Life Saving Equipment Regulations

30 A Class XI ship shall carry

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

• (b) where the ship is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, one immersion suit, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement;

• (c) where the ship is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore, a loud hailer or an equally efficient means of communication with the complement;

• (d) for each life raft,

  • (i) if the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, or a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code, and

  • (ii) in any other case, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (e) 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) one line-throwing appliance, unless the ship

  • (i) is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, or

  • (ii) is making a voyage solely under tow and the tow boat is equipped with a line-throwing appliance; and

• (h) six rocket parachute flares.