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

109 A Class XI 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.

PART IIIOperational Requirements and Equipment Standards

Life Saving Equipment Plans

• 110 (1) Subject to subsection (4), every ship shall have a life saving equipment plan that is approved by the Board as meeting the requirements of these Regulations, is drawn to scale and shows

  • (a) the location, type and accommodation capacity of the survival craft carried on the ship, and the type of launching devices;

  • (b) the location, type and quantity of emergency equipment;

  • (c) the location of muster stations, their dimensions in square metres and the approach routes to the areas; and

  • (d) the location of embarkation stations, their dimensions in square metres and the approach routes to the areas.

• (2) A life saving equipment plan that is submitted to the Board shall be in quadruplicate.

• (3) A life saving equipment plan for a passenger ship shall not be combined with any other plan required to be submitted under the Act.

• (4) The life saving equipment plan of an existing ship need not meet the requirements of subsection (1) if it is the most recent life saving equipment plan for that ship and was approved by the Board before April 28, 1996.

• (5) Every proposed change to any aspect of a life saving equipment plan that has been approved by the Board shall be shown on a revised plan and the revised plan shall be submitted to the Board.

• (6) [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 39]

• 110.1 (1) Every ship shall carry, prominently displayed, the most recent life saving equipment plan that the Board approved for the ship.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a passenger ship of 25 m in length or under is not required to display a life saving equipment plan if doing so is impracticable because of the size or design of the ship.

• (3) Every passenger ship shall make an announcement for the information of passengers before the ship leaves any place where passengers embark.

• (4) The announcement shall

  • (a) specify the location of lifejackets;

  • (b) in each area of the ship, inform the passengers in that area of the location of lifejackets that are closest to them;

  • (c) specify the location of survival craft and muster stations; and

  • (d) in each area of the ship, inform the passengers in that area of the location of survival craft that are closest to them.

• (5) The announcement shall be

  • (a) in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the passengers; and

  • (b) in the most recent format approved by the Board as meeting the requirements of this section.

Evacuation Procedures

111 Every passenger ship shall have an evacuation procedure for the safe evacuation of the complement from the ship within 30 minutes after the abandon-ship signal is given.

Evacuation of New Ships, Class IX

112 The survival craft required for a new ship that is a Class IX ship shall be capable of being launched with their full complement and equipment within 10 minutes after the abandon-ship signal is given.

Maintenance, Servicing and Training

113 The following inspections and tests shall be carried out and recorded in the official log of a ship once every week on a Safety Convention ship and once every two weeks on any other ship:

• (a) survival craft and launching devices shall be visually inspected to ensure that they are ready for use;

• (b) the motor of lifeboats and rescue boats shall be run ahead and astern for a total period of not less than three minutes; and

• (c) the general emergency alarm system shall be tested.

• 114 (1) Every ship shall carry maintenance manuals for life saving equipment that contain the following information from the equipment manufacturers:

  • (a) maintenance and repair instructions;

  • (b) schedules for periodic maintenance;

  • (c) diagrams of lubrication points with recommended lubricants;

  • (d) lists of replaceable parts;

  • (e) if available, up-to-date lists of suppliers of spare parts; and

  • (f) logs for the records of inspection and maintenance.

• (2) The maintenance manuals shall be

  • (a) drafted in easily understood terms; and

  • (b) made available

    • (i) in English and French, and

    • (ii) in sufficient numbers to provide easy access to all crew members.

• (3) Maintenance of life saving equipment shall be carried out in accordance with the instructions in the manuals referred to in subsection (1).

115 Every ship shall carry spare parts and repair equipment for the life saving equipment and components that need regular replacement.

116 Where a ship carries survival craft that use falls as a means of launching, the falls shall be

• (a) turned end for end at least every 30 months; and

• (b) renewed at least once every five years or, where the falls show signs of deterioration, more often.

• 117 (1) Every ship shall carry training manuals that explain how to use the ship’s life saving equipment.

