Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Life Saving Equipment Regulations.

Interpretation

• 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

  accredited service technician

  accredited service technician[Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 430]

  Act

  Act means the Canada Shipping Act. (Loi)

  approved

  approved, in respect of survival craft or equipment, means that the prototype of the survival craft or equipment has been approved by the Board as having met the construction and performance standards set out or referred to in these Regulations. (homologué)

  approved boat

  approved boat means a boat that was recognized and approved as an approved boat under these Regulations as they read prior to April 28, 1996. (embarcation approuvée)

  certified

  certified means certified by the Board. (autorisé)

  Class II EPIRB

  Class II EPIRB means an emergency position indicating radiobeacon. (RLS de classe II)

  complement

  complement means

  • (a) in respect of a ship, the number of persons authorized to be carried under the inspection certificate issued for the ship; and

  • (b) in respect of a survival craft, the number of persons approved to be carried on the survival craft. (chargement en personnes)

  existing ship

  existing ship means a Canadian ship that is not a new ship. (navire existant)

  float-free device

  float-free device means a device that enables a survival craft to be released automatically from a sinking ship and to be ready for use. (dispositif à dégagement libre)

  free-fall launching

  free-fall launching means a method of launching a survival craft by which the craft, with its complement and equipment on board, is released and allowed to fall free into the water without any restraining equipment. (mise à l’eau en chute libre)

  Gulf of St. Lawrence

  Gulf of St. Lawrence means the area bounded on the east by the west coast of the Island of Newfoundland, on the north by a line joining Flowers Island and Point Amour, Newfoundland, and on the southeast by a line joining Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, and Sydney, Nova Scotia. (golfe du Saint-Laurent)

  IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)

  IMO Resolution MSC.81(70) means the annex to International Maritime Organization Resolution MSC.81(70), Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, as amended from time to time. (résolution MSC.81(70) de l’OMI)

  inflatable survival equipment

  inflatable survival equipment means an inflatable life raft, an inflatable rescue platform or a marine evacuation system and includes

  • (a) a container for the inflatable life raft, the inflatable rescue platform or the marine evacuation system;

  • (b) a hydrostatic release unit; and

  • (c) a release hook for an inflatable davit-launched life raft. (équipement de sauvetage gonflable)

  inland voyage

  inland voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage en eaux internes)

  inspector

  inspector means a steamship inspector appointed under section 301 of the Act. (inspecteur)

  launching device

  launching device means a device for launching a survival craft safely to the water from its stowed location. (dispositif de mise à l’eau)

  length

  length means

  • (a) in the case of a ship that is registered under the Act or is required by the Act to be registered, the length set out in the ship’s certificate of registry; or

  • (b) in the case of a ship that is not required by the Act to be registered, the horizontal distance between perpendiculars erected at the extreme ends of the outside of the hull. (longueur)

  LSA Code

  LSA Code means the annex to International Maritime Organization Resolution MSC.48(66), International Life-Saving Appliance Code, as amended from time to time. (Recueil LSA)

  major conversion

  major conversion, in respect of a ship, means a change that

  • (a) substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the ship; or

  • (b) alters the type of the ship. (transformation importante)

  marine evacuation system

  marine evacuation system means life saving equipment that consists of one or more inflatable life rafts, a slide or chute as a means of embarkation into the inflatable life rafts and, in the case of a system with more than one life raft, an inflatable rescue platform. (dispositif d’évacuation en mer)

  near coastal voyage, Class 1

  near coastal voyage, Class 1 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 1)

  near coastal voyage, Class 2

  near coastal voyage, Class 2 has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 2)

  new ship

  new ship means a Canadian ship that is

  • (a) with respect to a Safety Convention ship,

    • (i) a ship the keel of which was laid on or after July 1, 1986,

    • (ii) a ship the keel of which was laid before July 1, 1986 and that underwent a major conversion on or after July 1, 1986, or

    • (iii) a ship that was registered in Canada on or after July 1, 1986; and

  • (b) with respect to a ship that is not a Safety Convention ship,

    • (i) a ship the keel of which was laid on or after April 28, 1996,

    • (ii) a ship that underwent a major conversion on or after April 28, 1996, or

    • (iii) a ship that was registered in Canada on or after April 28, 1996. (navire neuf)

  person

  person means a person who is one year of age or over. (personne)

  pyrotechnic distress signal

  pyrotechnic distress signal means a rocket parachute flare, a hand flare or a buoyant smoke signal. (signal de détresse pyrotechnique)

  recovery arrangements

  recovery arrangements, in respect of a ship, means equipment for

  • (a) hoisting a survival craft safely from the water; and

  • (b) where the survival craft serves the ship, returning the survival craft to its stowed location. (moyens de récupération)

  rescue boat

  rescue boat means a vessel designed to be used for rescuing persons in distress and marshalling survival craft. (canot de secours)

  rigid

  rigid, in respect of a life raft, an emergency boat or a rescue boat, means constructed of rigid materials or a combination of rigid materials and inflatable compartments and not relying wholly on inflatable compartments for buoyancy and form. (rigide)

  SART

  SART means a radar transponder designed for search and rescue purposes. (répondeur SAR)

  sea area A1

  sea area A1 has the meaning assigned in Chapter IV of the Safety Convention. (zone océanique A1)

  sheltered waters voyage

  sheltered waters voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage en eaux abritées)

  short international voyage

  short international voyage means an international voyage

  • (a) in the course of which a ship is not more than 200 nautical miles from a port or place in which the passengers and crew could be placed in safety; and

  • (b) that does not exceed 600 nautical miles in length between the last port of call in the country in which the voyage begins and the final port of destination. (voyage international court)

  survival craft

  survival craft means a lifeboat, a rescue boat, an emergency boat, a suitable boat, a buoyant apparatus, a life raft or an inflatable rescue platform. (bateau de sauvetage)

  tanker

  tanker means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of a flammable, toxic or hazardous nature and includes a chemical tanker and a liquefied gas tanker. (navire-citerne)

  tow-boat

  tow-boat means a ship engaged in towing another ship or a floating object astern or alongside or in pushing another ship or a floating object ahead. (bâtiment remorqueur)

  TP 14475

  TP 14475 means the publication entitled Canadian Life Saving Appliance Standard, published by the Department of Transport in December 2023. (TP 14475)

  unlimited voyage

  unlimited voyage has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage illimité)

  VHF coverage area

  VHF coverage area means

  • (a) the Great Lakes;

  • (b) the Saguenay River downstream from Chicoutimi;

  • (c) the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn

    • (i) from Cap-des-Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, and

    • (ii) from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along the meridian of longitude 63° west;

  • (d) Puget Sound, State of Washington, U.S.A.; or

  • (e) all waters that are within a coverage radius of a Canadian Coast Guard or U.S. Coast Guard radio station providing a continuous maritime mobile distress and safety service on frequency 156.8 MHz (channel 16). (zone VHF)

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 430]

• (3) A reference in these Regulations to an incorporated classification, standard, procedure or other specification shall be interpreted as excluding the following phrases that appear in that material:

  • (a) “acceptable to the Administration”;

  • (b) “to the satisfaction of the Administration”;

  • (c) “in the opinion of the Administration”;

  • (d) “acceptable to the approval authority”;

  • (e) “approved by the approval authority”; and

  • (f) “accepted by the commandant”.

Application

Where Regulations Do Not Apply

3 These Regulations do not apply in respect of

• (a) fishing vessels;

• (b) pleasure craft;

• (c) ships that are five tons gross tonnage or under and are certified to carry 12 passengers or fewer;

• (d) cargo ships that are 15 tons gross tonnage or under;

• (e) ships capable of engaging in the drilling for, or the production, conservation or processing of, oil or gas; or

• (f) ships to which the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations apply.

Where Regulations Apply

• 4 (1) Parts I and III of these Regulations apply in respect of existing ships.

• (2) Parts II and III of these Regulations apply in respect of new ships.

General

Classes of Ships

5 For the purposes of these Regulations, ships are divided into the following classes:

• (a) Class I consists of ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are

  • (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on unlimited voyages, or

  • (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1;

• (b) Class II consists of ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are

  • (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on short international voyages, or

  • (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore;

• (c) Class III consists of ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on near coastal voyages, Class 2, or inland voyages;

• (d) Class IV consists of ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on inland voyages, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or near coastal voyages, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore;

• (e) Class V consists of ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on sheltered waters voyages;

• (f) Class VI consists of ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers;

• (g) Class VII consists of ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are certified to carry passengers, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable;

• (h) Class VIII [reserved];

• (i) Class IX consists of 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 unlimited 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 unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1;

• (j) Class X consists of 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 near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, near coastal voyages, Class 2, sheltered waters voyages, inland voyages, inland voyages, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or near coastal voyages, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore; and

• (k) Class XI consists of ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not certified to carry passengers but carry a crew, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable.

Additional Equipment

5.1 A ship may carry life saving equipment that is in addition to that required by these Regulations, if the additional equipment

• (a) does not present a safety hazard;

• (b) is not detrimental to the seaworthiness of the ship; and

• (c) meets the requirements of these Regulations.

Marine Evacuation Systems

5.2 If a ship is required to carry life rafts under Part I or II, a marine evacuation system may be substituted for the life rafts and any associated launching devices if

• (a) the accommodation capacity of the life rafts of the marine evacuation system is at least equal to the accommodation capacity of the life rafts for which the marine evacuation system is substituted; and

• (b) the marine evacuation system meets the requirements of paragraph 6.2 of Chapter VI of the LSA Code and is approved as having met those requirements.

PART IEquipment to Be Carried by Existing Ships

Upgrading Provisions for Existing Ships

• 6 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Part, an existing ship may carry, instead of the equipment required to be carried under this Part, the equipment required to be carried by a new ship of its class under Part II, if that equipment meets the requirements set out or referred to in Part III for equipment carried by a new ship.

• (2) Notwithstanding sections 7 to 31, where a survival craft that was carried on an existing ship on April 27, 1996, and is set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection is replaced, its replacement shall be the survival craft set out in column II of that item.

