Life Saving Equipment Regulations

25 Subject to section 27.1, a Class X ship that is engaged on an inland voyage, Class I, 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]