Life Saving Equipment Regulations — 20
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 emba