  	Column I	Column II
  Item	Survival Craft on Existing Ship	Replacement Survival Craft
  1	Class 1 lifeboat	lifeboat
  2	Class 2 lifeboat	lifeboat
  2.1	approved boat	emergency boat
  3	suitable boat	emergency boat
  4	[Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 4]

6.1 [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 5]

Class I Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on unlimited voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1)

7 Every Class I ship making unlimited voyages shall carry

• (a) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement; or

• (b) alternatively, in lieu of the requirements of paragraph (a),

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate at least 37 1/2 per cent of the complement,

  • (ii) life rafts capable of being launched by launching devices, of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the portion of the complement not accommodated under subparagraph (i), and

  • (iii) launching devices sufficient in number to launch all the life rafts required under subparagraph (ii), fully loaded, in 30 minutes in calm conditions;

• (c) on each side of the ship, a davit-launched approved boat that is not over 8.5 m in length and may count towards the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) if it is a Class 1 lifeboat;

• (d) on each side, under davits, one Class 1 motor lifeboat at least 7.3 m in length, that may count towards the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b), but a ship whose complement is under 31 may carry a single motor lifeboat;

• (e) enough life rafts capable of being launched by launching devices for 25 per cent of the complement;

• (f) 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 V of that item:

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Self-activating Smoke Signals	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 61.0 m	8	6	2	2
  2	61.0 m or over but under 121.9 m	12	6	2	2
  3	121.9 m or over but under 182.9 m	18	9	2	2
  4	182.9 m or over but under 243.8 m	24	12	2	2
  5	243.8 m or over	30	15	2	2

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

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

  • (ii) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement, and

  • (iii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

• (h) three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use;

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

• (j) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

• (k) a line-throwing appliance;

• (l) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (m) two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first, if the ship is

  • (i) a Safety Convention ship, or

  • (ii) 20 m or over in length; and

• (n) [Repealed, SOR/2000-261, s. 2]

• (o) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• (p) and (q) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 3]

8 Every Class I ship making unlimited voyages and that is not a Safety Convention ship shall comply with the requirements of section 7.

9 Every Class I ship making near coastal voyages, Class 1 and that is not a Safety Convention ship shall comply with the requirements of section 7 except that

• (a) not more than one motor lifeboat need be carried;

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 4]

• (c) in lieu of the quantity requirements of paragraph 7(e) life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate 10 per cent of the complement shall be carried;

• (d) in lieu of the requirements of subparagraphs 7(g)(ii) and (iii), additional lifejackets, equal in number to 50 per cent of the number of berthed passengers, each lifejacket fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, shall be carried conspicuously stowed on deck.

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 4]

9.1 A Class I ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class II Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on short international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore)

10 Every Class II ship making short international voyages more than 20 miles from land shall carry

• (a) subject to subparagraphs (i) and (ii) and paragraph (g), Class 1 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length, each under davits, in number and capacity in accordance with columns I and III of the following table:

  Registered Length of Ship (metres)	I	II	III
  	Minimum Number of Lifeboats	Smaller Number of Lifeboats Exceptionally Authorized	Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats (m3)
  Under 30.5	as the Board shall prescribe
  30.5 and under 36.6	2	2	11.327
  30.5 and under 36.6	2	2	11.327
  36.6 and under 42.7	2	2	18.406
  42.7 and under 48.8	2	2	25.485
  48.8 and under 53.3	3	3	32.564
  53.3 and under 57.9	3	3	38.228
  57.9 and under 62.5	4	4	43.891
  62.5 and under 67.1	4	4	49.554
  67.1 and under 70.1	5	4	52.386
  70.1 and under 74.7	5	4	60.881
  74.7 and under 77.7	6	5	67.960
  77.7 and under 82.3	6	5	76.455
  82.3 and under 86.9	7	5	84.951
  86.9 and under 91.4	7	5	93.446
  91.4 and under 96.0	8	6	101.941
  96.0 and under 100.6	8	6	110.436
  100.6 and under 106.7	9	7	121.762
  106.7 and under 112.8	9	7	134.505
  112.8 and under 118.9	10	7	145.832
  118.9 and under 125.0	10	7	157.159
  125.0 and under 132.6	12	9	171.317
  132.6 and under 140.2	12	9	185.475
  140.2 and under 149.4	14	10	202.465
  149.4 and under 158.5	14	10	220.871
  158.5 and under 167.6	16	12	237.862
  167.6 and over	as the Board shall prescribe

  except that

  • (i) where the Board considers the requirements of Column I to be unreasonable or impracticable, compliance with the requirements of Column II may be permitted in lieu thereof, and

  • (ii) the capacity of the lifeboats need not be greater than is necessary to accommodate the complement;

• (b) on each side of the ship, a davit-launched approved boat that is not over 8.5 m in length and may count towards the requirements of paragraph (a) or (g) if it is a Class 1 lifeboat;

• (c) on each side, one Class 1 motor lifeboat at least 7.3 m in length, each under davits, that may count towards the requirements of paragraph (a) or (g), except that a ship whose complement is under 31 may carry a single motor lifeboat;

• (d) where the lifeboats referred to in paragraph (a) are insufficient to accommodate the complement, additional survival craft to make up the deficiency, consisting of one of the following or a combination of the two:

  • (i) Class 1 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length and under davits, or

  • (ii) where the special subdivision requirements of the Hull Construction Regulations are complied with, life rafts or, if the embarkation station is 4.57 m or more above the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition, life rafts under launching devices that are capable of launching the life rafts within 30 minutes in calm conditions;

• (e) life rafts of aggregate capacity equal to 10 per cent of the lifeboat capacity, capable of being launched by launching devices where such devices are fitted under paragraph (d);

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 7]

• (g) notwithstanding the quantity requirements of paragraph (a), where the stowage of life rafts in accordance with subparagraph (d)(ii) is impracticable because of insufficient deck space, fewer lifeboats, except that

  • (i) a ship 57.9 m in length or over shall carry on each side, under davits, at least 2 Class 1 lifeboats at least 7.3 m in length, and

  • (ii) a ship under 57.9 m in length shall carry on each side, under davits, at least 1 Class 1 lifeboat at least 7.3 m in length,

  and such lifeboats shall, together with additional equipment as described under paragraph (d), accommodate the complement;

• (h) 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 V of that item:

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Self-activating Smoke Signals	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 61.0 m	8	6	2	2
  2	61.0 m or over but under 121.9 m	12	6	2	2
  3	121.9 m or over but under 182.9 m	18	9	2	2
  4	182.9 m or over but under 243.8 m	24	12	2	2
  5	243.8 m or over	30	15	2	2

• (i) the following supply of lifejackets:

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

  • (ii) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement, and

  • (iii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

• (j) three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use;

• (k) for each life raft,

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

  • (ii) if the ship is engaged on a short international voyage that is not a sheltered waters voyage, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (l) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

• (m) a line-throwing appliance;

• (n) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (o) two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first, if the ship is

  • (i) a Safety Convention ship, or

  • (ii) 20 m or over in length and engaged on a voyage beyond the VHF coverage area or beyond sea area A1; and

• (p) [Repealed, SOR/2000-261, s. 3]

• (q) means of embarkation into survival craft.

11 Every Class II ship making short international voyages not more than 20 miles from land, other than sheltered waters voyages, shall carry

• (a) subject to subparagraphs (i) and (ii) and paragraph (f), Class 1 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length, each under davits, in number and capacity in accordance with columns I and III of the following table:

  Registered Length of Ship (metres)	I	II	III
  	Minimum Number of Lifeboats	Smaller Number of Lifeboats Exceptionally Authorized	Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats (m3)
  Under 30.5	as the Board shall prescribe
  30.5 and under 36.6	2	2	11.327
  36.6 and under 42.7	2	2	18.406
  42.7 and under 48.8	2	2	25.485
  48.8 and under 53.3	3	3	32.564
  53.3 and under 57.9	3	3	38.228
  57.9 and under 62.5	4	4	43.891
  62.5 and under 67.1	4	4	49.554
  67.1 and under 70.1	5	4	52.386
  70.1 and under 74.7	5	4	60.881
  74.7 and under 77.7	6	5	67.960
  77.7 and under 82.3	6	5	76.455
  82.3 and under 86.9	7	5	84.951
  86.9 and under 91.4	7	5	93.446
  91.4 and under 96.0	8	6	101.941
  96.0 and under 100.6	8	6	110.436
  100.6 and under 106.7	9	7	121.762
  106.7 and under 112.8	9	7	134.505
  112.8 and under 118.9	10	7	145.832
  118.9 and under 125.0	10	7	157.159
  125.0 and under 132.6	12	9	171.317
  132.6 and under 140.2	12	9	185.475
  140.2 and under 149.4	14	10	202.465
  149.4 and under 158.5	14	10	220.871
  158.5 and under 167.6	16	12	237.862
  167.6 and over	as the Board shall prescribe

  except that

  • (i) where the Board considers the requirements of Column I to be unreasonable or impracticable, compliance with the requirements of Column II may be permitted in lieu thereof, and

  • (ii) the necessity of the lifeboats need not be greater than is necessary to accommodate the complement;

• (b) if the ship is 30.5 m or over in length, on each side of the ship, an approved boat that is not over 8.5 m in length and may count towards the requirements of paragraph (a) or (f) if it is a Class 1 lifeboat;

• (c) where the lifeboats referred to in paragraph (a) are insufficient to accommodate the complement, additional survival craft to make up the deficiency, consisting of one of the following or a combination of the two:

  • (i) Class 1 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length and under davits, or

  • (ii) where the special subdivision requirements of the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations or the Hull Construction Regulations, as applicable, are complied with, life rafts or, if the embarkation station is 4.57 m or more above the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition, life rafts under launching devices that are capable of launching the life rafts within 30 minutes in calm conditions;

• (d) life rafts of aggregate capacity equal to 10 per cent of the lifeboat capacity, capable of being launched by launching devices where such devices are fitted under paragraph (c);

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 8]

• (f) notwithstanding the quantity requirements of paragraph (a), where the stowage of life rafts as set out in subparagraph (c)(ii) is impracticable because of insufficient deck space, fewer lifeboats, except that

  • (i) a ship 57.9 m in length or over shall carry on each side, under davits, at least 2 Class 1 lifeboats at least 7.3 m in length, and

  • (ii) a ship under 57.9 m in length shall carry on each side, under davits, at least 1 Class 1 lifeboat at least 7.3 m in length,

  and that such lifeboats shall, together with additional equipment as described under paragraph (c), accommodate the complement;

• (g) 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 V of that item:

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Self-activating Smoke Signals	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 61.0 m	8	6	2	2
  2	61.0 m or over but under 121.9 m	12	6	2	2
  3	121.9 m or over but under 182.9 m	18	9	2	2
  4	182.9 m or over but under 243.8 m	24	12	2	2
  5	243.8 m or over	30	15	2	2

• (h) the following supply of lifejackets:

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

  • (ii) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement, and

  • (iii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

• (i) three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use;

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

• (k) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

• (l) a line-throwing appliance;

• (m) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (n) 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

• (o) means of embarkation into survival craft.

