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

93 A Class IX 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.

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.

• 95 (1) A Class X ship that is 85 m or under in length and is not a tanker shall carry

  • (a) if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II, or an inland voyage, Class I, one rescue boat under a launching device; and

  • (b) in any other case, one emergency boat under a launching device.

• (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.

• 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

  • (a) on a home-trade voyage, Class IV;

  • (b) on a minor waters voyage, Class II; or

  • (c) solely in the carriage of bunker oils and marine diesel oils, the flashpoint of which exceeds 60°C, as determined in a closed-cup test.

• (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

  • (a) the complement, if the life rafts are stowed in a location providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open-deck level; or

  • (b) 150 per cent of the complement, if the life rafts are not stowed in accordance with paragraph (a).

• 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

  • (a) on a home-trade voyage, Class IV;

  • (b) on a minor waters voyage, Class II; or

  • (c) solely in the carriage of bunker oils and maritime diesel oils the flashpoint of which exceeds 60°C as determined in a closed-cup test.

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.

• 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.

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.

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:

  • (i) at least two stowed in the wheelhouse,

  • (ii) at least two stowed in the engine room, and

  • (iii) enough that are suitable for children for all of the children on board.

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) where the ship is under 85 m in length, 12 pyrotechnic distress signals of which six are rocket parachute flares, and

  • (ii) where the ship is 85 m in length or over, 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (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.