Life Saving Equipment Regulations — 28
28 (1) A Class XI ship that is engaged on a voyage more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry (a) if the ship is 30.5 m in length or over, (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 3.54 m 3 capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 3.54 m 3 capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m 3 and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement; (b) if the ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length, (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m 3 capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m 3 capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or (iii) 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 the complement; and (c) if the ship is 18.3 m in length or under, (i) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.61 m 3 capacity, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, (ii) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.61 m 3 capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboat have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or (iii) a Class 2 lifeboat or suitable boat that has a means of launching, and one or more life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a Class XI ship that is engaged on a voyage not more than 20 nautical miles from shore shall carry (a) if the ship is 30.5 m in length or over, (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m 3 capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m 3 capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or (iii) in addition to one or more life rafts, a Class 2 lifeboat or approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 2.12 m 3 and a means of launching, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate the complement; (b) if the ship is over 18.3 m but under 30.5 m in length, (i) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m 3 capacity, and of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the complement, (ii) one or more Class 1 lifeboats with means of launching, each of not less than 2.12 m 3 capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, or (iii) 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 the complement; and (c) if the ship is 18.3 m in length or under, (i) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.42 m 3 capacity, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate the complement, (ii) a Class 1 lifeboat with means of launching, of not less than 1.42 m 3 capacity, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboat have sufficient capacity to accommodate the complemen