12 Every Class II ship making short international voyages that are sheltered waters voyages, shall carry

• (a) subject to subparagraphs (i) and (ii) and to paragraph (d), Class 1 or Class 2 lifeboats each at least 7.3 m in length, each under davits, in number and capacity in accordance with columns I and III of the following table:

  Registered Length of Ship (metres)	I	II	III
  	Minimum Number of Lifeboats	Smaller Number of Lifeboats Exceptionally Authorized	Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats (m3)
  Under 30.5	as the Board shall prescribe
  30.5 and under 36.6	2	2	11.327
  36.6 and under 42.7	2	2	18.406
  42.7 and under 48.8	2	2	25.485
  48.8 and under 53.3	3	3	32.564
  53.3 and under 57.9	3	3	38.228
  57.9 and under 62.5	4	4	43.891
  62.5 and under 67.1	4	4	49.554
  67.1 and under 70.1	5	4	52.386
  70.1 and under 74.7	5	4	60.881
  74.7 and under 77.7	6	5	67.960
  77.7 and under 82.3	6	5	76.455
  82.3 and under 86.9	7	5	84.951
  86.9 and under 91.4	7	5	93.446
  91.4 and under 96.0	8	6	101.941
  96.0 and under 100.6	8	6	110.436
  100.6 and under 106.7	9	7	121.762
  106.7 and under 112.8	9	7	134.505
  112.8 and under 118.9	10	7	145.832
  118.9 and under 125.0	10	7	157.159
  125.0 and under 132.6	12	9	171.317
  132.6 and under 140.2	12	9	185.475
  140.2 and under 149.4	14	10	202.465
  149.4 and under 158.5	14	10	220.871
  158.5 and under 167.6	16	12	237.862
  167.6 and over	as the Board shall prescribe

  except that

  • (i) where the Board considers the requirements of Column I to be unreasonable or impracticable, compliance with the requirements of Column II may be permitted in lieu thereof, and

  • (ii) the capacity of the lifeboats need not be greater than is necessary to accommodate the complement;

• (b) where the lifeboats referred to in paragraph (a) are insufficient to accommodate the complement, additional survival craft to make up the deficiency, consisting of one of the following or a combination of the two:

  • (i) Class 1 or Class 2 lifeboats, each at least 7.3 m in length and under davits, or

  • (ii) where the special subdivision requirements of the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations or the Hull Construction Regulations, as applicable, are complied with, life rafts or, if the embarkation station is 4.57 m or more above the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition, life rafts under launching devices that are capable of launching the life rafts within 30 minutes in calm conditions;

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 9]

• (d) notwithstanding the quantity requirements of paragraph (a), where the stowage of life rafts in accordance with subparagraph (b)(ii) is impracticable because of insufficient deck space, fewer lifeboats, except that

  • (i) a ship 57.9 m in length or over shall carry on each side, under davits, at least 2 Class 1 or Class 2 lifeboats at least 7.3 m in length, and

  • (ii) a ship under 57.9 m in length shall carry on each side, under davits, at least 1 Class 1 or Class 2 lifeboat at least 7.3 m in length,

  and such lifeboats shall, together with additional equipment as described under paragraph (b), accommodate the complement;

• (e) 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 and III of that item:

  	Column I	Column II	Column III
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 61.0 m	8	2
  2	61.0 m or over but under 121.9 m	12	2
  3	121.9 m or over but under 182.9 m	18	2
  4	182.9 m or over but under 243.8 m	24	2
  5	243.8 m or over	30	2

• (f) the following supply of lifejackets:

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

  • (ii) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement, and

  • (iii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

• (g) three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use;

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

• (i) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 440]

• (j) means of embarkation into survival craft; and

• (k) six red hand flares.

13 Every Class II ship making near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore other than a Safety Convention ship, shall comply with the requirements of section 10, except that

• (a) where accommodation for less than 300 persons is provided in life rafts, only one motor lifeboat need be carried, but where accommodation for 300 persons or more is provided in life rafts, a second motor lifeboat or mechanically propelled lifeboat shall be carried; and

• (b) if the ship is less than 20 m in length and engaged on a voyage that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it is not required to carry the survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus referred to in paragraph 10(j).

• (c) to (e) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 10]

13.1 A Class II ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class III Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on near coastal voyages, Class 2, or inland voyages)

14 A Class III ship shall carry

• (a) where the ship is 18.3 m or under in length, the following survival craft:

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.59 m³ capacity with a means of launching, and

  • (ii) one or more life rafts of an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement;

• (b) where the ship is over 18.3 m but under 22.9 m in length, one Class 1 lifeboat that is under davits and is of at least 2.12 m³ capacity;

• (c) where the ship is 22.9 m or over in length, on each side of the ship, one Class 1 lifeboat that is under davits and has the appropriate capacity for the length of the ship, in accordance with the table to this paragraph, except that the lifeboats need not be of a greater aggregate capacity than is sufficient to accommodate the complement:

  	Column I	Column II
  Item	Length of Ship	Minimum Capacity of Each Lifeboat (m3)
  1	22.9 m or over but under 30.5 m	3.540
  2	30.5 m or over but under 45.7 m	4.248
  3	45.7 m or over but under 61.0 m	7.079
  4	61.0 m or over but under 91.4 m	8.495
  5	91.4 m or over (near coastal voyage, Class 2)	8.495
  6	91.4 m or over (inland voyage)	14.158

• (d) where the lifeboats referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) are insufficient to accommodate the complement, additional survival craft to make up the deficiency, consisting of one of the following or a combination of the two:

  • (i) equally distributed on both sides of the ship, Class 1 lifeboats, each under davits and of the appropriate capacity for the length of the ship, in accordance with the table to paragraph (c), or

  • (ii) life rafts or, if the embarkation station is 4.57 m or more above the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition and the life rafts that are embarked at that station accommodate in total more than 50 persons, life rafts under launching devices that are capable of launching the life rafts within 30 minutes in calm conditions;

• (e) where life rafts are carried pursuant to subparagraph (d)(ii), additional life rafts that

  • (i) have an aggregate capacity equal to 10 per cent of the capacity of the lifeboats carried, and

  • (ii) where the life rafts that are carried pursuant to subparagraph (d)(ii) are under launching devices, are capable of being launched by the launching devices;

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

  • (i) where the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, that item in Table I, and

  • (ii) where the ship is engaged on an inland voyage, that item in Table II:

    	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
    Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
    1	18.3 m or under	2	1	1
    2	Over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m	4	2	2
    3	30.5 m or over but under 61.0 m	6	3	2
    4	61.0 m or over	10	5	2

    	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
    Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
    1	18.3 m or under	4	2	2
    2	Over 18.3 m but under 61.0 m	6	3	2
    3	61.0 m or over	10	5	2

• (g) the following supply of lifejackets:

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

  • (ii) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement, and

  • (iii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

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

• (i) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

• (j) where the ship is over 45.7 m in length, a line-throwing appliance;

• (k) 12 pyrotechnic distress signals of which six are rocket parachute flares and six are rocket parachute flares or red hand flares;

• (l) means of embarkation into survival craft; and

• (m) if the ship is 20 m or over in length and engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use.

15 A Class III ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

15.1 Instead of complying with sections 14 and 15, a ship may comply with section 16 if it

• (a) was a Class IV ship and an existing ship on the day before the day on which subsection 148(4) comes into force;

• (b) engages only on inland voyages, Class II, or minor waters voyages, Class I, or both, as those voyages are defined in subsections 5(2) and 6(1) of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations; and

• (c) does not change its area of operation or equipment.

Class IV Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on inland voyages, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or near coastal voyages, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore)

• 16 (1) A Class IV ship shall carry

  • (a) subject to paragraph (b), at least one Class 1 lifeboat under davits and of the appropriate capacity for the length of the ship in accordance with the table to this paragraph, except that the lifeboats need not be of a greater aggregate capacity than is sufficient to accommodate the complement:

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Length of Ship	Minimum Capacity of Each Lifeboat (m3)
    1	22.9 m or over but under 30.5 m	3.540
    2	30.5 m or over but under 45.7 m	4.248
    3	45.7 m or over but under 61.0 m	7.079
    4	61.0 m or over	8.495

  • (b) if the carriage of a lifeboat referred to in paragraph (a) is impracticable, an approved boat;

  • (c) enough life rafts to accommodate that part of the complement not accommodated in the lifeboat or emergency boat;

  • (d) where the embarkation station for life rafts is 4.57 m or more above the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition and the life rafts that are embarked at that station accommodate in total more than 50 persons, launching devices that are capable of launching the life rafts within 30 minutes in calm conditions;

  • (e) 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	22.9 m or under	2	1	1
    2	Over 22.9 m but under 30.5 m	4	2	2
    3	30.5 m or over but under 61.0 m	6	3	2
    4	61.0 m or over	8	4	2

  • (f) the following supply of lifejackets:

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

    • (ii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

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

  • (h) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

  • (i) 12 pyrotechnic distress signals of which six are rocket parachute flares; and

  • (j) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• (2) A Class IV ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

  • (a) the location of

    • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

    • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

    • (ii) muster stations, and

    • (iii) embarkation stations; and

  • (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

16.1 Instead of complying with section 16, a ship may comply with section 17 if it

• (a) was a Class V ship and an existing ship on the day before the day on which subsection 148(4) comes into force;

• (b) engages only on home-trade voyages, Class IV, or minor waters voyages, Class II, or both, as those voyages are defined in subsections 4(4) and 6(2) of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations; and

• (c) does not change its area of operation or equipment.

Class V Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on sheltered waters voyages)

• 17 (1) A Class V ship shall carry

  • (a) if such ship is 45.7 m or over in length, on each side thereof one or more Class 2 lifeboats, each at least 4.9 m in length and each under davits, except that where carriage of lifeboats on each side is unreasonable or impracticable, they may be carried on one side only;

  • (b) if such ship is 45.7 m but not more than 22.9 m in length, one or more Class 2 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity and each under davits;

  • (c) if the ship is 22.9 m or under in length, where practicable, a suitable boat; and

  • (d) where the capacity of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is insufficient to accommodate the complement, additional Class 2 lifeboats that have the appropriate capacities or life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms, to make up the deficiency.

