Navigation (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations (Cth)
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- Incorporating all amendments by legislation made to 30 November 1980
- Reprinted as at 30 November 1980 (HISTREG CHAP 382 #DATE 30:11:1980)
- Incorporating all amendments by legislation made to 30 November 1980
- Reprinted as at 30 November 1980 (HISTREG CHAP 382 #DATE 30:11:1980)
*1*The Navigation (Life-saving Appliances) Regulations (in force under the Navigation Act 1912) as shown in this reprint comprise Statutory Rules 1968 No. 34 as amended by the other Statutory Rules specified in the following table:
Date of Application, saving
notification Date of or transitional Year and number in Gazette commencement provisions
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1968 No. 34 20 Mar 1968 20 Mar 1968 1974 No. 238 6 Dec 1974 6 Dec 1974 - 1975 No. 78 6 May 1975 6 May 1975 - 1978 No. 55 17 Apr 1978 1 Sept 1978 - 131 13 July 1978 13 July 1978 R. 3
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NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- TABLE OF PROVISIONSTABLE
TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART I - PRELIMINARY
Regulation
1. Citation
2. (Repealed)
3. Repeal
4. (Repealed)
5. Interpretation
6. Application
PART II - SHIPS OTHER THAN RIVER MURRAY SHIPS AND
SMALL PEARLING VESSELSDivision 1 - General
7. References to ship
Division 2 - Lifeboats and Liferafts and Launching Gear
8. Number of lifeboats to be carried on Class I ships
9. Lifeboats - Class II ships
10. Lifeboats - tankers
11. Emergency boats
12. Motor lifeboats
13. Length of lifeboat
14. Construction of lifeboats
15. Carrying capacity of lifeboats
16. Lifeboat equipment
17. Numbering of lifeboats
18. Marking of lifeboats
19. Stowage of lifeboats on Class I ships
20. Stowage of lifeboats on Class II ships
21. Winches and falls
22. Lifelines
23. Attachment of falls
24. Launching against adverse list
25. Apparatus to keep lifeboats alongside ship
26. Types of davits
27. Placing of davits
28. Construction of davits and launching gear
29. Number of liferafts to be carried on Class I ships
30. Number of liferafts to be carried on Class II ships
31. Carrying capacity of rigid liferafts
32. Marking of rigid liferafts
33. Stowage of liferafts on Class I ships
34. Stowage of liferafts - Class II ships
35. Number of persons to be carried on inflatable liferafts
36. Marking of inflatable liferafts
37. Inspection and testing of inflatable liferafts
38. Equipment of liferafts
39. Stowage of equipment on a liferaft
40. Approved launching devices
Division 3 - Buoyant Apparatus
41. Buoyant apparatus to be carried in Class I ships
42. Number of persons to be carried by buoyant apparatus
43. Construction of buoyant apparatus
44. Marking of buoyant apparatus
45. Stowage of buoyant apparatus
Division 4 - Lifebuoys and Lifejackets
46. Lifebuoys to be carried
47. Construction of lifebuoys
48. Marking of lifebuoys
49. Lifebuoy life-lines
50. Number of lifebuoy lights to be carried
51. Construction of lifebuoy self-igniting lights
52. Stowage of lifebuoys
53. Smoke signals
54. Lifejackets
55. Construction of lifejackets
56. Lifejacket lights
Division 5 - Line-throwing Appliances and Signals of Distress
57. Line-throwing appliances
58. Rocket signals and flares
59. Altering date of manufacture of rockets and flares
Division 6 - Other Appliances and Requirements
60. Radiotelegraphy equipment to be carried in motor lifeboats
61. Portable radiotelegraphy equipment to be carried in a ship
62. Construction of radiotelegraphy equipment
63. Battery not to be used for other purposes
64. Searchlights
65. Ladders
66. Warning signals
67. Engine room discharge
68. Emergency electrical installation in Class I ships
69. Source of electrical power for an emergency electrical installation in
Class I ships70. Emergency electrical installation in Class II ships
71. Emergency lighting in Class II ships under 500 tons
71A. Hand lamp or hand torch for additional forward liferaft
PART III - RIVER MURRAY SHIPS
72. Lifeboats
73. Lifebuoys
74. Flotation equipment
PART IV - SMALL PEARLING VESSELS
75. Lifeboats, & c., to be furnished
76. Stowage of equipment
77. General provisions in relation to lifeboats
PART V - MISCELLANEOUS
78. Exemption of certain ships
79. Special exemption of intrastate ships
80. Equivalents
81. Additional life-saving appliances
THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
Motor Lifeboats and Mechanically-Propelled Lifeboats
SECOND SCHEDULE
Lifeboats - Construction and Capacity
THIRD SCHEDULE
Lifeboat Equipment
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Lifeboat Disengaging Gear
FIFTH SCHEDULE
Davits and Lifeboat Launching Gear
SIXTH SCHEDULE
Liferafts
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
Buoyant Apparatus
EIGHT SCHEDULE
Lifebuoys
NINTH SCHEDULE
Line-throwing Appliances
TENTH SCHEDULE
Ships' Parachute Distress Rockets
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- PART I
PART I - PRELIMINARY
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 1
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Life-saving Appliances) Regulations.*1* Regulation 2 repealed by 1975 No. 78 r. 1
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SEE NOTES TO FIRST ARTICLE OF THIS CHAPTER .
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 3
Repeal
3. The Navigation (Life-saving Appliances) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1959, Nos. 52 and 69 and 1964, No. 7) are repealed. Regulation 4 repealed by 1975 No. 78 r. 2
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NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 5
InterpretationSub-reg. (1) amended by 1974 No. 238 r. 1; 1978 No. 55 r. 2; 1978 No. 131 r. 1
5. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears -
"approved", in relation to a person or a thing, means a person or a
thing approved by the Minister for the purposes of the provision
in which the expression occurs;
"authorized officer" means a person holding, or for the time being
performing the duties of, an office in the Department of
Transport that is specified for the purposes of this definition by
the Minister by instrument in writing;
"buoyant apparatus" means equipment (other than lifeboats, boats,
liferafts, lifebuoys and lifejackets) designed to support persons in
water;
"Class I ship" means a passenger ship, other than a Class III ship;
"Class II ship" means a cargo ship, other than a Class III ship or a
Class IV ship;
"Class III ship" means a ship engaged in trading only on the River
Murray and its tributaries;
"Class IV ship" means a pearling vessel of less than 50 tons gross
registered tonnage;
"fresh stocks", in relation to the articles from which a first-aid outfit
for a lifeboat or liferaft is to be assembled, means articles of such
condition that they may reasonably be expected to be serviceable
after having been in the lifeboat or liferaft for a period of 2 years;
"inflatable liferaft" means a liferaft which complies with the
requirements
specified in Part I of the Sixth Schedule;
"launching device" means a device capable of launching from the
embarkation position a liferaft fully loaded with the number of
persons it is permitted to carry and the equipment that the
liferaft is by these Regulations required to carry;
"length", in relation to a ship, means the registered length of the ship;
"liferaft" includes a rigid liferaft and an inflatable liferaft;
"mechanically propelled lifeboat" means a lifeboat which complies
with the requirements specified in Part II of the First Schedule;
"motor lifeboat" means a lifeboat which complies with the
requirements
specified in Part I of the First Schedule;
"rigid liferaft" means a liferaft which complies with the requirements
specified in Part II of the Sixth Schedule;
"tanker" means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage
in bulk of fluid cargoes of an inflammable nature;
"the Act" means the Navigation Act 1912-1967.(2) Where a word or phrase used in these Regulations is defined in section 187A of the Act, that word or phrase as so used has, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning given to it in that section.
(3) In these Regulations, a reference to a Schedule by number shall be read as a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations so numbered.
(4) In these Regulations, a reference to the number of persons that a ship is certified to carry is a reference to the number of passengers and crew that the ship is fit to carry as specified in the certificate of the ship.
