Life Saving Equipment Regulations

59 A Class III ship shall carry

• (a) a marine anti-exposure work suit for each member of the rescue boat crew;

• (b) for each life raft, the Class B (Canadian) emergency pack set out in section 2.1 of Schedule I;

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

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

• (e) if the ship is 85 m or over in length, a line-throwing appliance;

• (f) 12 pyrotechnic distress signals, of which six are rocket parachute flares and six are rocket parachute or hand flares;

• (g) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used;

• (h) means of embarkation into survival craft; and

• (i) if the ship is 20 m or over in length and engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class III, three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use.