Life Saving Equipment Regulations — 22
22 (1) Subject to subsection 20(2), a Class IX ship that is engaged on a near coastal voyage, Class 1, other than a tanker or a Safety Convention ship, shall carry (a) if 30.5 m in length or over, either (i) on each side of such ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits and of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement, (ii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, 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) on one side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate double the complement, the life rafts alone being capable of accommodating the complement; (b) if such ship is under 30.5 m in length, either (i) on each side of such ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits and of aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the complement, (ii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, 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, or (iii) on each side of the ship, one or more Class 1 lifeboats not less than 4.9 m in length, each under davits, and one or more life rafts that together with the lifeboats have sufficient capacity to accommodate 1.5 times the complement, the life rafts alone being capable of accommodating the complement; (c) if the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) are impracticable, an approved boat that has a capacity of not less than 3.54 m 3 and carries two or more equal-sized life rafts, the aggregate capacity of those survival craft being sufficient to accommodate 200 per cent of the complement; (d) [Repealed, SOR/96-218, s. 19] (e) if such ship is a tug, in addition to the other requirements of this section, one or more life rafts with sufficient aggregate capacity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), (b) or (c) may be counted toward the requirement of this paragraph; (f) if such ship is of 1,600 tons, gross tonnage, or over, a Class 1 motor lifeboat not less than 4.9 m in length, under davits, which may count towards the lifeboat requirements elsewhere in this section; (g) where the ship is within the length range set out in column I of an item of the table to this paragraph, the supply of equipment set out in columns II to IV of that item: TABLE Column I Column II Column III Column IV Item Length of Ship Lifebuoys Self-igniting Lights Buoyant Lifelines 1 Under 30.5 m 4 2 2 2 30.5 m or over 6 3 2 (h) 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; (i) one immersion suit, fitted with a whistle and a personal locator light, for each member of the complement; (j) 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; (k) for each life raft, a SOLAS A pack as set out in the LSA Code; (l) for each approved boat, the equipment set out in section 2 of Schedule II; (m) where the ship is 150 tons gross tonnage or over, a line-throwing appliance; (n) 12 rocket parachute flares; [(n)