• (2) The training manuals shall be

  • (a) drafted in easily understood terms; and

  • (b) made available

    • (i) in English and French, and

    • (ii) in sufficient numbers to provide easy access to all crew members.

118 The owner of a service station that services inflatable survival equipment shall ensure that the equipment is serviced

• (a) in accordance with Schedule IV; and

• (b) by an accredited service technician.

• 119 (1) The owner of a service station that services inflatable survival equipment shall ensure that the service station

  • (a) meets the requirements of section 1 of Schedule IV; and

  • (b) is accredited by each of the manufacturers whose equipment is serviced at the service station as providing the appropriate conditions for the servicing of the equipment, in accordance with

    • (i) the manufacturer’s recommendations, and

    • (ii) the requirements of section 1 of Schedule IV.

• (2) Each time the servicing of any piece of inflatable survival equipment is about to begin, the owner of the service station shall notify the Board office closest to the service station.

• 120 (1) Every emergency boat or rescue boat shall

  • (a) be repaired and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and

  • (b) subject to subsection (2), be repaired at a service station accredited by the manufacturer.

• (2) Emergency repairs to emergency boats and rescue boats may be carried out on board ship.

Equipment Requiring Board Approval

• 121 (1) Life saving equipment that is carried on a ship and is set out in column I of an item of the table to this section shall

  • (a) meet the requirements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations or the Standard, as amended from time to time, set out in column II of that item; and

  • (b) be approved as having met the requirements referred to in paragraph (a).

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Life Saving Equipment	Schedule or Standard
    0.1	Class 1 lifeboats	Schedule V
    0.2	Class 2 lifeboats	Schedule V
    0.3	Approved boats	Schedule XV
    0.4	Suitable boats	Schedule XV
    1	Lifeboats	Schedule V.1
    2	Emergency boats	Schedule VII
    3	Rescue boats	Schedule VII
    4	Life rafts	Schedule VIII
    5	Inflatable rescue platforms	Schedule VIII
    6	Marine evacuation systems	Regulation 6.2 of Chapter VI of the International Life-saving Appliance Code published by the International Maritime Organization
    7	Lifebuoys	Regulation 1 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances
    8	Self-igniting lights	Regulation 1.9 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances
    9	Self-activating smoke signals	Regulation 10.2 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances
    10	Type A, Type B and Type C distress signals	Schedule III
    11	Pyrotechnic distress signals	Regulation 4 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances
    12	Lifejackets (Safety Convention ships)	Regulation 2 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, and Standards for SOLAS Lifejackets, TP 13571, published by Transport Canada in 2003
    13	Lifejackets (ships that are not Safety Convention ships)	Sections 3 to 7 of Canadian General Standards Board Standard 65-GP-14M, published in September 1978 and entitled Standard for: Life Jackets, Inherently Buoyant, Standard Type
    14	[Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 10]
    15	Personal locator lights	Regulations 10.3 and 10.4 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances
    16	Line-throwing appliances	Schedule XII
    17	Immersion suits	Sections 3 to 9 of Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-65.16-M89, published in February 1989 and entitled Marine Abandonment Immersion Suit Systems
    18	Thermal protective aids	Schedule XIII
    19	Marine anti-exposure work suits	(1) Regulations 3.1 to 3.2.7 and regulations 3.2.13 and 3.2.14 of Part 1 of Annex 6 to International Marine Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), adopted on December 11, 1998 and entitled Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (2) Paragraphs 9.2 to 9.4 and 9.6 of the Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-65.21-95, published in November 1995 and entitled Marine Anti-exposure Work Suit Systems

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 45]

Buoyant Apparatus

• 122 (1) Every buoyant apparatus carried on a ship shall bear a label of the United States Coast Guard indicating that the apparatus meets the requirements of subpart 160.010 of Title 46, Volume 6, of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States.

• (2) Every marking on a buoyant apparatus carried on a ship shall be in English and French. This requirement does not apply in respect of the label required by subsection (1).

Pyrotechnic Distress Signals

123 Every pyrotechnic distress signal carried on a ship shall be withdrawn from service at the latest four years after its date of manufacture.