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Life Saving Equipment Regulations

Version of section 30 from 2023-12-20 to 2024-10-30:


 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) where the ship is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore, a loud hailer or an equally efficient means of communication with the complement;

  • (d) for each life raft,

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

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

  • (e) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

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

  • (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; and

  • (h) six rocket parachute flares.

  • SOR/96-218, s. 34
  • SOR/2001-179, s. 25
  • SOR/2023-257, s. 455
  • SOR/2023-257, s. 505

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