  • (e) to (h) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 14]

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(d) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class V ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry,

  • (a) instead of the survival craft referred to in subsection (1), one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(d), enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough Class 2 lifeboats, life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 1]

• (5) A Class V ship shall carry

  • (a) the following lifebuoys:

    • (i) where the ship is under 45.7 m in length, at least four lifebuoys, two of which each have a self-igniting light attached and another two of which each have a buoyant lifeline attached, and

    • (ii) where the ship is 45.7 m or over in length, at least six lifebuoys, two of which each have a self-igniting light attached and two others of which each have a buoyant lifeline attached;

  • (b) the following supply of lifejackets:

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

    • (ii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater;

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

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

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

  • (f) six pyrotechnic distress signals of which three are rocket parachute flares.

• (6) A Class V ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

  • (a) the location of

    • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

    • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

    • (ii) muster stations, and

    • (iii) embarkation stations; and

  • (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class VI Ships(Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)

• 18 (1) A Class VI ship shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class VI ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

  • (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 2]

• (5) A Class VI ship shall carry the following supply of lifejackets:

  • (a) one for each member of the complement; and

  • (b) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

• (6) A Class VI ship shall carry the following equipment:

  • (a) for each life raft or inflatable rescue platform,

    • (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;

  • (b) except if the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, six pyrotechnic distress signals of which three are rocket parachute flares; and

  • (c) two lifebuoys, one of which has a buoyant lifeline attached.

• (7) A Class VI ship shall be provided with signs that indicate the location of life saving equipment that is not stowed in plain view.

Class VII Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are certified to carry passengers, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)

• 19 (1) A Class VII ship shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class VII ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

  • (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 3]

• (5) A Class VII ship shall carry a suitable boat that is carried on board or towed.

• (6) A Class VII ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry the supply of equipment set out in columns II and III of that item.

  	Column I	Column II	Column III
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 25 m	2	2
  2	25 m or over but under 50 m	4	2
  3	50 m or over	6	2

• (7) A Class VII ship shall carry the following supply of lifejackets:

  • (a) one for each member of the complement; and

  • (b) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

• (8) A Class VII ship shall carry, for each life raft and each inflatable rescue platform, the following equipment:

  • (a) 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

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

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 447]

• (9) A Class VII ship shall carry, for each suitable boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II.

• (10) A Class VII ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

  • (a) the location of

    • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

    • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

    • (ii) muster stations, and

    • (iii) embarkation stations; and

  • (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class VIII Ships [reserved]

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 unlimited 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 unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1)

Ships Other Than Tankers

• 20 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a Class IX ship that is not a tanker and is a Safety Convention ship or a ship engaged on an unlimited voyage shall carry

  • (a) Class 1 lifeboats not less than 7.3 m in length, each under davits, in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c), but where a ship is making sheltered waters voyages, the lifeboats may be of Class 2;

  • (b) subject to paragraph (c),

    • (i) on each side of the ship, one or more lifeboats of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement of which one shall be a motor lifeboat if the ship is of 1,600 tons, gross tonnage, or over, but no motor lifeboat need be carried on a ship that does not go more than 20 miles from land,

    • (ii) in the case of a ship described in subsection (2) and a ship, other than a tug, that goes more than 20 miles from land, one or more life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement, and

    • (iii) in the case of a tug, one or more life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement;

  • (c) if such ship is a whale factory, or fish processing or canning factory ship,

    • (i) either

      • (A) lifeboats, including one motor lifeboat, of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement on each side of the ship, or

      • (B) lifeboats, including one motor lifeboat, of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate at least 37 1/2 per cent of the complement on each side of the ship and life rafts, capable of being launched by launching devices, of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the portion of the complement not accommodated in the lifeboats and launching devices sufficient to launch all the life rafts required under this clause, fully loaded, in 30 minutes in calm conditions,

    • (ii) life rafts, or additional life rafts, capable of being launched by launching devices if such devices are provided under subparagraph (i), of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement,

    • (iii) on each side of the ship, an approved boat that is not over 8.5 m in length and may count towards the requirements of subparagraph (i) if it is a Class 1 lifeboat, and

    • (iv) notwithstanding subsection 2(1) of Part I of Schedule IX, gravity-type davits for the launching of lifeboats and for the launching of emergency boats that, pursuant to subparagraph (iii), are counted towards the requirements of subparagraph (i);

  • (d) eight lifebuoys;

  • (e) 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;

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

  • (g) 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;

  • (h) 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;

  • (i) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

  • (j) a line-throwing appliance;

  • (k) if the ship is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, 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) [Repealed, SOR/2000-261, s. 8]

  • (n) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• (1.1) Despite subparagraph (1)(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.

• (2) Every Class IX ship that is a bulk carrier, other than a tanker, that is over 91.4 m in length and makes voyages in the St. Lawrence River east of the Montreal entrance to the St. Lawrence Seaway shall include in its life saving equipment inflatable life rafts of sufficient capacity to accommodate half of the complement.

• (3) Where some of the persons carried on a ship described in subsection (2) are berthed in the forward part of the ship, inflatable life rafts of sufficient capacity to accommodate all of those persons shall be stowed forward and the remaining inflatable life rafts shall be stowed aft.

• (4) A ship of 150 m in length or over having no amidships superstructure shall carry, in addition to the life rafts required by subsection (1), a life raft that is capable of accommodating at least six persons and that is stowed as far forward as is reasonable and practicable.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 17]

21 [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 18]

• 22 (1) Subject to subsection 20(2), a Class IX ship that is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, other than a tanker or a Safety Convention ship, shall carry

  • (a) if 30.5 m in length or over, either

    • (i) on each side of such ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits and of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate double the complement, or

    • (iii) on one side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate double the complement, the life rafts alone being capable of accommodating the complement;

  • (b) if such ship is under 30.5 m in length, either

    • (i) on each side of such ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits and of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement, or

    • (iii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate 1.5 times the complement, the life rafts alone being capable of accommodating the complement;

  • (c) if the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) are impracticable, an approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m³ and carries two or more equal-sized life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 200 per cent of the complement;

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 19]

  • (e) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph;

  • (f) if such ship is of 1,600 tons, gross tonnage, or over, a Class 1 motor lifeboat not less than 4.9 m in length, under davits, which may count towards the lifeboat requirements elsewhere in this section;

  • (g) 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

  • (h) 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;

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

  • (j) 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;

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

  • (l) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II;

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

  • (n) 12 rocket parachute flares;

  • [(n) means of embarkation, in accordance with Schedule VI,

    • (i) at each set of davits, and

    • (ii) at places of embarkation into life rafts.]

  • (o) 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

  • (p) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• (2) Despite subparagraph (1)(o)(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.

Tankers

• 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.

Signs

22.2 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 near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, near coastal voyages, Class 2, sheltered waters voyages, inland voyages, inland voyages limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or near coastal voyages, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore)

Ships Other Than Tankers

23 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if the ship is 30.5 m or more in length,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate double the complement,

  • (iii) on one side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate double the complement, the life rafts alone being capable of accommodating the complement, or

  • (iv) in addition to two or more equal-sized life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 200 per cent of the complement;

• (b) if such ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length, either

  • (i) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement,

  • (iii) one Class 1 lifeboat of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iv) a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, in addition to two or more equal-sized life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement;

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]

• (d) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.61 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) in the case of a ship other than a tug, two or more equal size life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the complement;

• (e) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (d) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph; and

• (f) a Class 1 motor lifeboat of at least 3.54 m³ capacity, under davits that may count towards the lifeboat requirements elsewhere in this section, but this paragraph does not apply to

  • (i) a ship of less than 3,000 tons, gross tonnage, or

  • (ii) a ship that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

• (g) to (n) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]

• (2) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 22]

24 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if such ship is 30.5 m in length or over,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement, or

  • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 2.12 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be a Class 2 lifeboat;

• (b) if such ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length,

  • (i) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement,

  • (iii) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iv) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be Class 2;

• (c) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.42 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a suitable boat and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) in the case of a ship other than a tug, two or more equal size life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the complement; and

• (d) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph.

• (e) to (k) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 24]

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 24]

25 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on an inland voyage, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if the ship is 30.5 m in length or over, either

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 3.54 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate double the complement, or

  • (iii) in addition to two or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 200 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be a Class 2 lifeboat;

• (b) where the distance from any accommodation to the nearest equipment required under paragraph (a) exceeds 91.4 m, one or more life rafts readily available to and sufficient to accommodate all persons housed in such accommodation, but this equipment need not be additional to life rafts already carried in accordance with paragraph (a);

• (c) if such ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement,

  • (iii) one Class 1 lifeboat of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iv) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be Class 2;

• (d) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.42 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat that has a capacity of not less than 1.42 m³ and a means of launching and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) in the case of a ship other than a tug, two or more equal size life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the complement; and

• (e) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (c) or (d), may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph.

• (f) to (l) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 26]

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 26]

26 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on an inland voyage, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if such ship is 30.5 m in length or over,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, the aggregate capacity of the life rafts and lifeboats being sufficient to accommodate 1.5 times the complement, or

  • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 2.12 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 150 per cent of the complement and that of the life rafts alone being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be Class 2;

• (b) where the distance from any accommodation to the nearest equipment required under paragraph (a) exceeds 91.4 m, life rafts readily available to and sufficient to accommodate all persons housed in such accommodation, but this equipment need not be additional to life rafts already carried in accordance with paragraph (a);

• (c) if such ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length,

  • (i) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) on each side thereof, one or more Class 1 lifeboats, each of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats on either side have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (iii) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 2.12 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iv) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement,

  but where a non-passenger ship carries more than one lifeboat, one lifeboat may be Class 2;

• (d) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or under, either

  • (i) one Class 1 lifeboat of at least 1.42 m³ capacity, capable of being launched on either side of the ship and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a suitable boat and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) in the case of a ship other than a tug, two or more equal size life rafts of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the complement; and

• (e) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), (c) or (d) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph.