(5) In the last preceding sub-regulation, "certificate", in relation to a ship, means the certificate in respect of the ship that specifies the number of passengers and crew that the ship is fit to carry.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 6
Application
6. (1) Subject to this regulation, these Regulations apply to all ships to which Part IV of the Act applies. (2) These Regulations apply to a Safety Convention ship registered in a country other than Australia that is engaged in the coasting trade.
(3) Subject to the last preceding sub-regulation, these Regulations do not apply to a Safety Convention ship registered in a country other than Australia -
(a) in respect of which there is in force a valid Safety Convention
certificate that, in the case of a passenger ship, corresponds with
a passenger ship safety certificate or, in the case of a cargo ship,
corresponds with a cargo ship safety equipment certificate; and
(b) which complies with the requirements of Chapter III of the
Safety Convention.(4) These Regulations do not apply to a ship which is registered in a country other than Australia and is not a Safety Convention ship unless -
(a) it is engaged in the coasting trade; or
(b) it is at a port in Australia.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- PART II
PART II - SHIPS OTHER THAN RIVER MURRAY SHIPS
AND SMALL PEARLING VESSELS
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 1
Division 1 - General
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 7
References to ship
7. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a ship shall be read as a reference to a Class I ship and a Class II ship.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 2
Division 2 - Lifeboats and Liferafts and Launching Gear
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 8
Number of lifeboats to be carried on Class I ships
8. A Class I ship shall be furnished on each side of the ship -
(a) with a lifeboat or lifeboats having an aggregate carrying capacity
sufficient to accommodate half the number of persons that the
ship is certified to carry; or
(b) with -
(i) a number of lifeboats having a carrying capacity
sufficient to accommodate not less than thirty-seven and
one-half per centum of the total number of persons that
the ship is certified to carry; and
(ii) a number of liferafts having a carrying capacity which
together with the carrying capacity of the lifeboats
referred
to in the last preceding sub-paragraph is sufficient
to accommodate half the total number of persons that the
ship is certified to carry.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 9
Lifeboats - Class II ships
9. (1) Subject to this and the next succeeding regulation, a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 500 tons shall be furnished on each side of the ship with a lifeboat or lifeboats having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry. (2) Subject to this regulation, a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons shall -
(a) be furnished on each side of the ship with a lifeboat or lifeboats
having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate
the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; or
(b) be furnished with one lifeboat with a carrying capacity sufficient
to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified
to carry.(3) Where a Class II ship is furnished with one lifeboat in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation, that lifeboat shall be carried in such a manner that it is able to be placed in the water on either side of the ship.
Amended by 1974 No. 238 r. 2
(4) A Class II ship that is less than one hundred and twenty feet in length and is propelled by mechanical means -
(a) shall be furnished with a lifeboat or lifeboats in accordance with
the preceding provisions of this regulation; or
(b) shall be furnished with -
(i) at least two liferafts having an aggregate carrying
capacity
sufficient to accommodate twice the number of
persons
that the ship is certified to carry; and
(ii) portable radiotelegraphy equipment in accordance with
regulation 61 of these Regulations that is suitable for use
in a liferaft.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 10
Lifeboats - tankers
10. (1) Subject to this regulation, a tanker which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 3,000 tons shall be furnished with four lifeboats, two of which shall be carried amidships and two aft. (2) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where the ship referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation has no superstructure amidships, all the lifeboats shall be carried aft.
(3) Where the Minister is satisfied that it is impracticable to carry four lifeboats aft, the Minister may, by instrument in writing, permit the ship to be furnished with one lifeboat on each side of the ship aft.
(4) The lifeboats provided in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation shall -
(a) not exceed twenty-six feet in length; and
(b) be stowed in such a manner that -
(i) the stern of the lifeboats are distant forward from the
nearest part of any propeller by a distance being not less
than one and one-half lengths of the lifeboat having the
longer length; and
(ii) the lifeboats are as near to the level of the sea as is safe
and practicable.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 11
Emergency boats
11. (1) A Class I ship shall carry on each side of the ship an emergency boat, not exceeding twenty-eight feet in length, of an approved design. (2) An emergency boat shall be attached to davits and shall be kept ready for immediate use in an emergency.
(3) An emergency boat is not required to be provided with skates or other apparatus to facilitate launching.
(4) Where an emergency boat complies with the provisions of these Regulations in relation to lifeboats, the boat may be counted for the purpose of regulation 8 of these Regulations.
(5) Where an emergency boat complies with the provisions of these Regulations in relation to motor lifeboats, the boat may be counted for the purpose of the next succeeding regulation.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 12
Motor lifeboats
12. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a Class I ship shall carry on each side of the ship at least one motor lifeboat. (2) Where the total number of persons, including crew, that a Class I ship is certified to carry does not exceed thirty persons, one motor lifeboat shall be carried.
(3) A Class II ship, other than a tanker, which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 1,600 tons shall carry one motor lifeboat.
(4) A Class II ship that is a tanker which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 1,600 tons shall be furnished on each side of the ship with a motor lifeboat.
(5) The Minister may grant in respect of a limited coast trade ship an exemption from carrying a motor lifeboat or motor lifeboats as required by this regulation.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 13
Length of lifeboat
13. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a lifeboat shall be not less than twenty-four feet in length. (2) The Minister may, if satisfied that it is unreasonable or impracticable to require that a lifeboat be not less than twenty-four feet in length, permit a lifeboat having a length less than twenty-four feet to be carried but the length of the lifeboat shall not be less than sixteen feet.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 14
Construction of lifeboats
14. (1) The lifeboats provided in a ship shall comply with the provisions of Part I of the Second Schedule. (2) The weight of a lifeboat when loaded with the number of persons included in the carrying capacity of the lifeboat as ascertained under the next succeeding regulation and its equipment shall not exceed 20 tons.
(3) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, a person shall be deemed to weigh one hundred and sixty-five pounds.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 15
Carrying capacity of lifeboats
15. (1) For the purposes of this regulation, the prescribed number in relation to a lifeboat is the number, disregarding fractions, obtained by dividing the number of cubic feet in the lifeboat or, where the lifeboat is in full form or has fine ends, the number of cubic feet in the lifeboat if the effect of the full form or fine ends were omitted from the calculation of the number of cubic feet in the lifeboat -
(a) in respect of a lifeboat the length of which is twenty-four feet or
more - by ten;
(b) in respect of a lifeboat the length of which is sixteen feet - by
fourteen; and
(c) in respect of a lifeboat the length of which is between sixteen feet
and twenty-four feet - by a number between ten and fourteen
(inclusive) to be obtained by interpolation.(2) Subject to this regulation, the carrying capacity of a lifeboat is -
(a) the prescribed number for that lifeboat; or
(b) the number of adult persons that can be seated in the lifeboat in
such a manner that the persons and their lifejackets do not
interfere
with the use of the oars or other propelling equipment,
whichever is the less.(3) Where the prescribed number for a motor lifeboat exceeds one hundred and fifty, the carrying capacity of that lifeboat is one hundred and fifty.
(4) Where the prescribed number for a mechanically-propelled lifeboat exceeds one hundred, the carrying capacity of that lifeboat is one hundred.
(5) Where the prescribed number for a lifeboat other than a motor lifeboat or a mechanically-propelled lifeboat exceeds sixty, the carrying capacity of that lifeboat is sixty.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation, the capacity of a lifeboat in cubic feet shall be calculated in accordance with Part II of the Second Schedule.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 16
Lifeboat equipment
16. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a lifeboat provided in a ship shall be equipped as prescribed in the Third Schedule. (2) Where the Minister certifies that, having regard to the duration of a voyage of a ship, it is unnecessary for the articles of equipment specified in paragraphs (j), (r), (s), (w) or (z) of Item 1 of Part I of the Third Schedule, the lifeboat rations specified in Part II of the Third Schedule or a radar reflector specified in paragraph (u) of Part III of the Sixth Schedule to be carried in the lifeboats on that ship, there is no requirement for the lifeboats in the ship to be equipped with those articles or rations.
(3) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, all items of equipment of a lifeboat that are not kept in lockers shall be lightly lashed within the lifeboat to ensure the security of the equipment but the lashing shall not interfere with the lifting hooks or prevent ready loading of, or impede ready entry into, the lifeboat.
(4) The boat hooks of a lifeboat shall be kept free for fending off purposes.
(5) In the case of a ship which is registered in Australia, such movable articles of the equipment of the lifeboat provided in the ship as may become flotsam shall be indeliby marked with the ship's name or signal letters.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 17
Numbering of lifeboats
17. (1) Lifeboats attached to davits in a ship shall be identified by being numbered consecutively commencing from the forward lifeboats, each number being prefixed by the letter "P" for lifeboats on the port side, and the letter "S" for lifeboats on the starboard side. (2) The identifying number and letters of a lifeboat under this regulation shall be painted so as to be conspicuous on the bluff of each bow and on the inboard quarter of the lifeboat as stowed.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 18
Marking of lifeboats
18. (1) The dimensions of a lifeboat, its cubic capacity and its carrying capacity shall be clearly and permanently marked on the lifeboat. (2) The name and port of registration of the ship shall be clearly painted on each side of the bows of each lifeboat provided in the ship.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 19
Stowage of lifeboats on Class I ships
19. (1) In this regulation, a reference to a ship is a reference to a Class I ship. (2) The lifeboats provided in a ship shall be carried in such a manner as, in the opinion of a surveyor -
(a) will allow the lifeboats with a full complement of persons and
equipment to be put into the water safely in not more than thirty
minutes, even when the trim of the ship is ten degrees and the
ship is listed fifteen degrees either way; and
(b) will not impede in any way -
(i) the rapid handling of another lifeboat, boat, liferaft or
buoyant apparatus; or
(ii) the marshalling of passengers on board to their muster
stations and their embarkation into the lifeboats.(3) A lifeboat shall not be carried -
(a) in the bow of a ship;
(b) near the propeller of a ship; or
(c) near the steeply over-hanging portions of the hull aft.(4) Each lifeboat provided in a ship shall be attached to a separate set of davits.
(5) Lifeboats shall not be carried on more than one deck of a ship unless adequate measures are taken to prevent the lifeboats on a lower deck being fouled by those carried on a deck above.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 20
Stowage of lifeboats on Class II ships
20. (1) In this regulation, a reference to a ship is a reference to a Class II ship. (2) Subject to regulation 10 of these Regulations and to this regulation, a lifeboat provided in a ship shall be carried in such a manner as, in the opinion of a surveyor -
(a) will allow the lifeboats with a full complement of persons and
equipment to be put into the water safely in not more than thirty
minutes, even when the trim of the ship is ten degrees and the
ship is listed fifteen degrees either way; and
(b) will not impede in any way the rapid handling of another
lifeboat,
boat, liferaft or buoyant apparatus.(3) A lifeboat shall not be carried -
(a) in the bow of a ship;
(b) near the propeller of a ship; or
(c) near the steeply over-hanging portions of the hull aft.(4) A lifeboat provided in a ship shall be stowed so that, so far as it is practicable, the lifeboat is capable of being launched down the straight side of the ship.
(5) Each lifeboat provided in a ship shall be attached to a separate set of davits.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 21
Winches and falls
21. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a lifeboat provided in a Class I ship and a Class II ship shall be served by wire-rope falls and winches of an approved design. (2) Where the Minister is satisfied that manilla-rope falls or falls of other material, having regard to the height of the lifeboat above the water when the ship is at her lightest sea-going draft or such other circumstances as he thinks fit, are adequate, he may permit manilla-rope falls or falls of other material, with or without winches, to be fitted.
(3) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an emergency boat provided in a Class I ship shall be served by -
(a) wire-rope falls; and
(b) winches of an approved design, capable of recovering the boat
quickly.(4) Where the Minister is satisfied that manilla-rope falls or falls of other material, having regard to the height of the emergency boat above the water when the ship is at her lightest sea-going draft or such other circumstances as he thinks fit, are adequate, he may permit manilla-rope falls or falls of other material to be fitted.
(5) The falls serving a lifeboat or emergency boat shall be long enough to reach the water when the ship is at her lightest sea-going draft and listed to fifteen degrees either way.
(6) Lower-fall blocks of falls serving a lifeboat shall be fitted with a suitable ring or long link for attaching to the lifting hooks of a lifeboat or emergency boat unless the disengaging gear prescribed by the Fourth Schedule is fitted.
(7) Where the disengaging gear prescribed by the Fourth Schedule is not fitted to lifeboats and emergency boats, means shall be provided for speedily detaching the falls from those boats.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 22
Lifelines
22. In a ship, two lifelines which are long enough to reach the water when the ship is at her lightest sea-going draft and listed to fifteen degrees either way shall be fitted to the davit span of each lifeboat.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 23
Attachment of falls
23. Where, in a ship, a lifeboat is attached to a set of davits, the falls shall be attached to the lifeboat ready for service and the points of attachment of the falls to the lifeboat shall be so situated, at a height above the gunwales, as to ensure stability when lowering the lifeboat.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 24
Launching against adverse list
24. Each lifeboat, other than an emergency lifeboat, shall be furnished with a set of skates or other apparatus to facilitate launching the lifeboats against a list of fifteen degrees either way.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 25
Apparatus to keep lifeboats alongside ship
25. A ship shall be furnished with means for bringing and holding lifeboats against the ship's side whilst persons are being embarked.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 26
Types of davits
26. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, in a ship that is -
(a) a Class I ship; or
(b) a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less
than 500 tons,
the davits shall be -
(c) if the weight of the lifeboats is not more than two and
one-quarter
tons when fully equipped and manned for launching - of
a luffing type or the gravity type; or
(d) if the weight of the lifeboats is more than two and one-quarter
tons when fully equipped and manned for launching - of the
gravity type.(2) In a Class II ship, being a tanker, which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 1,600 tons, the davits provided in the ship shall be of the gravity type.
(3) In a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons, the davits shall be of the luffing type or the gravity type.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 27
Placing of davits
27. Subject to regulations 10, 19 and 20 of these Regulations, the davits for the lifeboats with which a ship is provided shall be placed in such a manner as the Minister directs.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 28
Construction of davits and launching gear
28. The davits with which a ship is fitted and the lifeboat launching gear shall be constructed in accordance with -
(a) the requirements prescribed by the Fifth Schedule; and
(b) such other requirements as are specified in writing by the
Minister.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 29
Number of liferafts to be carried on Class I shipsSub-reg. (1) amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 3
29. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a Class I ship shall be furnished with liferafts having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate the total number of persons that the ship is certified to carry. Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 3
(2) Where a Class I ship has a sub-division factor of 0.33 or less, the Minister may, by instrument in writing, authorize buoyant apparatus having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate twenty-five per centum of the total number of persons that the ship is certified to carry to be substituted for both the liferafts having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate 25 per centum of the total number of persons that the ship is certified to carry and the buoyant apparatus specified in regulation 41 of these Regulations. Substituted by 1975 No. 78 r. 3
(3) In determining whether the aggregate carrying capacity of the liferafts with which a Class I ship is furnished is sufficient to constitute compliance with this regulation, the aggregate carrying capacity of any liferafts with which the ship is furnished in pursuance of sub-paragraph 8 (b) (ii) shall be taken into account.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 30
Number of liferafts to be carried on Class II shipsSubstituted by 1975 No. 78 r. 4
30. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a Class II ship shall be furnished with liferafts having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate the total number of persons that the ship is certifed to carry. (2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a Class II ship of less than 36.6 metres in length if the ship is furnished with liferafts and portable radiotelegraphy equipment in pursuance of paragraph 9 (4) (b).
