MERCHANT SHIPPING PART I PRELIMINARY Citation, commencement and revocation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classification of Ships 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Application 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1ST JULY 1986 PRELIMINARY Application 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASSENGER SHIPS Ships of Class I 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class II 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class II(A) 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS Ships of Class VII 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class VII(A) 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class VII(T) 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class VIII 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class VIII(T) 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class VIII(A) 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class VIII(A)(T) 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class IX 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class IX(A) 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class IX(A)(T) 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class XI 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class XII 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Inflated boats 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifebuoys 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifebuoy lights, smoke signals and lines 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line-throwing appliances 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retro-reflective material 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOWAGE AND HANDLING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES General provisions relating to the stowage and handling of life-saving appliances 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage and handling of lifeboats, Class C boats, inflated boats and other boats 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage and handling of liferafts, buoyant apparatus, lifebuoys and lifejackets 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Embarkation into lifeboats, Class C boats, inflated boats and other boats, and liferafts, and assembly stations 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manning of survival craft 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portable radio equipment 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrically operated signals 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric lighting 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships' distress signals 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operational instructions for survival craft and their launching controls 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of life-saving appliances 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of life-saving signals and rescue methods 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1ST JULY 1986 AND BEFORE 1ST JULY 1998 PRELIMINARY Application 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASSENGER SHIPS Ships of Class I 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Classes II and II(A) 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS Ships of Classes VII, VIII, VIII(A) and IX 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Classes VII(T), VIII(T) and VIII(A)(T) 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Classes IX(A) and IX(A)(T) 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class XI 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class XII 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Operating instructions for survival craft and their launching controls 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survival craft assembly and embarkation arrangements 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage of survival craft, rescue boats and inflated boats 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Launching stations 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survival craft launching arrangements 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marine escape systems 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOWAGE AND HANDLING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES Stowage of lifebuoys 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage of lifejackets 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage of two-way radiotelephone sets 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage and packing of pyrotechnic distress signals and line-throwing appliances 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manning of survival craft 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1ST JULY 1998 PRELIMINARY Application 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASSENGER SHIPS Ships of Class I 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Classes II and II(A) 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS Ships of Classes VII, VIII, VIII(A) and IX 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Classes VII(T), VIII(T) and VIII(A)(T) 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Classes IX(A) and IX(A)(T) 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class XI 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships of Class XII 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Operating instructions for survival craft and their launching controls 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survival craft assembly and embarkation arrangements 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage of survival craft, fast rescue boats, marine evacuation systems, means of rescue, rescue boats and inflated boats 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Launching stations 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survival craft launching arrangements 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marine evacuation systems 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fast rescue boat and rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOWAGE AND HANDLING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES Stowage of lifebuoys 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage of lifejackets 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage of two-way radiotelephone sets 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stowage and packing of pyrotechnic distress signals and line-throwing appliances 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Immersion suits and anti-exposure suit 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manning of survival craft 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT Approval and replacement of life-saving appliances 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operational readiness, maintenance, inspections and servicing 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equivalents and exemptions 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to detain 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .