Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

Marginal note:Requirements for life rafts

3.29 A life raft that is carried on board a fishing vessel shall

• (a) be marked with the date and place of last service;

• (b) be serviced, at the intervals set out in section 2 of Schedule IV to the Life Saving Equipment Regulations, at a service station that is accredited by the manufacturer of the life raft; and

• (c) except in the case of a coastal life raft that is packed in a valise-type container, be stored in a manner that allows it to automatically float free if the vessel sinks.