• (f) to (k) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 28]

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 28]

27 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, other than a tanker, shall carry

• (a) if such ship is 18.3 m in length or over,

  • (i) one or more Class 2 lifeboats, each of at least 1.42 m³ capacity, each with means of launching and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a Class 2 lifeboat that has a capacity of not less than 1.42 m³ and a means of launching, and one or more life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) one or more life rafts sufficient for the complement;

• (b) if such ship is under 18.3 m in length,

  • (i) one or more Class 2 lifeboats, each of at least 1.42 m³ capacity, each with means of launching and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

  • (ii) a suitable boat and one or more life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement or, where the carriage of a suitable boat is impracticable, sufficient life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement, or

  • (iii) one or more life rafts sufficient for the complement; and

• (c) if such ship is a tug with a complement of two or more, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, but any life rafts provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph.

• (d) to (g) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 30]

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 30]

• 27.1 (1) A Class X ship, other than a tanker, that is a bulk carrier, is over 91.4 m in length and is engaged on a voyage on the St. Lawrence River east of the Montreal entrance to the St. Lawrence Seaway shall include in its life saving equipment life rafts of sufficient capacity to accommodate 50 per cent of the complement.

• (2) Where some of the persons carried on a ship referred to in subsection (1) are berthed in the forward part of the ship, life rafts of sufficient capacity to accommodate all of those persons shall be stowed forward and the remaining life rafts shall be stowed aft.

• 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.

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V
  Item	Voyage	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Any voyage other than sheltered waters voyage	Under 30.5 m	2	1	1
  2	Sheltered waters voyage	Under 30.5 m	2	n/a	1
  3	Any voyage other than sheltered waters voyage	30.5 m or over but under 152.4 m	4	2	2
  4	Sheltered waters voyage	30.5 m or over but under 152.4 m	4	n/a	2
  5	Any voyage	152.4 m or over	4	2	2

• (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 sheltered waters voyage, 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 near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2, and

    • (ii) three, in the case of a ship that is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2; and

  • (d) for each life raft,

    • (i) where the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, 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) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, a line-throwing appliance;

  • (h) the following distress signals:

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

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

  • (i) means of embarkation into survival craft, except where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage; 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.

Tankers

27.3 A Class X ship that is a tanker 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 under davits, each of which has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m³ and the aggregate capacity of which is 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 in length or over, 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	2	1	1
  2	30.5 m or over	4	2	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, in the case of a ship that is 300 tons or over but under 500 tons gross tonnage and is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2, and

  • (ii) three, in the case of a ship that is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2;

• (h) for each life raft,

  • (i) if the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage or a voyage that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code, and

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

• (i) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 454]

• (j) if the ship is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, a line-throwing appliance;

• (k) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (l) means of embarkation into survival craft, except where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage; and

• (m) 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.

Signs

27.4 A Class X 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 XI Ships(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not certified to carry passengers but carry a crew, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)

• 28 (1) A Class XI ship that is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry

  • (a) if the ship is 30.5 m in length or over,

    • (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 3.54 m³ capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

    • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement;

  • (b) if the ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length,

    • (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

    • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement; and

  • (c) if the ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

    • (i) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.61 m³ capacity, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.61 m³ capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboat have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

    • (iii) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat that has a means of launching, and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), a Class XI ship that is engaged on a voyage not more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry

  • (a) if the ship is 30.5 m in length or over,

    • (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

    • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 2.12 m³ and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement;

  • (b) if the ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length,

    • (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m³ capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

    • (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a means of launching and the capacity to accommodate no fewer than four persons, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement; and

  • (c) if the ship is 18.3 m in length or under,

    • (i) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.42 m³ capacity, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.42 m³ capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboat have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or

    • (iii) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat that has a means of launching, and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement.

• (3) A Class XI ship that engages solely on sheltered waters voyages, shall carry

  • (a) one or more Class 2 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 1.42 m³ capacity and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement; or

  • (b) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat with a means of launching, and one or more life rafts of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement.

• (4) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsections (1) to (3), a Class XI ship that carries its survival craft more than 100 m from an area where persons are berthed shall carry, readily available to the persons berthed there, enough life rafts to accommodate them.

• 29 (1) A Class XI ship that is within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry 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	2	1	1
  2	30.5 m or over	4	2	2

• (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1), a Class XI ship need not carry more lifebuoys than there are members of the complement.

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.

Signs

31 A Class XI 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.

PART IIEquipment to Be Carried by New Ships

Class I Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on unlimited voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1)

• 32 (1) Subject to section 33, a Class I ship shall carry, on each side of the ship,

  • (a) enough lifeboats under gravity-type davits to accommodate at least 50 per cent of the complement; or

  • (b) enough lifeboats under gravity-type davits to accommodate at least 37.5 per cent of the complement and enough life rafts under launching devices to accommodate at least 12.5 per cent of the complement.

• (2) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1), a Class I ship shall carry enough life rafts under launching devices to accommodate at least 25 per cent of the complement.

• (3) Lifeboats shall be partially enclosed or totally enclosed.

• 33 (1) Subject to subsection (3), a Class I ship that is under 500 tons gross tonnage with a complement of fewer than 200 persons may carry, on each side of the ship, instead of the survival craft referred to in section 32, 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).

• (2) Where a rescue boat required under subsection 34(2) is certified as a lifeboat, its accommodation capacity may be included in the calculation under subsection (1) to reduce the number of life rafts required.

• (3) The number of life rafts necessary to fulfil the requirements of subsection (1) shall be calculated in such a way that, taking into account the percentage of the complement that could be accommodated in each, should any one life raft be lost or rendered unserviceable, enough life rafts remain on each side of the ship to accommodate the complement.

• 34 (1) A Class I ship of 500 tons gross tonnage or over shall carry, on each side of the ship, at least one rescue boat under launching devices.

• (2) A Class I ship of under 500 tons gross tonnage shall carry at least one rescue boat under launching devices.

35 Every life raft on a Class I ship shall be stowed

• (a) with its painter permanently attached to the ship;

• (b) fitted with a float-free device;

• (c) so that it can be launched by one or two persons; and

• (d) if it is inflatable, so that it inflates automatically if the ship sinks.

36 A Class I ship shall carry enough lifeboats and rescue boats to ensure that, in providing for abandonment by the complement, each lifeboat or rescue boat need not marshal more than six life rafts.

37 A Class I 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 V of that item.

38 A Class I 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) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement,

  • (ii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater,

  • (iii) enough for persons on watch, and

  • (iv) enough at locations that are remote from muster and embarkation stations for all of the persons likely to be there.

39 A Class I ship shall carry

• (a) three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use;

• (b) a marine anti-exposure work suit for each member of the rescue boat crew;

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

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 457]

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 457]

• (f) a line-throwing appliance;

• (g) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (h) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used; and

• (i) means of embarkation into survival craft.

40 A Class I ship that is a Safety Convention ship or is 20 m or over in length shall carry two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first.

41 A Class I ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class II Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage and are (i) Safety Convention ships that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on short international voyages, or (ii) ships that are not Safety Convention ships and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore)

• 42 (1) Subject to section 43, a Class II ship that is a Safety Convention ship shall carry

  • (a) on each side of the ship, enough lifeboats under gravity-type davits to accommodate at least 15 per cent of the complement; and

  • (b) equally distributed on each side of the ship, insofar as it is practicable, enough life rafts under launching devices to accommodate that part of the complement not accommodated in the lifeboats.

• (2) Subject to section 43, every Class II ship that is not a Safety Convention ship shall carry, equally distributed on each side of the ship, insofar as it is practicable, enough of the following to accommodate the complement:

  • (a) lifeboats under gravity-type davits; or

  • (b) a combination of life rafts and lifeboats all of which are under launching devices.

• (3) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1) or (2), a Class II ship shall carry enough life rafts under launching devices to accommodate at least 25 per cent of the complement.

• (4) Lifeboats shall be partially enclosed or totally enclosed.

• 43 (1) Subject to subsection (3), a Class II ship that is under 500 tons gross tonnage with a complement of fewer than 200 persons may carry on each side of the ship, instead of the survival craft referred to in section 42, 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).

• (2) Where a rescue boat required under subsection 44(2) is certified as a lifeboat, its accommodation capacity may be included in the calculation under subsection (1) to reduce the number of life rafts required.

• (3) The number of life rafts necessary to fulfil the requirements of subsection (1) shall be calculated in such a way that, taking into account the percentage of the complement that could be accommodated in each, should any one life raft be lost or rendered unserviceable, enough life rafts remain on each side of the ship to accommodate the complement.

• 44 (1) A Class II ship of 500 tons gross tonnage or over shall carry, on each side of the ship, at least one rescue boat under launching devices.

• (2) A Class II ship that is under 500 tons gross tonnage shall carry at least one rescue boat under launching devices.

45 Every life raft on a Class II ship shall be stowed

• (a) with its painter permanently attached to the ship;

• (b) fitted with a float-free device;

• (c) so that it can be launched by one or two persons; and

• (d) if it is inflatable, so that it inflates automatically if the ship sinks.

46 A Class II ship shall carry enough lifeboats and rescue boats to ensure that, in providing for abandonment by the complement, each lifeboat or rescue boat need not marshal more than nine life rafts.

47 A Class II 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 V of that item.

48 A Class II ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) the following supply of lifejackets:

  • (i) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement,

  • (ii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater,

  • (iii) enough for persons on watch, and

  • (iv) enough at locations that are remote from muster and embarkation stations for all of the persons likely to be there.

49 A Class II ship shall carry

• (a) three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use, unless the ship is less than 20 m in length and engaged on a voyage that does not go beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence;

• (b) a marine anti-exposure work suit for each member of the rescue boat crew;

• (c) for each life raft,

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

  • (ii) if the ship is engaged on a short international voyage that is not a sheltered waters voyage, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 458]

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 458]

• (f) a line-throwing appliance;

• (g) 12 rocket parachute flares;

• (h) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used; and

• (i) means of embarkation into survival craft.

50 A Class II ship that is a Safety Convention ship or is 20 m or over in length and engaged on a voyage beyond the VHF coverage area or sea area A1 shall carry two SARTs stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use and for placing in the two survival craft that are launched first.

51 A Class II ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class III Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on near coastal voyages, Class 2, or inland voyages)

52 Subject to section 53, a Class III ship shall carry on each side of the ship

• (a) enough life rafts to accommodate at least 60 per cent of the complement; and

• (b) one rescue boat under launching devices.

