Life Saving Equipment Regulations

22.1 (1) A Class IX ship that is a tanker and is a Safety Convention ship or a ship engaged on an unlimited voyage shall carry

• (a) where the ship is under 1,600 tons gross tonnage, on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats that are under davits, are not under 7.3 m in length and have an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement;

• (b) where the ship is 1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons gross tonnage, on each side of the ship and under gravity-type davits, the following lifeboats:

  • (i) where the ship is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore, one motor lifeboat, and

  • (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats not under 7.3 m in length, the aggregate capacity of which is sufficient to accommodate that part of the complement not accommodated in the motor lifeboat;

• (c) where the ship is 3,000 tons gross tonnage or over, four lifeboats that are under gravity-type davits and are distributed equally on both sides of the ship, two of which are carried aft and two amidships or, where the ship has no amidships superstructure, are carried aft;

• (d) where the ship is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore, the following life rafts:

  • (i) one or more life rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement, and

  • (ii) where the ship is 150 m or over in length and has no amidships superstructure, a life raft that is capable of accommodating at least six persons and is stowed as far forward as is practicable;

• (e) eight lifebuoys;

• (f) one lifejacket, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (g) one immersion suit, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (h) the following survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use:

  • (i) two, if the ship is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage, and

  • (ii) three, if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over;

• (i) for each life raft,

  • (i) if the ship is engaged on a voyage beyond the limits of a near coastal voyage, Class 2, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code, and

  • (ii) if the ship is engaged on any other voyage, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (j) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 451]

• (k) a line-throwing appliance;

• (l) if the ship is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (m) the following SARTs:

  • (i) if the ship is 20 m or over in length but under 500 tons gross tonnage, 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) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over, two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first; and

• (n) [Repealed, SOR/2000-261, s. 10]

• (o) means of embarkation into survival craft.

(1.1) Despite subparagraph (1)(m)(i), a ship that is under 300 tons gross tonnage and that on March 31, 2001 was required by these Regulations to carry two Class II EPIRBs may continue to carry them instead of a SART until one of the batteries of the Class II EPIRBs needs to be replaced.

(2) A Class IX ship that is not a Safety Convention ship and is a tanker engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, shall carry

• (a) where the ship is under 1,600 tons gross tonnage, on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats that are under davits, are 4.9 m or over in length and have an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement;

• (b) where the ship is 1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons gross tonnage, the following lifeboats, under gravity-type davits,

  • (i) one motor lifeboat, and

  • (ii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats that are 4.9 m or over in length, the aggregate capacity of which is sufficient to accommodate that part of the complement not accommodated in the motor lifeboat;

• (c) where the ship is 3,000 tons gross tonnage or over, four lifeboats, under gravity-type davits,

  • (i) that are distributed equally on both sides of the ship, two of which are carried aft and two amidships or, where the ship has no amidships superstructure, are carried aft, and

  • (ii) one of which is a motor lifeboat or, where the ship is 5,000 tons gross tonnage or over, two of which are motor lifeboats and are carried one on each side of the ship;

• (d) where the ship is within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this paragraph, the supply of equipment set out in columns II to IV of that item:

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 30.5 m	4	2	2
  2	30.5 m or over	6	3	2

• (e) one lifejacket, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (f) one immersion suit, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (g) the following number of survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use:

  • (i) two, if the ship is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage, and

  • (ii) three, if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over;

• (h) for each life raft, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (i) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 451]

• (j) where the ship is 150 tons gross tonnage or over, a line-throwing appliance;

• (k) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (l) the following SARTs:

  • (i) if the ship is 20 m or over in length but under 500 tons gross tonnage, 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) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over, two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first; and

• (m) means of embarkation into survival craft.

(2.1) Despite subparagraph (2)(l)(i), a ship that is under 300 tons gross tonnage and that on March 31, 2001 was required by these Regulations to carry two Class II EPIRBs may continue to carry them instead of a SART until one of the batteries of the Class II EPIRBs needs to be replaced.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(c), where it is not practicable to carry four lifeboats aft, a Class IX ship may carry two lifeboats, one on each side of the ship, if

• (a) each lifeboat

  • (i) has the capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement and is not over

    • (A) 8.5 m in length, where the ship is engaged on an unlimited voyage, or

    • (B) 7.9 m in length, where the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, and

  • (ii) is stowed

    • (A) as near as is safe and practicable to the waterline of the ship in its lightest seagoing condition, and

    • (B) as far forward as is practicable and, in any case, at least 1.5 times its own length forward of the ship’s propeller; and

• (b) life rafts having the capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement are carried.