Life Saving Equipment Regulations

27.2 (1) A Class X ship, other than a tanker or a tug, that is engaged on a voyage set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection and is within the length range set out in column II of that item shall carry the supply of equipment set out in columns III to V of that item.

(2) A Class X ship that is a tug shall carry

• (a) if the tug is 25 m in length or over,

  • (i) two lifebuoys fitted with self-igniting lights,

  • (ii) two lifebuoys fitted with buoyant lifelines, and

  • (iii) two additional lifebuoys; and

• (b) if the tug is less than 25 m in length,

  • (i) two lifebuoys that are arranged so as to float free if the tug suddenly capsizes,

  • (ii) one lifebuoy fitted with a self-igniting light, and

  • (iii) one lifebuoy fitted with a buoyant lifeline.

(3) A Class X ship, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) the following supply of lifejackets, each fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light:

  • (i) one for each member of the complement, and

  • (ii) where the ship is a tug, at least two stowed in the wheelhouse and two stowed in the engine room;

• (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) 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; and

• (d) 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, and

  • (iii) in any other case, the Class B (Canadian) emergency pack set out in section 2.1 of Schedule I;

• (e) for each lifeboat, the equipment set out in section 1 of Schedule II and, for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

• (f) for each suitable boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II;

• (g) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage 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 distress signals:

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

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

  • (iii) where the following distress signals were carried on April 27, 1996, those distress signals until their date of expiry:

    • (A) in the case of a ship engaged on a voyage that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence, six Type A distress signals,

    • (B) in the case of a ship engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class II or an inland voyage, Class I, 12 Type A distress signals,

    • (C) in the case of a ship engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class III, 12 Type B distress signals, and

    • (D) in the case of a ship engaged on an inland voyage, Class II, six Type B distress signals;

• (i) means of embarkation into survival craft, except where the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class IV or a minor waters voyage, Class II; 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.