue boats shall be run ahead and astern for a total period of not less than three minutes; and

• (c) the general emergency alarm system shall be tested.

• 114 (1) Every ship shall carry maintenance manuals for life saving equipment that contain the following information from the equipment manufacturers:

  • (a) maintenance and repair instructions;

  • (b) schedules for periodic maintenance;

  • (c) diagrams of lubrication points with recommended lubricants;

  • (d) lists of replaceable parts;

  • (e) if available, up-to-date lists of suppliers of spare parts; and

  • (f) logs for the records of inspection and maintenance.

• (2) The maintenance manuals shall be

  • (a) drafted in easily understood terms; and

  • (b) made available

    • (i) in English and French, and

    • (ii) in sufficient numbers to provide easy access to all crew members.

• (3) Maintenance of life saving equipment shall be carried out in accordance with International Maritime Organization Resolution MSC.402(96), Requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear, as amended from time to time, and the instructions in the manuals referred to in subsection (1).

• (4) Despite subsection (3), emergency repairs to emergency boats and rescue boats may be carried out on board ship if permanent repairs are then carried out at a service station.

115 Every ship shall carry spare parts and repair equipment for the life saving equipment and components that need regular replacement.

• 116 (1) Where a ship carries survival craft that use falls as a means of launching, the falls shall be inspected in accordance with the appendix to annex 1 of International Maritime Organization Circular MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1, Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats, as amended from time to time, with special regard for areas passing through sheaves, and replaced when necessary due to deterioration of the falls or at intervals of not more than five years, whichever is earlier.

• (2) For the purpose of interpreting the appendix referred to in subsection (1), “should” is to be read as “must” and any recommendation or suggestion is to be read as an obligation.

• 117 (1) Every ship shall carry training manuals that explain how to use the ship’s life saving equipment.

• (2) The training manuals shall be

  • (a) drafted in easily understood terms; and

  • (b) made available

    • (i) in English and French, and

    • (ii) in sufficient numbers to provide easy access to all crew members.

• 118 (1) The owner of a service station that services inflatable survival equipment shall ensure that the equipment is serviced in accordance with the annex to International Maritime Organization Resolution A.761(18), Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable liferafts, as amended from time to time.

• (2) For the purpose of interpreting the annex referred to in subsection (1), “should” is to be read as “must” and any recommendation or suggestion is to be read as an obligation.

• 119 (1) The authorized representative of a ship shall ensure that the ship’s inflatable survival equipment is serviced annually.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), the interval between servicing may be two years if

  • (a) the ship on which the inflatable survival equipment is carried

    • (i) is not a Safety Convention ship,

    • (ii) operates for less than seven months per year, and

    • (iii) operates only during months in which the monthly historical average daily minimum air temperature is greater than 0°C according to the climate data compiled by the Department of the Environment from the weather station nearest to the ship’s area of operation;

  • (b) fewer than 15 years have elapsed since the day on which the inflatable survival equipment was manufactured;

  • (c) the validity period of the most recent hydrostatic test of the gas cylinders of the inflatable survival equipment will not expire before the next servicing; and

  • (d) the inflatable survival equipment is stored in a dry location during the months in which the ship is not in operation.

• (3) Despite subsection (1), the interval between servicing may be 30 months for inflatable survival equipment that is type approved in accordance with International Maritime Organization Circular MSC.1/Circ.1328, Guidelines for the Approval of Inflatable Liferafts Subject to Extended Service Intervals Not Exceeding 30 Months, as amended from time to time.

• (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), on a ship that is not a Safety Convention ship, the annual onboard inspection by inspection personnel that is required in the circular may be performed by a qualified crew member if the equipment is provided with manufacturer guidance on how to perform the inspection.

120 [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 486]

Equipment Requiring Board Approval

• 121 (1) Life saving equipment that is carried on a ship and is set out in column I of an item of the table to this section shall

  • (a) meet the requirements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations or the Standard, as amended from time to time, set out in column II of that item; and

  • (b) be approved as having met the requirements referred to in paragraph (a).

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Life Saving Equipment	Schedule or Standard
    0.1	Class 1 lifeboats	Schedule V
    0.2	Class 2 lifeboats	Schedule V
    0.3	Approved boats	Schedule XV
    0.4	Suitable boats	Schedule XV
    1	Lifeboats	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    2	Emergency boats	TP 14475
    3	Rescue boats	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    4	Life rafts	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    5	Inflatable rescue platforms	TP 14475
    6	Marine evacuation systems	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    7	Lifebuoys	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    8	Self-igniting lights	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    9	Self-activating smoke signals	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    10	[Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 478]
    11	Pyrotechnic distress signals	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    12	Lifejackets (Safety Convention ships)	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    13	Lifejackets (ships that are not Safety Convention ships)	(1) LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70); or (2) Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-65.7, Life Jackets, in respect of Class 1 lifejackets
    14	[Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 10]
    15	Personal locator lights	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    16	Line-throwing appliances	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    17	Immersion suits	(1) LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), for immersion suits made of a material with inherent insulation and designed to be worn without a lifejacket; (2) Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-65.16-2005, Immersion Suit Systems; or (3) Underwriters Laboratories standards ANSI/CAN/UL 15027-2, Standard for Immersion Suits - Part 2: Abandonment Suits, Requirements Including Safety, and ANSI/CAN/UL 15027-3, Standard for Immersion Suits - Part 3: Test Methods
    18	Thermal protective aids	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    19	Marine anti-exposure work suits	(1) LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70); or (2) Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-65.7, Life Jackets, in respect of Class 1 or Class 2 lifejackets that provide Category IV thermal protection

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 45]