(3) A Class II ship of 150 metres or more in length and with no super-structure amidships shall, in addition to the liferafts with which it is required to be furnished in pursuance of sub-regulation (1), be furnished with a liferaft having a carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate at least 6 persons.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 31
Carrying capacity of rigid liferafts
31. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the carrying capacity of a rigid liferaft provided in a ship is a number of persons that is equal to the number, disregarding fractions, obtained by dividing by four the area in square feet of the deck of the liferaft. (2) For the purposes of calculating in square feet the area of a deck of a rigid liferaft, the area of a liferaft not complying with the provisions of paragraph (b) of Part II of the Sixth Schedule shall be disregarded.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 32
Marking of rigid liferafts
32. (1) The name and port of registration of the ship to which a rigid liferaft belongs shall be clearly marked on it. (2) The carrying capacity of a rigid liferaft shall be clearly and permanently marked on it.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 33
Stowage of liferafts on Class I ships
33. (1) Subject to this regulation, liferafts provided in a Class I ship shall be stowed in such a manner as, in the opinion of a surveyor -
(a) will allow the liferafts to be put into the water safely and in not
more than thirty minutes, even when the trim of the ship is ten
degrees and the ship is listed fifteen degrees either way and,
where approved launching devices are provided, with a full
complement
of persons;
(b) will enable the liferafts that are not attached to launching
devices
to float free in the event of the ship sinking; and
(c) will not impede -
(i) the rapid handling of another liferaft, lifeboat, boat, or
buoyant apparatus; and
(ii) the marshalling of passengers on board to their muster
stations and embarkation into the liferafts.(2) Liferafts that are to be launched from approved launching devices shall not be carried in a Class I ship -
(a) in the bow of the ship;
(b) near the propeller of the ship; or
(c) near the steeply over-hanging portions of the hull aft.(3) A liferaft provided in a Class I ship shall be stowed so that, as far
as it is practicable, the liferaft is capable of being launched down the
straight side of the ship.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 34
Stowage of liferafts - Class II ships
34. (1) Subject to this regulation, liferafts provided in a Class II ship shall be carried in such a manner as, in the opinion of a surveyor -
(a) will allow the liferafts to be put into the water safely and in not
more than thirty minutes, even when the trim of the ship is ten
degrees and the ship is listed fifteen degrees either way and,
where approved launching devices are provided, with a full
complement
of persons;
(b) will enable the liferafts that are not attached to launching
devices
to float free in the event of the ship sinking; and
(c) will not impede the rapid handling of another liferaft, lifeboat,
boat or buoyant apparatus.(2) Liferafts that are to be launched from approved launching
devices shall not be carried in a Class II ship -
(a) in the bow of the ship;
(b) near the propeller of the ship; or
(c) near the steeply over-hanging portions of the hull aft.Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 5
(3) A liferaft provided in a Class II ship, other than the liferaft (if any) provided in pursuance of sub-regulation 30 (3), shall be stowed so that, as far as it is practicable, the liferaft is capable of being launched down the straight side of the ship. Added by 1975 No. 78 r. 5
(4) The liferaft (if any) provided in a Class II ship in pursuance of sub-regulation 30 (3) shall be stowed as far forward in the ship as is practicable.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 35
Number of persons to be carried on inflatable liferafts
35. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the carrying capacity of an inflatable liferaft provided in a ship is a number of persons that is equal to -
(a) the number, disregarding fractions, obtained by dividing by three
and two-fifths the volume in cubic feet of the main buoyancy
tubes (other than buoyancy tubes which form arches and
thwarts) when the liferaft is inflated; or
(b) the number, disregarding fractions, obtained by dividing by four
the area in square feet of the floor of the liferaft (including any
thwarts, if fitted) when the liferaft is inflated,
whichever is the less.(2) Where the smaller of the numbers ascertained in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) of the last preceding sub-regulation for an inflatable liferaft exceeds twenty-five, the carrying capacity of that liferaft is twenty-five persons.
(3) An inflatable liferaft provided in a ship shall have a carrying capacity of not less than six persons.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 36
Marking of inflatable liferafts
36. (1) The carrying capacity of an inflatable liferaft shall be clearly and permanently marked on the liferaft and on the valise or other container in which the liferaft is contained. (2) Each inflatable liferaft shall be marked with a serial number and the manufacturer's name.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 37
Inspection and testing of inflatable liferaftsSubstituted by 1975 No. 78 r. 6
37. (1) The owner and master of a ship are each guilty of an offence if a period of more than 12 months has elapsed since an inflatable liferaft on board the ship was inspected and tested in accordance with this regulation, and each is, on conviction, punishable by a fine not exceeding $200. (2) An inspection and testing of an inflatable liferaft shall be carried out by a person authorized in writing by the manufacturer of the inflatable liferaft as a person competent to inspect and test inflatable liferafts manufactured by that manufacturer.
(3) An inspection and testing of an inflatable liferaft shall be carried out at the place at which it was manufactured or at an approved place.
(4) The person by whom an inspection and testing of an inflatable liferaft is carried out shall furnish to the owner and to the master of the ship on which the inflatable liferaft is carried a report in writing of the result of the inspection and testing of the inflatable liferaft and of any repairs and adjustments necessary to insure that the inflatable liferaft complies with the requirements of these Regulations and including, if the inflatable liferaft is in such a condition that it would be impracticable to repair or adjust it, a statement to that effect.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 38
Equipment of liferafts
38. A liferaft shall be equipped and provided with rations as prescribed by Part III of the Sixth Schedule.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 39
Stowage of equipment on a liferaft
39. Equipment of a rigid liferaft shall be so stowed as to be readily available whichever way up the liferaft is floating.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 40
Approved launching devices
40. (1) Where liferafts are carried in a Class I ship in accordance with paragraph (b) of regulation 8 of these Regulations, the ship shall be furnished with approved launching devices sufficient in number to enable all the liferafts carried in the ship to be launched into the water in not more than thirty minutes in calm conditions with the number of persons that they are permitted to carry under these Regulations and with their equipment. (2) If, in the opinion of a person authorized for the purposes of this regulation by the Minister, the number of approved launching devices with which a ship is furnished in pursuance of the last preceding subregulation is not sufficient to enable that sub-regulation to be complied with, the authorized person may require the ship to be furnished with such additional number of launching devices as he considers necessary.
(3) Launching devices furnished under sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall be distributed on the ship in relation to the liferafts with not less than one launching device on each side of the ship.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 3
Division 3 - Buoyant Apparatus
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 41
Buoyant apparatus to be carried in Class I ships
41. A Class I ship shall be furnished with buoyant apparatus having an aggregate carrying capacity sufficient to accommodate three per centum of the total number of persons that the ship is certified to carry.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 42
Number of persons to be carried by buoyant apparatus
42. The carrying capacity of a buoyant apparatus provided in a ship is a number of persons -
(a) that is equal to the number ascertained by dividing by thirty-two
the number of pounds weight of the iron that the apparatus is
capable of supporting from its grablines in fresh water; or
(b) the number of persons equal to the number of feet in the
perimeter
of the apparatus,
whichever is the less.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 43
Construction of buoyant apparatus
43. Buoyant apparatus provided in a ship shall comply with the requirements prescribed by the Seventh Schedule.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 44
Marking of buoyant apparatus
44. Buoyant apparatus provided in a ship shall have clearly and permanently marked on it its carrying capacity, the ship's name and port of registration.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 45
Stowage of buoyant apparatus
45. (1) Buoyant apparatus shall be carried in such a manner as in the opinion of a surveyor will allow the buoyant apparatus to be put into the water even when the trim of the ship is ten degrees and the ship is listed fifteen degrees either way. (2) Buoyant apparatus shall be stowed near the lifeboats or liferafts provided in the ship but shall be stowed in such a way that the rapid handling of any lifeboat, liferaft, boat or other buoyant apparatus is not impeded.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 4
Division 4 - Lifebuoys and Lifejackets
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 46
Lifebuoys to be carried
46. (1) A Class I ship shall be furnished with not less than the number of lifebuoys specified in relation to the length of the ship in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
Minimum Number Length of Ship of Lifebuoys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
Under 200 feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Under 400 feet but not under 200 feet . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Under 600 feet but not under 400 feet . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Under 800 feet but not under 600 feet . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Not under 800 feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
(2) A Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 500 tons shall be furnished with not less than eight lifebuoys.(3) A Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons shall be furnished with not less than the number of lifebuoys specified in relation to the length of the ship in the following table:
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Minimum Number Length of Ship of Lifebuoys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Under 150 feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Under 200 feet but not under 150 feet . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Not under 200 feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 47
Construction of lifebuoys
47. A lifebuoy provided in a ship shall comply with the requirements prescribed by the Eighth Schedule.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 48
Marking of lifebuoys
48. A lifebuoy shall be marked in block letters with the name and port of registration of the ship in which the lifebuoy is carried.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 49
Lifebuoy life-lines
49. At least one lifebuoy on each side of a ship shall be fitted with a buoyant life-line not less than fifteen fathoms in length.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 50
Number of lifebuoy lights to be carried
50. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, self-igniting lights shall be provided for not less than half the number of lifebuoys that are required, by virtue of regulation 46 of these Regulations, to be furnished in a ship. (2) In a Class I ship, the number of self-igniting lights provided for the lifebuoys shall not be less than six.
