Life Saving Equipment Regulations
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(c) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]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]
- SOR/80-685, s. 14
- SOR/83-500, s. 4
- SOR/96-218, s. 22
- SOR/2001-179, s. 18
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