Life Saving Equipment Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1436)
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Regulations are current to 2021-04-05 and last amended on 2020-10-06. Previous Versions
PART IIEquipment to Be Carried by New Ships (continued)
Class IX Ships(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are not certified to carry passengers, or that are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are not certified to carry passengers, or that are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on foreign voyages or home-trade voyages, Class I) (continued)
93 A Class IX ship shall be provided with signs that indicate
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
Class X Ships(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are not certified to carry passengers, or are certified to carry 12 or fewer passengers, on home-trade voyages, Class II, home-trade voyages, Class III, home-trade voyages, Class IV, inland voyages, Class I, inland voyages, Class II, minor waters voyages, Class I, or minor waters voyages, Class II)
94 A Class X ship that is not a tanker shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
95 (1) A Class X ship that is 85 m or under in length and is not a tanker shall carry
(2) A Class X ship that is over 85 m in length and is not a tanker shall carry
(a) if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, one rescue boat under a launching device on each side of the ship;
(b) if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class III, or an inland voyage, Class I, one rescue boat under a launching device; and
(c) if the ship is engaged on any other voyage, one emergency boat under a launching device.
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
- SOR/2006-256, s. 8
- SOR/2013-235, s. 6
96 (1) Subject to section 97, a Class X ship that is a tanker shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough totally enclosed lifeboats under launching devices to accommodate the complement.
(2) The lifeboats referred to in subsection (1) shall be fire-protected and have a self-contained air support system, unless the ship is engaged
(3) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1), a Class X ship that is a tanker shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
97 (1) A Class X ship that is a tanker and has free-fall launching devices may carry, instead of the lifeboats required by subsection 96(1), enough totally enclosed lifeboats, capable of being free-fall launched over the stern of the ship, to accommodate the complement.
(2) The lifeboats referred to in subsection (1) shall be fire-protected and shall have a self-contained air support system unless the ship is engaged
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
- SOR/2004-253, s. 2
98 Lifeboats carried on a Class X ship that is not a tanker shall be
(a) where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, totally enclosed;
(b) where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class III, or an inland voyage, Class I, partially enclosed self-righting or totally enclosed; and
(c) where the ship is engaged on an inland voyage, Class II, or a minor waters voyage, Class I, partially or totally enclosed.
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
99 (1) A Class X ship that is over 100 m in length and carries its survival craft aft shall carry enough life rafts stowed in the forward part of the ship to accommodate all of the persons who are berthed there.
(2) Where the survival craft in a Class X ship are stowed more than 100 m from the stem or stern, the ship shall carry a life raft stowed as far forward or as far aft as is practicable, as the case may be.
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
100 A Class X ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this section shall carry the supply of equipment set out in columns II to IV of that item.
TABLE
Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Length of Ship | Lifebuoys | Self-igniting Lights | Buoyant Lifelines |
1 | Under 50 m | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2 | 50 m or over | 6 | 3 | 3 |
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
101 A Class X ship shall carry
(a) one lifejacket, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement; and
(b) the following supply of lifejackets, each fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light:
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
102 A Class X ship shall carry
(a) the following number of survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use:
(i) two, in the case of a ship that is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage and is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, or a home-trade voyage, Class III, and
(ii) three, in the case of a ship that is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, or a home-trade voyage, Class III;
(b) where the ship is engaged on a voyage other than a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, one immersion suit, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;
(c) for each life raft,
(i) where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, the Class A emergency pack set out in section 1 of Schedule I,
(ii) where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, the Class C emergency pack set out in section 3 of Schedule I, or
(iii) in any other case, the Class B (Canadian) emergency pack set out in section 2.1 of Schedule I;
(d) for each lifeboat, the equipment set out in section 1 of Schedule II;
(e) for each emergency boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II;
(f) for each rescue boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;
(g) if the ship is 85 m in length or over and is engaged on a voyage other than a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, a line-throwing appliance;
(h) the following pyrotechnic distress signals:
(i) means of embarkation into survival craft; and
(j) the following SARTs:
(i) in the case of a ship that is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage and is engaged on a voyage beyond the VHF coverage area or sea area A1, one SART stowed so that it is readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in one of the survival craft that are launched first, and
(ii) in the case of a ship that is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a voyage beyond the VHF coverage area or sea area A1, two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first.
- SOR/96-218, s. 34
- SOR/2000-261, s. 20
- SOR/2001-179, s. 37
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