(3) The self-igniting light provided for a lifebuoy shall be attached to the lifebuoy to which the light belongs.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 51
Construction of lifebuoy self-igniting lightsAmended by 1974 No. 238 r. 4
51. A self-igniting light provided in a ship -
(a) shall be so constructed that it is not extinguishable by water;
(b) shall be capable of burning for not less than forty-five minutes;
(c) shall have a luminous intensity of not less than 2 candelas in all
directions of the upper hemisphere; and
(d) where the ship is a tanker, shall be of an approved electric battery
type.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 52
Stowage of lifebuoys
52. Subject to the next succeeding regulation, a lifebuoy provided in a ship shall be stowed -
(a) in such a manner that it is not permanently secured in any way;
(b) so as to be readily accessible to all persons on board; and
(c) so as to be rapidly cast loose.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 53
Smoke signals
53. (1) Two of the lifebuoys to which self-igniting lights are attached in accordance with regulation 50 of these Regulations shall be provided with smoke signal apparatus that is self activating on immersion in water and capable of giving a highly visible smoke signal for a period of not less than fifteen minutes. (2) The lifebuoys referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be so stowed as to be capable of quick release from the navigation bridge.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 54
Lifejackets
54. (1) A ship shall be furnished with not less than one lifejacket for each person that the ship is certified to carry. (2) In addition to the lifejackets referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation, a ship shall be furnished with a lifejacket suitable for each person aboard the ship who weighs less than seventy pounds.
(3) The lifejackets shall be stowed so as to be readily accessible and in such positions in the ship as a surveyor deems suitable for the purpose.
(4) Positions in a ship where the lifejackets are stowed shall be clearly and permanently indicated as the positions in which lifejackets are stowed.
(5) In addition to the number of lifejackets prescribed by sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, a number of lifejackets equal to five per centum of the number required to be furnished under sub-regulation (1) of this regulation and five per centum of the number required to be furnished under sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, shall be furnished in a Class I ship and shall be stowed in a conspicuous place on deck.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 55
Construction of lifejackets
55. (1) Subject to this regulation, each lifejacket furnished in a ship shall be of an approved type. Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 7
(2) A lifejacket shall not be approved unless -
(a) it is constructed with proper materials and in a workman like
manner;
(b) it is so constructed that, as far as possible, all risks of it being put
on incorrectly, other than inside out, have been eliminated;
(c) it is so constructed that the wearer is able to jump into the water
from a height of twenty feet without injury to himself and
without
dislodging the lifejacket;
(d) it has a distribution of buoyancy so that -
(i) it will support the head of an unconsicious person of the
weight that the lifejacket is designed to support twelve
centimetres above the water with the body inclined
backwards
from its vertical position; and
(ii) it is capable of turning the body of such a person on
entering
still water to a safe floating position within five
seconds
with the body inclined backwards from its vertical
position;
(e) it is not adversely affected by oil or oil products;
(f) it is covered with a material having, or impregnated with, a
colour that is clearly visible if the lifejacket is in the sea;
(fa) if the material with which the lifejacket is covered is not an
approved
retro-reflective material, the lifejacket is fitted with
retro-reflective
tapes of an approved type (each tape being not less than
100 millimetres long and not less than 50 millimetres wide)
placed as high up on the lifejacket as possible -
(i) in not less than 6 places on the outside; and
(ii) in not less than 6 places on the inside,
of the lifejacket; and
(g) it has a whistle of an approved type firmly attached to it.(3) A lifejacket furnished in a ship other than a Class I ship or a tanker and intended for use by a member of the crew -
(a) may be so constructed that it depends for its buoyancy upon not
less than two separate air compartments that are capable of
being inflated either mechanically or by mouth;
(b) shall comply with paragraphs (a) to (g) (inclusive) of the last
preceding sub-regulation, even if one air compartment is not
inflated; and
(c) shall be marked indelibly on both sides with the words "CREW
ONLY" in letters not less than one inch in size.(4) A lifejacket furnished in a ship that is suitable for use by a person who weighs seventy pounds or more shall be marked indelibly on both sides with the words "FOR PERSON OF 70LBS OR MORE" in letters not less than one inch in size.
(5) A lifejacket furnished in a ship that is suitable for use by a person who weighs less than seventy pounds shall be marked indelibly on both sides with the words "FOR PERSON OF UNDER 70LBS" in letters not less than one inch in size.
(6) A lifejacket furnished in a ship shall be marked indelibly on one side in letters not less than one inch in size with the name of the maker of the lifejacket or with some approved marking that identifies the maker of the lifejacket.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 56
Lifejacket lights
56. (1) A lifejacket furnished in a ship and intended for use by a member of the crew of a ship shall be fitted with a light. (2) A light referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall -
(a) be of an approved type;
(b) be electrically operated;
(c) be capable of showing a red light for a period of not less than
eight hours; and
(d) be fitted with a clip and lanyard for attachment to the lifejacket.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 5
Division 5 - Line-throwing Appliances and Signals of Distress
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 57
Line-throwing appliances
57. (1) A Class I ship, and a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 500 tons, shall be furnished with a line-throwing appliance of an approved type that -
(a) consists of an apparatus that complies with the requirements
prescribed by Part I of the Ninth Schedule; and
(b) is capable of throwing a line one-half of an inch in circumference
a distance of not less than two hundred and fifty yards in calm
weather.(2) A Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons but not less than 80 tons shall be furnished with a line-throwing appliance of an approved type that -
(a) consists of an apparatus that complies with the requirements
prescribed in Part I of the Ninth Schedule; and
(b) is capable of throwing a line one-half of an inch in circumference
a distance of not less than two hundred yards in calm weather.Sub-regs (3) and (4) omitted by 1975 No. 78 r. 8
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NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 58
Rocket signals and flares
58. (1) A Class I ship and a Class II ship shall be furnished with not less than twelve parachute distress rockets which comply with the requirements prescribed by the Tenth Schedule. Sub-reg. (2) omitted by 1974 No. 238 r. 5
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Amended by 1974 No. 238 r. 5; 1975 No. 78 r. 9(3) A rocket furnished in respect of a ship in pursuance of this regulation shall -
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(c) be stowed in a magazine provided for the purpose. Amended by 1974 No. 238 r. 5
(4) A magazine in which a rocket is stowed in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall have the words "DISTRESS SIGNAL MAGAZINE" painted on the outside of the magazine in conspicuous lettering.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 59
Altering date of manufacture of rockets and flaresAmended by 1974 No. 238 r. 6
59. A person shall not deface or alter, or attempt to deface or alter, the date of the manufacture stamped on a rocket provided in a ship or on a rocket or flare provided in a lifeboat or liferaft.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 6
Division 6 - Other Appliances and Requirements
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 60
Radio-telegraphy equipment to be carried in motor lifeboats
60. (1) Where the total number of persons that a Class I ship is certified to carry is more than one hundred and ninety-nine persons but less than one thousand five hundred persons, radiotelegraphy equipment shall be fitted in at least one of the motor lifeboats required to be carried in the ship in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 12 of these Regulations. (2) Where the total number of persons that a Class I ship is certified to carry is one thousand five hundred persons or more, radiotelegraphy equipment shall be fitted in all the motor lifeboats required to be carried in the ship in pursuance of regulation 12 of these Regulations.
