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

16.1 Instead of complying with section 16, a ship may comply with section 17 if it

• (a) was a Class V ship and an existing ship on the day before the day on which subsection 148(4) comes into force;

• (b) engages only on home-trade voyages, Class IV, or minor waters voyages, Class II, or both, as those voyages are defined in subsections 4(4) and 6(2) of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations; and

• (c) does not change its area of operation or equipment.

Class V Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on sheltered waters voyages)

• 17 (1) A Class V ship shall carry

  • (a) if such ship is 45.7 m or over in length, on each side thereof one or more Class 2 lifeboats, each at least 4.9 m in length and each under davits, except that where carriage of lifeboats on each side is unreasonable or impracticable, they may be carried on one side only;

  • (b) if such ship is 45.7 m but not more than 22.9 m in length, one or more Class 2 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity and each under davits;

  • (c) if the ship is 22.9 m or under in length, where practicable, a suitable boat; and

  • (d) where the capacity of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is insufficient to accommodate the complement, additional Class 2 lifeboats that have the appropriate capacities or life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms, to make up the deficiency.

  • (e) to (h) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 14]

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(d) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class V ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry,

  • (a) instead of the survival craft referred to in subsection (1), one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(d), enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough Class 2 lifeboats, life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 1]

• (5) A Class V ship shall carry

  • (a) the following lifebuoys:

    • (i) where the ship is under 45.7 m in length, at least four lifebuoys, two of which each have a self-igniting light attached and another two of which each have a buoyant lifeline attached, and

    • (ii) where the ship is 45.7 m or over in length, at least six lifebuoys, two of which each have a self-igniting light attached and two others of which each have a buoyant lifeline attached;

  • (b) the following supply of lifejackets:

    • (i) one for each member of the complement, and

    • (ii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

  • (c) for each life raft, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 451]

  • (e) for each suitable boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II; and

  • (f) six pyrotechnic distress signals of which three are rocket parachute flares.

• (6) A Class V ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

  • (a) the location of

    • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

    • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

    • (ii) muster stations, and

    • (iii) embarkation stations; and

  • (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class VI Ships(Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)

• 18 (1) A Class VI ship shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class VI ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

  • (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 2]

• (5) A Class VI ship shall carry the following supply of lifejackets:

  • (a) one for each member of the complement; and

  • (b) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

• (6) A Class VI ship shall carry the following equipment:

  • (a) for each life raft or inflatable rescue platform,

    • (i) if the ship is engaged on a voyage beyond the limits of a near coastal voyage, Class 2, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code, and

    • (ii) if the ship is engaged on any other voyage, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

  • (b) except if the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, six pyrotechnic distress signals of which three are rocket parachute flares; and

  • (c) two lifebuoys, one of which has a buoyant lifeline attached.

• (7) A Class VI ship shall be provided with signs that indicate the location of life saving equipment that is not stowed in plain view.

Class VII Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are certified to carry passengers, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)

• 19 (1) A Class VII ship shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class VII ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

  • (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 3]

• (5) A Class VII ship shall carry a suitable boat that is carried on board or towed.

• (6) A Class VII ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry the supply of equipment set out in columns II and III of that item.

  	Column I	Column II	Column III
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 25 m	2	2
  2	25 m or over but under 50 m	4	2
  3	50 m or over	6	2

• (7) A Class VII ship shall carry the following supply of lifejackets:

  • (a) one for each member of the complement; and

  • (b) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

• (8) A Class VII ship shall carry, for each life raft and each inflatable rescue platform, the following equipment:

  • (a) if the ship is engaged on a voyage beyond the limits of a near coastal voyage, Class 2, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code; and

  • (b) if the ship is engaged on any other voyage, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 447]

• (9) A Class VII ship shall carry, for each suitable boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II.

• (10) A Class VII ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

  • (a) the location of

    • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

    • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

    • (ii) muster stations, and

    • (iii) embarkation stations; and

  • (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.