Life Saving Equipment Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1436)

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 home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, 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 home-trade voyage, Class III, the Class A emergency pack set out in section 1 of Schedule I,

  • (ii) if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, the Class C emergency pack set out in section 3 of Schedule I, or

  • (iii) in any other case, the Class B (Canadian) emergency pack set out in section 2.1 of Schedule I;

• (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 home-trade voyage, Class IV or a minor waters voyage, Class II, 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 home-trade voyage, Class III, the Class A emergency pack set out in section 1 of Schedule I,

  • (ii) if the ship is engaged on a home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, the Class C emergency pack set out in section 3 of Schedule I, or

  • (iii) in any other case, the Class B (Canadian) emergency pack set out in section 2.1 of Schedule I;

• (b) for each emergency boat, the equipment set out in section 5 of Schedule II;

• (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 international 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 foreign voyages or home-trade voyages, Class I)

• 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 home-trade voyage, Class IV, or a minor waters voyage, Class II, 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, the Class A emergency pack set out in section 1 of Schedule I;

• (c) for each lifeboat, the equipment set out in section 1 of Schedule II;

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

• (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.