(3) Radiotelegraphy equipment provided in accordance with this regulation shall -
(a) be installed in a cabin large enough to accommodate the
radiotelegraphy
equipment and the person using it; and
(b) be so positioned that the running of the engine, whether or not
charging a battery, does not interfere with the operation of the
receiver or transmitter.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 61
Portable radio-telegraphy equipment to be carried in a ship
61. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a ship -
(a) being a Class I or a Class II ship, is not furnished on each side of
the ship with a motor lifeboat fitted with radiotelegraphy
equipment;
or
(b) is furnished with a liferaft or liferafts in pursuance of
sub-regulation
(4) of regulation 9 of these Regulations, the ship shall be furnished with approved portable radiotelegraphy equipment.(2) Where the Minister, having regard to the duration of the voyage or voyages on which a ship is engaged, considers that the furnishing of portable radiotelegraphy equipment is unnecessary, he may, in respect of that ship, grant an exemption from compliance with the provisions of this regulation.
Substituted by 1975 No. 78 r. 10
(3) Subject to sub-regulations (4) and (5), the portable radiotelegraphy equipment with which a ship is required to be furnished in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) shall be kept in such a place that the equipment is readily accessible from the open deck of the ship and is ready to be moved into a lifeboat or liferaft in the event of an emergency. Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 10
(4) Subject to sub-regulation (5), the portable radiotelegraphy equipment required to be furnished in respect of a tanker -
(a) which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 3,000 tons;
and
(b) that is furnished with lifeboats stowed amidships and aft, shall be kept in such a place that the equipment is -
(c) near the lifeboats that are stowed furthest away from the ship's
main radiotelegraphy equipment; and
(d) readily accessible from the open deck of the ship.Added by 1975 No. 78 r. 10
(5) The portable radiotelegraphy equipment with which a ship is required to be furnished in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) shall not be kept in the radiotelegraphy room of the ship.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 62
Construction of radio-telegraphy equipment
62. Radiotelegraphy equipment required to be furnished in respect of a ship or a motor lifeboat in accordance with the last two preceding regulations shall comply with the requirements of the Navigation (Radio) Regulations applicable to that equipment.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 63
Battery not to be used for other purposes
63. The battery which supplies power to the radiotelegraphy equipment shall be separate from any battery used to supply power to the starting motor or ignition system of the engine of a motor lifeboat or any other purpose.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 64
Searchlights
64. Each motor lifeboat required to be furnished in respect of a ship in accordance with sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 12 of these Regulations shall be provided with a searchlight having -
(a) a lamp of not less than eighty watts;
(b) an efficient reflector; and
(c) a source of power capable of enabling the searchlight to give
effective illumination of a light coloured object having a width of
sixty feet at a distance of two hundred yards for a total period of
not less than six hours and for not less than three consecutive
hours.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 65
LaddersSub-reg. (1) amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 11
65. (1) Subject to this regulation, a ship shall be furnished -
(a) at each set of davits with a ladder which is long enough to reach
the lifeboats when waterborne; and
(b) a number of ladders sufficient to facilitate embarkation into the
liferafts provided in a ship when the liferafts are waterborne.(2) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, permit, to and in relation to a Class I ship, the ladders referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation to be replaced with disembarkation devices if not less than one ladder is provided on each side of the ship.
Added by 1975 No. 78 r.11
(3) A knotted lifeline that is long enough to reach the water may, instead of a ladder, be provided to facilitate embarkation into the liferaft (if any) provided in pursuance of sub-regulation 30(3) when that liferaft is waterborne.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 66
Warning signalsSubstituted by 1974 No. 238 r.7
66. A Class I ship and a Class II ship shall be furnished with electrically-operated signals that can be controlled from the bridge for the purpose of summoning passengers and crew to their muster stations.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 67
Engine room discharge
67. A Class I ship and a Class II ship shall be furnished with means, capable of being controlled from outside the engine room, to prevent any discharge of water into -
(a) lifeboats when being launched; and
(b) liferafts when being launched from fixed launching devices.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 68
Emergency electrical installation in Class I ships
68. (1) In addition to the main generating sets, a Class I ship shall be provided with a self-contained emergency electrical installation capable, for a continuous period of thirty-six hours or such shorter period as the Minister permits in the case of a ship regularly engaged, or intended to be regularly engaged, on voyages of short duration, of operating simultaneously -
(a) where the ship's emergency bilge pump is electrically operated -
that pump;
(b) any watertight door in the ship which is electrically operated;
(c) the indicator which shows whether a power operated door is open
or closed and the sound signals which give warning that a power
operated door is about to close;
(d) the ship's emergency lights situated -
(i) in every alleyway, stairway and exit;
(ii) in the machinery space of the ship;
(iii) in a control station where radio equipment, main
navigating
equipment or central fire recording equipment is
situated;
(iv) in a place where the source of power for an emergency
electrical installation is situated; and
(v) at each boat station;
(e) if the ship's navigation lights are electrically operated - those
lights;
(f) if a part of the ship's communication equipment, fire detection
system and signals which may be required in an emergency,
including
the daylight signalling lamp, is electrically operated from
the main generating sets of the ship - that part;
(g) if the sprinkler pump is electrically operated from the main
source of power - that pump;
(h) the means of illuminating -
(i) the lifeboats and their launching gear during preparation
for and the process of launching, and the water into which
the lifeboats are launched, until the process of launching
is completed;
(ii) the stowage positions of liferafts for which approved
launching devices are not provided; and
(iii) the liferafts and approved launching devices for the
liferafts during the preparation for and the process of
launching, and the water into which the liferafts are
launched, until the process of launching is completed; and
(i) such other services as the Minister directs as necessary for the
safety of all on board in an emergency.(2) The emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided shall be capable of operating efficiently -
(a) when the ship is listed twenty-two and one-half degrees;
(b) when the trim of the ship is ten degrees; and
(c) when the ship is listed twenty-two and one-half degrees and the
trim of the ship is ten degrees.(3) The source of electrical power for the emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided shall be situated above the bulkhead deck and outside the machinery casings but shall not be situated forward of the collision bulkhead and its location within the ship in relation to a main source of electrical power shall be such that a fire or other casualty occurring in the machinery space will not interfere with the supply or distribution of emergency power.
(4) The emergency switchboard forming part of the emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided -
(a) shall be installed as near as is practicable to the source of
electrical
power for the installation; and
(b) may be supplied from the main switchboard in normal operation.(5) Where the source of electrical power for the emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided is a generator, the emergency switchboard shall be located in the same space as the source of electrical power, unless the operation of the emergency switchboard would thereby be impaired.
(6) An accumulator battery fitted in accordance with the next succeeding regulation shall not be installed in the same space as the emergency switchboard.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 69
Source of electrical power for an emergency electrical installation in Class
I
ships
69. (1) The emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided in pursuance of the last preceding regulation shall include a source of electrical power which consists of -
(a) an accumulator battery capable of complying with the requirements of sub-regulation (1) of that regulation without being recharged or suffering an excessive voltage drop; or
(b) a generator driven by a suitable prime mover -
(i) fitted with an independent fuel supply and with approved
starting arrangements; and
(ii) designed to run on fuel with a flash point not less than one
hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit.(2) Where the source of electrical power for the emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation consists of an accumulator battery, it shall be so installed that, on the failure of the main source of power for the ship's main lighting system, the accumulator battery will automatically commence to operate the ship's emergency lighting system.
(3) Where the source of electrical power for the emergency electrical installation with which a ship is provided in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation consists of a generator, the ship shall also be provided with an accumulator battery as a temporary source of electrical power.
