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

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Regulations are current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2023-12-20. Previous Versions

PART IIIOperational Requirements and Equipment Standards (continued)

145 (1) Life rafts shall be stowed so as to permit manual release from their securing arrangements.
(2) Life rafts that are designed to be davit-launched shall be
- (a) stowed within reach of their lifting hooks; or
- (b) provided with a means of transfer that is not rendered inoperable by
  - (i) the ship’s motion,
  - (ii) a power failure,
  - (iii) a list of 20° of the ship, or
  - (iv) a trim of 10° of the ship.

146 (1) On a passenger ship, every life raft that is boarded from a location on deck that is more than 4 m above the waterline of the ship in its lightest seagoing condition shall be davit-launched.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an existing ship that is a Class II, Class III or Class IV ship referred to in
- (a) subparagraph 10(d)(ii);
- (b) subparagraph 11(c)(ii);
- (c) subparagraph 12(b)(ii);
- (d) subparagraph 14(d)(ii); or
- (e) paragraph 16(1)(d).
(3) For greater certainty,
- (a) a Class III ship that, under section 15.1, complies with the requirements applicable to a Class IV ship, is deemed to be a Class IV ship for the purposes of subsection (2); and
- (b) a Class IV ship that, under section 16.1, complies with the requirements applicable to a Class V ship, is deemed to be a Class V ship for the purposes of subsection (2).

147 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a life raft on a ship that is not a passenger ship is stowed more than 4 m above the waterline of the ship in its lightest seagoing condition, it shall be davit-launched unless it
- (a) has a mass of not more than 185 kg; or
- (b) is stowed for launching directly from the stowed position, from which it may be safely launched against a trim of 10° and a list of 20°.
(2) If the ship carries life rafts for more than 200 per cent of the complement, those life rafts in excess of 200 per cent need not be davit-launched.

148 (1) Rescue boats and emergency boats shall be stowed
- (a) in a state of continuous readiness and capable of being launched in less than five minutes; and
- (b) in a location suitable for launching and recovery.
(2) A rescue boat that is also a lifeboat shall meet the requirements of section 144.
(3) Every rescue boat, when loaded with its full complement and equipment, shall be capable of being hoisted at a rate of not less than 0.3 m/s.
(4) Every davit-launched rescue boat or emergency boat, when it is installed for the first time on a ship, shall be tested to ensure that it may be safely launched
- (a) from the ship when the rescue boat or emergency boat is loaded with a mass equal to 110 per cent of the total of its own mass and that of its full complement and equipment;
- (b) from a height of not more than 1 m above the water when the rescue boat or emergency boat is in its light condition, is suspended from its release mechanism at that height and is then released; and
- (c) from a height of not more than 1 m above the water when the rescue boat or emergency boat is loaded as described in paragraph (a), is suspended from its release mechanism at that height and is then released.
(5) For the purpose of the test referred to in subsection (4), each member of the complement is assumed to have a mass of 75 kg.

149 (1) Where the survival craft of a ship are stowed in such a location that they may be damaged by the ship’s stabilizer wings, the ship shall be equipped with a means of bringing the stabilizer wings inboard that may be operated
- (a) from the navigating bridge; and
- (b) by the ship’s emergency source of power.
(2) Indicators that are capable of being operated by the ship’s emergency source of power shall be provided on the navigating bridge to show the position of the stabilizer wings.