53 A Class III ship that is under 85 m in length may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in section 52,

• (a) on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate at least 50 per cent of the complement; and

• (b) at least one rescue boat under launching devices.

54 A Class III ship shall carry enough rescue boats to ensure that, in providing for abandonment by the complement, each rescue boat need not marshal more than nine life rafts.

55 The requirements of paragraphs 52(a) and 53(a) may be met by the carriage of lifeboats, or a combination of lifeboats and life rafts, if the required survival craft accommodation capacity is maintained.

56 Every life raft on a Class III ship shall be stowed

• (a) with its painter permanently attached to the ship;

• (b) fitted with a float-free device;

• (c) so that it can be launched by one or two persons; and

• (d) if it is inflatable, so that it inflates automatically if the ship sinks.

• 57 (1) A Class III ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry 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 25 m	2	1	1
  2	25 m or over but under 50 m	4	2	2
  3	50 m or over but under 85 m	6	3	2
  4	85 m or over	8	4	2

• (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1), a Class III ship shall carry at least one lifebuoy on each side of each passenger deck.

58 A Class III ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) the following supply of lifejackets:

  • (i) enough conspicuously stowed on deck for 5 per cent of the complement,

  • (ii) enough that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater,

  • (iii) enough for persons on watch, and

  • (iv) enough at locations that are remote from muster and embarkation stations for all of the persons likely to be there.

59 A Class III ship shall carry

• (a) a marine anti-exposure work suit for each member of the rescue boat crew;

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

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 459]

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 459]

• (e) if the ship is 85 m or over in length, a line-throwing appliance;

• (f) 12 pyrotechnic distress signals, of which six are rocket parachute flares and six are rocket parachute or hand flares;

• (g) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used;

• (h) means of embarkation into survival craft; and

• (i) if the ship is 20 m or over in length and engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, three survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus stowed so that they are readily accessible for immediate use.

60 A Class III ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

60.1 Instead of complying with sections 52 to 60, a ship may comply with sections 61 to 65 if it

• (a) was a Class IV ship and a new ship on the day before the day on which subsection 148(4) comes into force;

• (b) engages only on inland voyages, Class II, or minor waters voyages, Class I, or both, as those voyages are defined in subsections 5(2) and 6(1) of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations; and

• (c) does not change its area of operation or equipment.

Class IV Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on inland voyages, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or near coastal voyages, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore)

• 61 (1) A Class IV ship shall carry

  • (a) enough life rafts to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) one emergency boat.

• (2) The accommodation capacity of one emergency boat may be included in the calculation under paragraph (1)(a) to reduce the number of life rafts required.

• (3) The requirements of subsection (1) may be met by the carriage of lifeboats, or a combination of lifeboats and life rafts, if the required survival craft accommodation capacity is maintained.

• 62 (1) A Class IV ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry 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 25 m	2	1	1
  2	25 m or over but under 50 m	4	2	2
  3	50 m or over but under 85 m	6	3	2
  4	85 m or over	8	4	2

• (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1), a Class IV ship shall carry at least one lifebuoy on each side of each passenger deck.

63 A Class IV ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) enough lifejackets that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

64 A Class IV ship shall carry

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

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 461]

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 461]

• (d) 12 pyrotechnic distress signals, of which six are rocket parachute flares;

• (e) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used; and

• (f) means of embarkation into survival craft.

65 A Class IV ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

65.1 Instead of complying with sections 61 to 65, a ship may comply with sections 66 to 71 if it

• (a) was a Class V ship and a new ship on the day before the day on which subsection 148(4) comes into force;

• (b) engages only on home-trade voyages, Class IV, or minor waters voyages, Class II, or both, as those voyages are defined in subsections 4(4) and 6(2) of the Home-Trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations; and

• (c) does not change its area of operation or equipment.

Class V Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are not Safety Convention ships and are certified to carry more than 12 passengers on sheltered waters voyages)

• 66 (1) A Class V ship shall carry

  • (a) enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) unless the ship has a freeboard of less than 1.5 m or is fitted with a boarding platform, one emergency boat.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or 67(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

67 A Class V ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in subsection 66(1),

• (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

  • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

  • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

• (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• 68 (1) A Class V ship within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall carry 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 50 m	4	2	2
  2	50 m or over	6	2	2

• (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1), a Class V ship shall carry at least one lifebuoy on each side of each passenger deck.

69 A Class V ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) enough lifejackets that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

70 A Class V ship that carries survival craft shall carry

• (a) for each life raft and each inflatable rescue platform, a SOLAS B pack as set out in the LSA Code;

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 463]

• (c) six pyrotechnic distress signals, of which three are rocket parachute flares;

• (d) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used; and

• (e) means of embarkation into survival craft.

71 A Class V ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class VI Ships(Ships that are not over five tons gross tonnage and that are certified to carry more than 12 passengers)

• 72 (1) A Class VI ship shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity of the life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or 3(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class VI ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

  • (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship operates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

73 A Class VI ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) enough lifejackets that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

74 A Class VI ship that carries survival craft shall carry

• (a) for each life raft and each inflatable rescue platform,

  • (i) where 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, or

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

• (b) six pyrotechnic distress signals, of which three are rocket parachute flares; and

• (c) at least one lifebuoy on each side of each passenger deck, of which one on each deck is fitted with a buoyant lifeline.

• (d) and (e) [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 32]

75 A Class VI ship shall be provided with signs that indicate the location of life saving equipment that is not stowed in plain view.

Class VII Ships(Ships that are over five tons gross tonnage, are certified to carry passengers, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)

• 76 (1) A Class VII ship shall carry

  • (a) where the ship is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) where the ship is engaged on any other voyage, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement.

• (2) If a ship navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more, the requirement in respect of the accommodation capacity referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (3)(b) may be met by counting not more than 33.33 per cent of the complement of the life raft or inflatable rescue platform as being in the water, holding on to the life raft or inflatable rescue platform.

• (3) A Class VII ship that navigates in waters the temperature of which is 15°C or more may carry, instead of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (1)(a),

  • (a) one lifebuoy for every four members of the complement if the ship navigates

    • (i) within 150 m of shore, or

    • (ii) in a depth of water not exceeding 1.5 m; or

  • (b) enough buoyant apparatus to accommodate not more than 40 per cent of the complement of the ship and enough life rafts or inflatable rescue platforms to accommodate that portion of the complement not accommodated by the buoyant apparatus.

• (4) A Class VII ship shall have an emergency boat that is carried on board or towed.

77 A Class VII 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 and III of that item.

78 A Class VII ship shall carry

• (a) one lifejacket for each member of the complement; and

• (b) enough lifejackets that are suitable for children for at least 10 per cent of the complement or one for each child on board, whichever is greater.

79 A Class VII ship shall carry

• (a) for each life raft and each inflatable rescue platform,

  • (i) where 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, or

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

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 465]

• (c) six hand flares;

• (d) one portable battery-powered loud hailer located at each muster station where

  • (i) more than 100 persons are to be mustered, or

  • (ii) a marine evacuation system is used; and

• (e) means of embarkation into survival craft.

80 A Class VII ship shall be provided with signs that indicate

• (a) the location of

  • (i) survival craft and their launching devices,

  • (i.1) lifejackets and lifejackets suitable for children,

  • (ii) muster stations, and

  • (iii) embarkation stations; and

• (b) directions to the muster and embarkation stations.

Class VIII Ships [Reserved]

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 unlimited 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 unlimited voyages or near coastal voyages, Class 1)

• 81 (1) Subject to sections 82, 83 and 85, a Class IX ship shall carry, on each side of the ship, enough totally enclosed lifeboats under gravity-type davits to accommodate the complement.

• (2) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1), a Class IX ship 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).

82 A Class IX ship that has free-fall launching devices may carry, instead of the lifeboats referred to in subsection 81(1), enough totally enclosed lifeboats capable of being free-fall launched over the stern of the ship to accommodate the complement.

• 83 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a Class IX ship that is 85 m or under in length, other than a tanker, may carry on each side of the ship, instead of the survival craft referred to in section 81, 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).

• (2) The number of life rafts necessary to fulfil the requirements of subsection (1) shall be calculated in such a way that, taking into account the percentage of the complement that could be accommodated in each, should any one life raft be lost or rendered unserviceable, enough life rafts remain on each side of the ship to accommodate the complement.

84 Where the Class IX ship referred to in subsection 81(1) or section 82 is a tanker, the lifeboats shall be fire-protected and shall have a self-contained air support system.

85 A Class IX ship that is not a tanker and is a Safety Convention ship engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, may carry partially enclosed lifeboats instead of totally enclosed lifeboats.

86 Where the survival craft in a Class IX ship are stowed more than 100 m from the stem or stern, the ship shall carry an additional life raft stowed as far forward or as far aft as is practicable, as the case may be.

87 A Class IX ship shall carry at least one rescue boat under launching devices, unless one of the ship’s lifeboats meets the requirements for a rescue boat.

88 Every life raft on a Class IX ship, other than a life raft referred to in section 86, shall be stowed

• (a) with its painter permanently attached to the ship;

• (b) fitted with a float-free device; and

• (c) if it is inflatable, so that it inflates automatically if the ship sinks.

89 A Class IX 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 V of that item.

90 A Class IX 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) enough that are suitable for children, for all of the children on board,

  • (ii) enough for all of the persons on watch, of which at least two are stowed in the wheelhouse and two in the engine room, and

  • (iii) enough at locations that are remote from embarkation stations for all of the persons likely to be there.

91 A Class IX 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, 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;

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

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 467]

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 467]

• (e) a line-throwing appliance;

• (f) 12 rocket parachute flares;

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

• (h) means of embarkation into survival craft.

• 92 (1) A Class IX ship shall carry the following SARTs:

  • (a) 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

  • (b) 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.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), 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.