(4) An accumulator battery provided in a ship in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation -
(a) shall be so installed that, on the failure of the main source of
electrical
power of the ship, the accumulator battery will
automatically
come into operation;
(b) shall be capable of operating the emergency lighting system of
the ship continuously for half an hour;
(c) while operating the emergency lighting system, shall be capable
of closing, simultaneously or otherwise, all electrically operated
watertight doors in the ship; and
(d) shall be capable of operating the indicators (if electrically
operated) which show whether power operated watertight doors
are open or closed and of operating the sound signals (if
electrically
operated) which give warning that power operated water -
tight doors are about to close.(5) A ship shall be provided with means for the periodic testing of -
(a) the emergency electrical installation;
(b) the temporary source of electrical power, if any is provided, for
that installation; and
(c) the automatic operations referred to in sub-regulation (2) of this
regulation and in paragraph (a) of the last preceding
sub-regulation.(6) An indicator shall be mounted in the machinery space to indicate when any accumulator battery fitted in accordance with this regulation is being discharged.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 70
Emergency electrical installation in Class II ships
70. (1) In addition to the main generating sets, a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of 500 tons or more shall, and a Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons may, be provided with an emergency electrical installation that is capable of operating simultaneously -
(a) the ship's emergency lights situated -
(i) in each alleyway, stairway and exit;
(ii) in the main machinery space of the ship;
(iii) in the main generator set space of the ship;
(iv) on the navigating bridge and in the chartroom; and
(v) at each lifeboat station on deck;
(b) the general alarm;
(c) if the ship's navigation lights are solely electrical - those lights;
(d) if the ship's daylight signalling lamp is operated from the main
source of electrical power - that lamp;
(e) the means of illuminating -
(i) the lifeboats and their launching gear during preparation
for and the process of launching, and the water into which
the lifeboats are launched, until the process of launching
is completed;
(ii) the stowage positions of liferafts for which approved
launching devices are not provided; and
(iii) the liferafts and approved launching devices for the
liferafts during the preparation for and the process of
launching, and the water into which the liferafts are
launched, until the process of launching is completed; and
(f) such other services as the Minister directs as necessary for the
safety of all on board in an emergency.(2) The emergency electrical installation with which a Class II ship is provided in pursuance of this regulation shall be capable of operating efficiently -
(a) when the ship is listed twenty-two and one-half degrees;
(b) when the trim of the ship is ten degrees; and
(c) when the ship is listed twenty-two and one-half degrees and the
trim of the ship is ten degrees.(3) The source of electrical power for the emergency electrical installation with which a Class II ship is provided in pursuance of this regulation shall be situated above the uppermost continuous deck and outside the machinery casings but shall not be situated forward of the collision bulkhead and its location within the ship in relation to the main source of electrical power shall be such that a fire or other casualty will not interfere with the supply or distribution of emergency power.
(4) The emergency electrical installation with which a Class II ship is provided in pursuance of this regulation shall include a source of electrical power which consists of -
(a) an accumulator battery capable of complying with the
requirements
of this regulation without being re-charged or suffering an
excessive voltage drop; or
(b) a generator driven by a suitable prime mover -
(i) fitted with an independent fuel supply and with approved
starting arrangements; and
(ii) designed to run on fuel with a flash point not less than 61
degrees Celsius.(5) The emergency electrical installation with which a Class II ship is provided in pursuance of this regulation shall be capable of complying with the requirements of this regulation -
(a) in the case of a ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less
than 5,000 tons - for a continuous period of three hours; or
(b) in the case of a ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not
less than 5,000 tons - for a continuous period of six hours.(6) A Class II ship shall be provided with means for the periodic testing of the emergency electrical installation.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 71
Emergency lighting in Class II ships under 500 tons
71. A Class II ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons shall, unless it is provided, in accordance with the last preceding regulation, with an emergency electrical installation that complies with the requirements of that regulation, be provided with -
(a) electric hand torches or electric hand lamps of such type and
number (not being less than the number of persons that the ship
is fit to carry), and placed in such positions, as a surveyor
determines;
and
(b) if the ship's navigation lights are solely electrical or the ship's
daylight signalling lamp is operated from the main source of
electrical
power, an emergenc electrical installation that complies
with the requirements of the last preceding regulation and is
capable of operating, for a continuous period of three hours, the
ship's navigation lights, the ship's daylight signalling lamp, or
both, as the case requires.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 71A
Hand lamp or hand torch for additional forward liferaftInserted by 1975 No. 78 r. 12
71A. A Class II ship of 150 metres or more in length and with no super-structure amidships shall, in addition to the other appliances with which it is required to be provided in pursuance of any of the preceding provisions of this Division, be furnished with a battery operated hand torch or battery operated hand lamp, placed as near as practicable to the place where the liferaft provided in pursuance of sub-regulation 30 (3) is stowed.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- PART III
PART III - RIVER MURRAY SHIPS
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 72
Lifeboats
72. (1) A Class III ship, other than a passenger ship which is less than seventy feet in length, shall be furnished with at least one lifeboat of an approved type. (2) Each lifeboat shall -
(a) have a weight, when fully loaded with the number of persons it is
to be deemed to be fit to carry and its equipment, not exceeding
20 tons;
(b) have its thwarts and side seats fitted as low in the lifeboat as
practicable;
(c) have its bottom boards fitted so that the thwarts are not more
than two feet above them;
(d) subject to sub-regulations (3), (4) and (5) of this regulation, be
carried in a position, not being a position in the bow of the ship,
from which it can be readily launched; and
(e) be equipped with -
(i) three oars and three rowlocks;
(ii) two plugs for each plug-hole which are attached to the
lifeboat by lanyards or chains;
(iii) a bailer;
(iv) a painter; and
(v) a rudder or facilities for being steered with an oar.(3) Where, in the opinion of a surveyor, the fitting of launching appliances in a Class III ship is impracticable or unreasonable, a lifeboat provided for the ship may be towed behind the ship.
(4) Where a lifeboat provided in a Class III ship is carried under another lifeboat, removable supports or other appliances shall be provided to ensure that the weight of the upper lifeboat is not unduly supported by the lifeboat underneath it.
(5) A lifeboat provided in a Class III ship shall not be carried under a lifeboat that is also intended to be used in an emergency other than the rescue of the passengers and crew of the ship.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation -
(a) a lifeboat shall be deemed to be fit to carry the number of persons
which, under regulation 15 of these Regulations, it would be
deemed to be fit to carry if it were furnished in respect of a Class I
ship; and
(b) a person shall be deemed to weigh one hundred and sixty-five
pounds.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 73
Lifebuoys
73. (1) A Class III ship which is a passenger ship shall be furnished with not less than four lifebuoys of an approved type. (2) A Class III ship which is a cargo ship shall be furnished with not less than two lifebuoys of an approved type.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 74
Flotation equipment
74. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a Class III ship which is a passenger ship shall be furnished with -
(a) a lifejacket of an approved type for each person the ship is
certified
to carry; or
(b) a number of lifejackets of an approved type sufficient for at least
forty per centum of the total number of persons the ship is
certified
to carry and buoyant apparatus of an approved type that,
together with the lifebuoys furnished on the ship, are sufficient
for the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.(2) Where a Class III ship which is a passenger ship carries during daylight an additional number of passengers on holiday excursions, additional buoyant apparatus of an approved type, sufficient to support forty per centum of the additional number of passengers, or a lifejacket for each passenger including those additional passengers, shall be carried.
