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

Tankers

• 22.1 (1) A Class IX ship that is a tanker and is a Safety Convention ship or a ship engaged on a foreign voyage shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is under 1,600 tons gross tonnage, on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats that are under davits, are not under 7.3 m in length and have an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement;

  • (b) where the ship is 1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons gross tonnage, on each side of the ship and under gravity-type davits, the following lifeboats:

    • (i) where the ship is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore, one motor lifeboat, and

    • (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats not under 7.3 m in length, the aggregate capacity of which is sufficient to accommodate that part of the complement not accommodated in the motor lifeboat;

  • (c) where the ship is 3,000 tons gross tonnage or over, four lifeboats that are under gravity-type davits and are distributed equally on both sides of the ship, two of which are carried aft and two amidships or, where the ship has no amidships superstructure, are carried aft;

  • (d) where the ship is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore, the following life rafts:

    • (i) one or more life rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement, and

    • (ii) where the ship is 150 m or over in length and has no amidships superstructure, a life raft that is capable of accommodating at least six persons and is stowed as far forward as is practicable;

  • (e) eight lifebuoys;

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

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

  • (h) the following survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use:

    • (i) two, if the ship is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage, and

    • (ii) three, if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over;

  • (i) for each life raft, at least the following equipment:

    • (i) where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, a Class C emergency pack set out in section 3 of Schedule I,

    • (ii) if the ship is engaged on a voyage not more than 20 nautical miles from shore, the Class B (Canadian) emergency pack set out in section 2.1 of Schedule I, and

    • (iii) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, a Class A emergency pack set out in section 1 of Schedule I;

  • (j) for each lifeboat, the equipment set out in section 1 of Schedule II;

  • (k) a line-throwing appliance;

  • (l) where the ship is engaged on a voyage other than a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, the following distress signals:

    • (i) 12 rocket parachute flares, or

    • (ii) where 12 Type A distress signals were carried on April 27, 1996, those distress signals until their date of expiry;

  • (m) the following SARTs:

    • (i) if the ship is 20 m or over in length but under 500 tons gross tonnage, one SART stowed so that it is readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in one of the survival craft that are launched first, and

    • (ii) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over, two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first; and

  • (n) [Repealed, SOR/2000-261, s. 10]

  • (o) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• (1.1) Despite subparagraph (1)(m)(i), a ship that is under 300 tons gross tonnage and that on March 31, 2001 was required by these Regulations to carry two Class II EPIRBs may continue to carry them instead of a SART until one of the batteries of the Class II EPIRBs needs to be replaced.

• (2) A Class IX ship that is not a Safety Convention ship and is a tanker engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class I, shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is under 1,600 tons gross tonnage, on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats that are under davits, are 4.9 m or over in length and have an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement;

  • (b) where the ship is 1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons gross tonnage, the following lifeboats, under gravity-type davits,

    • (i) one motor lifeboat, and

    • (ii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats that are 4.9 m or over in length, the aggregate capacity of which is sufficient to accommodate that part of the complement not accommodated in the motor lifeboat;

  • (c) where the ship is 3,000 tons gross tonnage or over, four lifeboats, under gravity-type davits,

    • (i) that are distributed equally on both sides of the ship, two of which are carried aft and two amidships or, where the ship has no amidships superstructure, are carried aft, and

    • (ii) one of which is a motor lifeboat or, where the ship is 5,000 tons gross tonnage or over, two of which are motor lifeboats and are carried one on each side of the ship;

  • (d) where the ship is within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this paragraph, the supply of equipment set out in columns II to IV of that item:

    	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
    Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
    1	Under 30.5 m	4	2	2
    2	30.5 m or over	6	3	2

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

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

  • (g) the following number of survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use:

    • (i) two, if the ship is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage, and

    • (ii) three, if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over;

  • (h) for each life raft, the Class A emergency pack set out in section 1 of Schedule I;

  • (i) for each lifeboat, the equipment set out in section 1 of Schedule II;

  • (j) where the ship is 150 tons gross tonnage or over, a line-throwing appliance;

  • (k) the following distress signals:

    • (i) 12 rocket parachute flares, or

    • (ii) where 12 Type A distress signals or, in the case of a ship that is engaged on a voyage that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence, six Type A distress signals, were carried on April 27, 1996, those distress signals until their date of expiry;

  • (l) the following SARTs:

    • (i) if the ship is 20 m or over in length but under 500 tons gross tonnage, one SART stowed so that it is readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in one of the survival craft that are launched first, and

    • (ii) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over, two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first; and

  • (m) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• (2.1) Despite subparagraph (2)(l)(i), a ship that is under 300 tons gross tonnage and that on March 31, 2001 was required by these Regulations to carry two Class II EPIRBs may continue to carry them instead of a SART until one of the batteries of the Class II EPIRBs needs to be replaced.

• (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(c), where it is not practicable to carry four lifeboats aft, a Class IX ship may carry two lifeboats, one on each side of the ship, if

  • (a) each lifeboat

    • (i) has the capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement and is not over

      • (A) 8.5 m in length, where the ship is engaged on an international voyage or a foreign voyage, or

      • (B) 7.9 m in length, where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class I, and

    • (ii) is stowed

      • (A) as near as is safe and practicable to the waterline of the ship in its lightest seagoing condition, and

      • (B) as far forward as is practicable and, in any case, at least 1.5 times its own length forward of the ship’s propeller; and

  • (b) life rafts having the capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement are carried.

Signs

22.2 A Class IX 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.

Class X Ships(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are not certified to carry passengers, or are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on home-trade voyages, Class II, home-trade voyages, Class III, home-trade voyages, Class IV, inland voyages, Class I, inland voyages, Class II, minor waters voyages, Class I, or minor waters voyages, Class II)

Ships Other Than Tankers

23 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if the ship is 30.5 m or more in length,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate double the complement,

  • (iii) on one side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate double the complement, the life rafts alone being capable of accommodating the complement, or

  • (iv) in addition to two or more equal-sized life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 200 per cent of the complement;

• (b) if such ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length, either

  • (i) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement,

  • (iii) one Class 1 lifeboat of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iv) a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, in addition to two or more equal-sized life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement;

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]

• (d) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.61 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) in the case of a ship other than a tug, two or more equal size life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the complement;

• (e) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (d) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph; and

• (f) a Class 1 motor lifeboat of at least 3.54 m³ capacity, under davits that may count towards the lifeboat requirements elsewhere in this section, but this paragraph does not apply to

  • (i) a ship of less than 3,000 tons, gross tonnage, or

  • (ii) a ship that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

• (g) to (n) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]

• (2) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]

24 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class III, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if such ship is 30.5 m in length or over,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement, or

  • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 2.12 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be a Class 2 lifeboat;

• (b) if such ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length,

  • (i) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement,

  • (iii) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iv) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be Class 2;

• (c) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.42 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a suitable boat and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) in the case of a ship other than a tug, two or more equal size life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the complement; and

• (d) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph.

• (e) to (k) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 24]

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 24]