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 near coastal voyages, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, near coastal voyages, Class 2, sheltered waters voyages, inland voyages, inland voyages, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or near coastal voyages, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore)

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 near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or an inland voyage, 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 near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, one rescue boat under a launching device on each side of the ship;

  • (b) if the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, or an inland voyage, 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 sheltered waters voyage; or

  • (b) 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.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 470]

• (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 sheltered waters voyage; or

  • (b) 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.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 471]

98 Lifeboats carried on a Class X ship that is not a tanker shall be

• (a) where the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, totally enclosed;

• (b) where the ship is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 2, or an inland voyage, partially enclosed self-righting or totally enclosed; and

• (c) where the ship is engaged on an inland voyage, limited to 25 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2, limited to five nautical miles from shore, 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 near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2, and

  • (ii) three, in the case of a ship that is 500 tons gross tonnage or over and is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, limited to 120 nautical miles from shore, or a near coastal voyage, Class 2;

• (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) for each life raft,

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

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

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 472]

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 472]

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 472]

• (g) if the ship is 85 m in length or over and is engaged on a voyage other than a sheltered waters voyage, 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.

103 A Class X 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 XI Ships(Ships that are over 15 tons gross tonnage, are not certified to carry passengers but carry a crew, are not self-propelled and are towed or pushed by a ship or operated by a cable)

• 104 (1) A Class XI ship that is 85 m in length or over and is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry

  • (a) the following lifeboats and life rafts:

    • (i) on each side of the ship, enough partially enclosed lifeboats under launching devices to accommodate the complement, and

    • (ii) enough life rafts, but no fewer than two, to accommodate the complement; or

  • (b) the following life rafts and rescue boats:

    • (i) on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement,

    • (ii) enough life rafts, but no fewer than two, to accommodate the complement, and

    • (iii) at least one rescue boat with a means of launching.

• (2) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1), a Class XI ship that carries its survival craft more than 100 m from an area where persons are berthed shall carry, readily available to the persons berthed there, enough life rafts to accommodate them.

105 A Class XI ship that is under 85 m in length and is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry

• (a) on each side of the ship, enough life rafts to accommodate the complement; and

• (b) one emergency boat with a means of launching.

• 106 (1) A Class XI ship that is engaged on a voyage not more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry

  • (a) enough life rafts to accommodate the complement; and

  • (b) one emergency boat with a means of launching.

• (2) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (1), a Class XI ship that carries its survival craft more than 100 m from an area where persons are berthed shall carry, readily available to the persons berthed there, enough life rafts to accommodate them.

• 107 (1) A Class XI 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.

• (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1), a Class XI ship need not carry more lifebuoys than there are members of the complement.

  	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
  Item	Length of Ship	Lifebuoys	Self-igniting Lights	Buoyant Lifelines
  1	Under 85 m	4	2	2
  2	85 m or over	6	3	3

108 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) for each life raft,

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

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

• (d)  [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 473]

• (e)  [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 473]

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 473]

• (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;

• (h) six rocket parachute flares; and

• (i) means of embarkation into survival craft.

109 A Class XI 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.

PART IIIOperational Requirements and Equipment Standards

Life Saving Equipment Plans

110 [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 474]

• 110.1 (1) Every ship shall carry, prominently displayed, the most recent life saving equipment plan that the Board approved for the ship.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a passenger ship of 25 m in length or under is not required to display a life saving equipment plan if doing so is impracticable because of the size or design of the ship.

• (3) Every passenger ship shall make an announcement for the information of passengers before the ship leaves any place where passengers embark.

• (4) The announcement shall

  • (a) specify the location of lifejackets;

  • (b) in each area of the ship, inform the passengers in that area of the location of lifejackets that are closest to them;

  • (c) specify the location of survival craft and muster stations; and

  • (d) in each area of the ship, inform the passengers in that area of the location of survival craft that are closest to them.

• (5) The announcement shall be

  • (a) in either official language or in both, according to the needs of the passengers; and

  • (b) in the most recent format approved by the Board as meeting the requirements of this section.

Evacuation Procedures

111 Every passenger ship shall have an evacuation procedure for the safe evacuation of the complement from the ship within 30 minutes after the abandon-ship signal is given.

Evacuation of New Ships, Class IX

112 The survival craft required for a new ship that is a Class IX ship shall be capable of being launched with their full complement and equipment within 10 minutes after the abandon-ship signal is given.

Maintenance, Servicing and Training

113 The following inspections and tests shall be carried out and recorded in the official log of a ship once every week on a Safety Convention ship and once every two weeks on any other ship:

• (a) survival craft and launching devices shall be visually inspected to ensure that they are ready for use;

• (b) the motor of lifeboats and rescue boats shall be run ahead and astern for a total period of not less than three minutes; and

• (c) the general emergency alarm system shall be tested.

• 114 (1) Every ship shall carry maintenance manuals for life saving equipment that contain the following information from the equipment manufacturers:

  • (a) maintenance and repair instructions;

  • (b) schedules for periodic maintenance;

  • (c) diagrams of lubrication points with recommended lubricants;

  • (d) lists of replaceable parts;

  • (e) if available, up-to-date lists of suppliers of spare parts; and

  • (f) logs for the records of inspection and maintenance.

• (2) The maintenance manuals shall be

  • (a) drafted in easily understood terms; and

  • (b) made available

    • (i) in English and French, and

    • (ii) in sufficient numbers to provide easy access to all crew members.

• (3) Maintenance of life saving equipment shall be carried out in accordance with International Maritime Organization Resolution MSC.402(96), Requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear, as amended from time to time, and the instructions in the manuals referred to in subsection (1).

• (4) Despite subsection (3), emergency repairs to emergency boats and rescue boats may be carried out on board ship if permanent repairs are then carried out at a service station.

115 Every ship shall carry spare parts and repair equipment for the life saving equipment and components that need regular replacement.

• 116 (1) Where a ship carries survival craft that use falls as a means of launching, the falls shall be inspected in accordance with the appendix to annex 1 of International Maritime Organization Circular MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1, Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats, as amended from time to time, with special regard for areas passing through sheaves, and replaced when necessary due to deterioration of the falls or at intervals of not more than five years, whichever is earlier.

• (2) For the purpose of interpreting the appendix referred to in subsection (1), “should” is to be read as “must” and any recommendation or suggestion is to be read as an obligation.

• 117 (1) Every ship shall carry training manuals that explain how to use the ship’s life saving equipment.

• (2) The training manuals shall be

  • (a) drafted in easily understood terms; and

  • (b) made available

    • (i) in English and French, and

    • (ii) in sufficient numbers to provide easy access to all crew members.

• 118 (1) The owner of a service station that services inflatable survival equipment shall ensure that the equipment is serviced in accordance with the annex to International Maritime Organization Resolution A.761(18), Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable liferafts, as amended from time to time.

• (2) For the purpose of interpreting the annex referred to in subsection (1), “should” is to be read as “must” and any recommendation or suggestion is to be read as an obligation.

• 119 (1) The authorized representative of a ship shall ensure that the ship’s inflatable survival equipment is serviced annually.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), the interval between servicing may be two years if

  • (a) the ship on which the inflatable survival equipment is carried

    • (i) is not a Safety Convention ship,

    • (ii) operates for less than seven months per year, and

    • (iii) operates only during months in which the monthly historical average daily minimum air temperature is greater than 0°C according to the climate data compiled by the Department of the Environment from the weather station nearest to the ship’s area of operation;

  • (b) fewer than 15 years have elapsed since the day on which the inflatable survival equipment was manufactured;

  • (c) the validity period of the most recent hydrostatic test of the gas cylinders of the inflatable survival equipment will not expire before the next servicing; and

  • (d) the inflatable survival equipment is stored in a dry location during the months in which the ship is not in operation.

• (3) Despite subsection (1), the interval between servicing may be 30 months for inflatable survival equipment that is type approved in accordance with International Maritime Organization Circular MSC.1/Circ.1328, Guidelines for the Approval of Inflatable Liferafts Subject to Extended Service Intervals Not Exceeding 30 Months, as amended from time to time.

• (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), on a ship that is not a Safety Convention ship, the annual onboard inspection by inspection personnel that is required in the circular may be performed by a qualified crew member if the equipment is provided with manufacturer guidance on how to perform the inspection.

120 [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 486]

Equipment Requiring Board Approval

• 121 (1) Life saving equipment that is carried on a ship and is set out in column I of an item of the table to this section shall

  • (a) meet the requirements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations or the Standard, as amended from time to time, set out in column II of that item; and

  • (b) be approved as having met the requirements referred to in paragraph (a).

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Life Saving Equipment	Schedule or Standard
    0.1	Class 1 lifeboats	Schedule V
    0.2	Class 2 lifeboats	Schedule V
    0.3	Approved boats	Schedule XV
    0.4	Suitable boats	Schedule XV
    1	Lifeboats	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    2	Emergency boats	TP 14475
    3	Rescue boats	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    4	Life rafts	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    5	Inflatable rescue platforms	TP 14475
    6	Marine evacuation systems	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    7	Lifebuoys	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    8	Self-igniting lights	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    9	Self-activating smoke signals	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    10	[Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 478]
    11	Pyrotechnic distress signals	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    12	Lifejackets (Safety Convention ships)	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    13	Lifejackets (ships that are not Safety Convention ships)	(1) LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70); or (2) Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-65.7, Life Jackets, in respect of Class 1 lifejackets
    14	[Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 10]
    15	Personal locator lights	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    16	Line-throwing appliances	LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    17	Immersion suits	(1) LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), for immersion suits made of a material with inherent insulation and designed to be worn without a lifejacket; (2) Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-65.16-2005, Immersion Suit Systems; or (3) Underwriters Laboratories standards ANSI/CAN/UL 15027-2, Standard for Immersion Suits - Part 2: Abandonment Suits, Requirements Including Safety, and ANSI/CAN/UL 15027-3, Standard for Immersion Suits - Part 3: Test Methods
    18	Thermal protective aids	LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
    19	Marine anti-exposure work suits	(1) LSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70); or (2) Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-65.7, Life Jackets, in respect of Class 1 or Class 2 lifejackets that provide Category IV thermal protection

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/2001-179, s. 45]

Buoyant Apparatus

• 122 (1) Every buoyant apparatus carried on a ship shall bear a label of the United States Coast Guard indicating that the apparatus meets the requirements of subpart 160.010 of Title 46, Volume 6, of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States.

• (2) Every marking on a buoyant apparatus carried on a ship shall be in English and French. This requirement does not apply in respect of the label required by subsection (1).

Pyrotechnic Distress Signals

123 Every pyrotechnic distress signal carried on a ship shall be withdrawn from service at the latest four years after its date of manufacture.

Survival Craft VHF Radiotelephone Apparatus

• 124 (1) Every survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus carried on a ship shall meet the requirements of sections 222 and 232 of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020.

