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Life Saving Equipment Regulations

Version of section 121 from 2023-12-20 to 2024-08-18:

  •  (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).

      TABLE

      Column IColumn II
      ItemLife Saving EquipmentSchedule or Standard
      0.1Class 1 lifeboatsSchedule V
      0.2Class 2 lifeboatsSchedule V
      0.3Approved boatsSchedule XV
      0.4Suitable boatsSchedule XV
      1LifeboatsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      2Emergency boatsTP 14475
      3Rescue boatsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      4Life raftsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      5Inflatable rescue platformsTP 14475
      6Marine evacuation systemsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      7LifebuoysLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      8Self-igniting lightsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      9Self-activating smoke signalsLSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      10[Repealed, SOR/2023-257, s. 478]
      11Pyrotechnic distress signalsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      12Lifejackets (Safety Convention ships)LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      13Lifejackets (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      14[Repealed, SOR/2006-256, s. 10]
      15Personal locator lightsLSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      16Line-throwing appliancesLSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      17Immersion 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

      18Thermal protective aidsLSA Code, TP 14475 and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70)
      19Marine 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]

  • SOR/96-218, s. 34
  • SOR/2001-179, s. 45
  • SOR/2002-122, ss. 3 to 6
  • SOR/2004-26, s. 27
  • SOR/2004-253, s. 3(F)
  • SOR/2006-256, s. 10
  • SOR/2023-257, s. 478

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