• (2) Every survival craft VHF radiotelephone apparatus carried on a ship shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of subsection 239(3) of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020.

SARTs

• 125 (1) Every SART carried on a ship shall meet the requirements of sections 222 and 231 of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020.

• (2) Every SART carried on a ship shall be inspected and tested in accordance with the requirements of subsection 239(2) of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020.

Class II EPIRBs

• 126 (1) A Class II EPIRB carried on a ship shall meet the requirements of sections 222 and 228 to 230 of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020.

• (2) A Class II EPIRB carried on a ship shall be inspected and tested in accordance with the requirements of subsection 239(1) of the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020.

127 [Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 479]

Lifejackets

127.1 Every lifejacket carried on a ship shall be readily accessible for immediate use and stowed in a location that is conspicuously marked.

Signs

• 128 (1) Signs that indicate the location of survival craft, launching devices, emergency equipment, muster stations or embarkation stations and that provide directions to muster or embarkation stations shall

  • (a) be clearly visible under emergency lighting conditions; and

  • (b) use

    • (i) in the case of an existing ship, words in English and French or symbols; and

    • (ii) in the case of a new ship, symbols.

• (2) Symbols shall be those set out in International Maritime Organization Resolution A.760(18), adopted on November 4, 1993 and entitled Symbols Related to Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements, as amended from time to time.

• (3) Where symbols referred to in subsection (2) require the use of words, the words shall be in English and French.

Launching Devices

129 Launching devices shall meet the requirements set out

• (a) in the case of an existing ship,

  • (i) in Part I of Schedule IX, or

  • (ii) in the LSA Code and TP 14475; and

• (b) in the case of a new ship, in the LSA Code and TP 14475.

Securing and Packing of Lifeboat, Rescue Boat and Emergency Boat Equipment

• 130 (1) Subject to subsection (2), all equipment that is carried on a lifeboat, rescue boat or emergency boat shall be

  • (a) secured in the boat by lashings, stowed in lockers or compartments or secured to brackets or other similar mountings;

  • (b) secured so that it does not interfere with procedures for abandoning ship; and

  • (c) packed in as light and compact a form as is practicable.

• (2) So that they are readily available for immediate use in fending off, boat-hooks shall not be secured.

Lifebuoys and Lifebuoy Equipment

• 131 (1) Lifebuoys and lifebuoy equipment shall meet the requirements of Schedule XIV.

• (2) Every lifebuoy carried on a ship shall be marked, in letters that are in a colour that contrasts with that of the lifebuoy and are not less than 100 mm in height, with the ship’s name and port of registry.

Means of Embarkation into Survival Craft

132 Means of embarkation into survival craft shall meet the requirements set out in Schedule VI.

Muster Stations and Embarkation Stations

133 Every new ship that is a passenger ship shall have muster stations that

• (a) are in the vicinity of, and permit ready access by passengers to, the embarkation stations; and

• (b) subject to section 135, provide a clear area of at least 1 m² for every four passengers assigned to that station for marshalling and instruction.

134 Every new ship that is a passenger ship shall have embarkation stations each of which provides

• (a) where a marine evacuation system is used, a clear area with enough space to allow a continuous and unencumbered flow of passengers from the muster station to the head of the evacuation system; or

• (b) in any other case and subject to section 135, a clear area of at least 1 m² for every two persons to be embarked into survival craft from that station.

135 Where a muster station and an embarkation station share a common area on a new ship that is a passenger ship, the common area shall provide at least 1 m² for every four persons to be mustered there and embarked into survival craft from there, in addition to the space required to launch the survival craft.

136 Every embarkation station on a new ship that is a cargo ship shall have an area of at least 1 m² for every two persons to be embarked into survival craft from that station.

137 Muster and embarkation stations for davit-launched survival craft on new ships shall be arranged so as to enable persons on stretchers to be placed in survival craft.

138 Every muster station and every embarkation station shall be

• (a) readily accessible from accommodation and service areas; and

• (b) adequately illuminated, with lighting capable of being supplied from the ship’s emergency electrical power source.

• 139 (1) Every approach route to a muster station or an embarkation station, including alley-ways, stairways and exits, shall be adequately illuminated, with lighting capable of being supplied from the ship’s emergency electrical power source.

• (2) Every ship shall be capable of supplying lighting to illuminate, during the preparation and launching of survival craft, the survival craft, their launching devices and the area of water into which they are to be launched.

Stowage and Handling of Survival Craft

General Requirements

140 Where davits are required for lifeboats, rescue boats or emergency boats, a separate set of davits shall be provided for each boat.

141 A survival craft under launching devices shall be capable of being launched with its full complement and equipment, under 10° of trim and listing 20°.

• 142 (1) Where a life raft or an inflatable rescue platform is carried in such a position that it may be lost or damaged by weather or another cause, it shall be secured with a lashing that incorporates a senhouse slip, hydrostatic release or other quick-release device.

• (2) Every ship that is under 25 m in length shall carry its life rafts and inflatable rescue platforms

  • (a) placed in deep chocks, without lashings, so as to float free if the ship sinks; or

  • (b) secured by a lashing fitted with a hydrostatic release unit.

• 143 (1) Survival craft that require launching devices shall be stowed as close to accommodation and service areas as possible.

• (2) Launching stations shall be located so that survival craft may be launched

  • (a) safely, taking into account the clearance from the propeller and steeply overhanging portions of the hull; and

  • (b) insofar as it is possible, down the straight side of the ship, unless the survival craft are specially designed for free-fall launching.

• (3) Where launching stations are positioned forward, they shall be located abaft the collision bulkhead in a sheltered position.

• (4) The preparation and handling of survival craft at any one launching station shall not interfere with the prompt handling of any other survival craft at any other station.

• (5) Every survival craft shall be stowed

  • (a) as near the waterline as is safe and practicable;

  • (b) so that, when in the embarkation position, it is not less than 2 m above the waterline when the ship is loaded with its full complement and equipment, under 10° of trim and listing by the lesser of 20° and the angle at which the ship’s weatherdeck edge becomes submerged;

  • (c) in a state of continuous readiness so that two crew members may carry out preparation for embarking and launching in less than five minutes; and

  • (d) in such a position as to prevent flooding by any discharge from the ship when the survival craft is being lowered to the water.

• (6) Paragraph (5)(b) does not apply to an inflatable life raft that does not require launching devices.

Lifeboats

• 144 (1) Lifeboats for lowering down the side of the ship shall be stowed

  • (a) on ships under 80 m in length, as far forward of the propeller as is practicable;

  • (b) on cargo ships 80 m or over but under 120 m in length, so that the after end of the lifeboat is not less than the length of the lifeboat forward of the propeller; and

  • (c) on passenger ships 80 m or over in length and cargo ships 120 m or over in length, so that the after end of the lifeboat is not less than 1.5 times the length of the lifeboat forward of the propeller.

• (2) Lifeboats in their stowed location shall be protected from damage by heavy seas insofar as it is practicable.

• (3) Lifeboats shall be stowed attached to their launching devices.

• (4) Lifeboats shall be capable of being launched, where necessary utilizing painters, with the ship making headway at speeds of up to five knots in calm water.

Life Rafts

• 145 (1) Life rafts shall be stowed so as to permit manual release from their securing arrangements.

• (2) Life rafts that are designed to be davit-launched shall be

  • (a) stowed within reach of their lifting hooks; or

  • (b) provided with a means of transfer that is not rendered inoperable by

    • (i) the ship’s motion,

    • (ii) a power failure,

    • (iii) a list of 20° of the ship, or

    • (iv) a trim of 10° of the ship.

• 146 (1) On a passenger ship, every life raft that is boarded from a location on deck that is more than 4 m above the waterline of the ship in its lightest seagoing condition shall be davit-launched.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an existing ship that is a Class II, Class III or Class IV ship referred to in

  • (a) subparagraph 10(d)(ii);

  • (b) subparagraph 11(c)(ii);

  • (c) subparagraph 12(b)(ii);

  • (d) subparagraph 14(d)(ii); or

  • (e) paragraph 16(1)(d).

• (3) For greater certainty,

  • (a) a Class III ship that, under section 15.1, complies with the requirements applicable to a Class IV ship, is deemed to be a Class IV ship for the purposes of subsection (2); and

  • (b) a Class IV ship that, under section 16.1, complies with the requirements applicable to a Class V ship, is deemed to be a Class V ship for the purposes of subsection (2).

• 147 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a life raft on a ship that is not a passenger ship is stowed more than 4 m above the waterline of the ship in its lightest seagoing condition, it shall be davit-launched unless it

  • (a) has a mass of not more than 185 kg; or

  • (b) is stowed for launching directly from the stowed position, from which it may be safely launched against a trim of 10° and a list of 20°.

• (2) If the ship carries life rafts for more than 200 per cent of the complement, those life rafts in excess of 200 per cent need not be davit-launched.

Rescue Boats and Emergency Boats

• 148 (1) Rescue boats and emergency boats shall be stowed

  • (a) in a state of continuous readiness and capable of being launched in less than five minutes; and

  • (b) in a location suitable for launching and recovery.

• (2) A rescue boat that is also a lifeboat shall meet the requirements of section 144.

• (3) Every rescue boat, when loaded with its full complement and equipment, shall be capable of being hoisted at a rate of not less than 0.3 m/s.

• (4) Every davit-launched rescue boat or emergency boat, when it is installed for the first time on a ship, shall be tested to ensure that it may be safely launched

  • (a) from the ship when the rescue boat or emergency boat is loaded with a mass equal to 110 per cent of the total of its own mass and that of its full complement and equipment;

  • (b) from a height of not more than 1 m above the water when the rescue boat or emergency boat is in its light condition, is suspended from its release mechanism at that height and is then released; and

  • (c) from a height of not more than 1 m above the water when the rescue boat or emergency boat is loaded as described in paragraph (a), is suspended from its release mechanism at that height and is then released.

• (5) For the purpose of the test referred to in subsection (4), each member of the complement is assumed to have a mass of 75 kg.

Stabilizers

• 149 (1) Where the survival craft of a ship are stowed in such a location that they may be damaged by the ship’s stabilizer wings, the ship shall be equipped with a means of bringing the stabilizer wings inboard that may be operated

  • (a) from the navigating bridge; and

  • (b) by the ship’s emergency source of power.

• (2) Indicators that are capable of being operated by the ship’s emergency source of power shall be provided on the navigating bridge to show the position of the stabilizer wings.