(3) A Class III ship which is a cargo ship shall be furnished with -
(a) a lifejacket for each person the ship is certified to carry; or
(b) buoyant apparatus of an approved type, in addition to lifeboats
furnished on the ship, which is sufficient for the total number of
persons the ship is certified to carry.(4) Buoyant apparatus furnished in pursuance of this regulation shall have the number of persons which the apparatus is fit to support clearly and permanently marked on the apparatus.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, a lifebuoy shall be deemed to be fit to support two persons.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- PART IV
PART IV - SMALL PEARLING VESSELS
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 75
Lifeboats, & c., to be furnished
75. A Class IV ship shall be furnished with -
(a) a lifeboat, or lifeboats, of an approved type or types;
(b) if the number of persons on board the ship exceeds the number of
persons who can be carried in the lifeboat or lifeboats furnished
in accordance with the last preceding paragraph - buoyant
apparatus
of an approved type or types having a carrying capacity,
or an aggregate carrying capacity, sufficient to accommodate the
excess;
(c) one lifebuoy of an approved type fitted with securely seized
beckets;
(d) one lifejacket of an approved type for each person on board the
ship;
(e) two fire extinguishers of an approved type;
(f) one first-aid kit of an approved type; and
(g) fresh water stored in containers the number and types of which
are approved.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 76
Stowage of equipment
76. (1) A buoyant apparatus, a fire extinguisher or a fresh-water container furnished in a ship in accordance with the last preceding regulation shall be stowed to the satisfaction of a surveyor. (2) A lifebuoy furnished in a ship in accordance with the last preceding regulation shall be so stowed as to be readily accessible to all persons on board the ship.
(3) A lifejacket furnished in a ship in accordance with the last preceding regulation shall be so stowed as to be easily located by, and readily accessible to, the person for whose use it is intended.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 77
General provisions in relation to lifeboats
77. (1) A lifeboat provided in a Class IV ship shall -
(a) have a weight, when fully loaded with the number of persons it is
to be deemed to be fit to carry and its equipment, not exceeding
20 tons;
(b) have its thwarts and side seats fitted as low in the lifeboat as
practicable;
(c) have its bottom boards fitted so that the thwarts are not more
than two feet above them; and
(d) subject to sub-regulations (3), (4) and (5) of this regulation, be
carried in a position, not being a position in the bow of the ship,
from which it can be readily launched.(2) Where, in the opinion of a surveyor, the fitting of launching appliances in a Class IV ship is impracticable or unreasonable, a lifeboat provided for the ship may be towed behind the ship.
(3) Where a lifeboat provided in a Class IV ship is carried under another lifeboat, removable supports or other appliances shall be provided to ensure that the weight of the upper lifeboat is not unduly supported by the lifeboat underneath it.
(4) A lifeboat provided in a Class IV ship shall not be carried under a lifeboat that is also intended to be used in an emergency other than the rescue of the passengers and crew of the ship.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation -
(a) a lifeboat provided in a Class IV ship shall be deemed to be fit to
carry the number of persons which, under regulation 15 of these
Regulations, it would be deemed to be fit to carry if it were
furnished
in respect of a Class I ship; and
(b) a person shall be deemed to weigh one hundred and sixty-five
pounds.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- PART V
PART V - MISCELLANEOUS
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- REG 78
Exemption of certain shipsAmended by 1974 No. 238 r. 9
78. Where -
(a) a ship is a Class I or a Class II ship of not less than 500 tons gross
registered tonnage, other than a nuclear ship, engaged on
voyages
other than international voyages;
(aa) a ship is a Class I or a Class II ship of less than 500 tons gross
registered tonnage engaged on either international or coastal
voyages;
(ab) a ship is a Class IV ship; or
(b) the keel of the ship was laid before the date of commencement of
these Regulations,
the Minister may, if he is satisfied that the requirements of these Regulations are unreasonable having regard to the ship and its equipment, exempt the ship from complying with the provisions of these Regulations to the extent specified by him.
be so fitted and arranged to avoid overstressing the falls or davits; and
(b) efficient hand gear shall also be provided.4. The designed stress on the davit arms, when operating under maximum load and conditions of list, shall afford an adequate factor of safety, having regard to the quality of the material used, the method of construction, and the live nature of the load to which the davits are subjected.
5. In the case of all davits made of cast steel, or of wrought steel or other material fabricated by a welding process, the davits with their arms at full outreach shall be capable of withstanding a static-load test of not less than two and two-tenths times the working load.
6. The attachments at the davit head from which the blocks are suspended shall be capable of withstanding a proof-load test of not less than two and one-half times the working load.
7. Lifeboat blocks shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) in the case of metal blocks, the material used shall be of ductile quality
and adequate
strength;
(b) no part of the gear intended to bear the weight of a lifeboat shall be
constructed of cast
metal unless the Minister in the case of a particular ship so approves;
(c) metal blocks shall be capable of withstanding a proof-load test of not
less than two and
one-half times the working load on the davits; and
(d) the width between the cheeks of the blocks in which cordage rope is used
shall be half
an inch greater than the diameter of new cordage ropes when those ropes are
three and
three-quarter inches in circumference, and less in proportion to the
circumference of
the ropes when the ropes are smaller.8. (1) The breaking tensile load of wire ropes used for lowering boats from davits shall be not less than six times the working load.
(2) Wire ropes shall be securely attached to the drum of the winch, and the end attachments of the wires and other parts from which the lifeboat is to be suspended shall be capable of withstanding a proof-load test of not less than two and one-half times the working load.
(3) Where wire splices are used they shall be capable of withstanding a proof-load test of not less than two and one-half times the working load, unless sample splices of each size of wire when tested to destruction give a factor of safety at the splice of not less than five times the working load.
9. (1) Winch drums shall be arranged to keep the two falls separate and to enable them to be paid out at the same rate.
(2) The leads of the wire ropes shall be such that they will wind evenly on
the drums.(3) Lead blocks shall be arranged at least seven feet from the winch drums.
(4) The brakes of the lifeboat winches shall comply with the following
requirements:
(a) the brakes shall be of robust construction and afford complete control and
limitation of
speed in the operation of lowering;
(b) the hand brake shall be so arranged that it is normally in the "ON"
position and returns
to the "ON" position when the control handle is not being operated;
(c) the weight on the brake lever shall be sufficient to operate the brake
effectively without
additional pressure;
(d) the brake gear shall include means for automatically controlling the speed
of lowering
to ensure that the boat is lowered expeditiously without exceeding a rate of
lowering
consistent with safety and, for this purpose, the automatic brake shall be set
to give a
speed of lowering of the lifeboat of between sixty and one hundred and twenty
feet per
minute;
(e) ratchet gear shall be incorporated in the hand-brake mechanism of lifeboat
winches;
and
(f) where practicable the brake gear shall be so situated as to enable the man
operating the
winch to have the lifeboat under observation during the whole process of its
being
launched into the water.10. (1) Cordage ropes used for falls shall be durable, unkinkable, firm laid and pliable and be able to pass freely under any conditions through a hole three-eights of an inch larger than the nominal diameter of the rope.
(2) The breaking loads of cordage rope shall be not less than the breaking load specified in relation to the size of the rope, or the size and quality of the rope, in the following table:
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Circumference of Rope in Inches Breaking Load in Tons
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3 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25 3 1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.85 2 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 2 1/2 (Higher quality) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 2 1/2 (Ordinary quality) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
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(3) Cordage ropes of a size of less than two and one-half inches shall not be used for lifeboat falls.(4) Winding reels or flaking boxes for the falls shall be provided.
11. Wood blocks for lifeboats of standard proportions shall comply with the
following table:
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Purchase Size of Length of Lifeboat not over - Size of Block of falls Cordage
* Rope
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Feet Inches 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 T & T 3 3/4 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 T & T 3 3/4 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 T & T 3 3/4 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 T & T 3 1/2 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 T & T 3 1/2 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 T & T 3 1/4 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 T & T 3 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 T & D 3 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 T & D 2 3/4 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 T & D 2 1/2 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D & D 2 1/2 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D & D 2 1/2 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D & D 2 1/2+ 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D & D 2 1/2+ 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D & D 2 1/2+
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* T = Triple sheaves. D = Double sheaves. + Ordinary quality breaking load 2.2 tons.12. (1) Subject to the next succeeding item, suitable bollards or other equally effective appliances for lowering lifeboats shall be provided in all cases where cordage rope falls are used.
(2) For lifeboats not exceeding twenty feet in length, horn cleats attached to the davits may be fitted in lieu of bollards.
(3) For lifeboats over twenty feet but not exceeding twenty-five feet in length, a double bollard may be fixed to each davit.
(4) For lifeboats over twenty-five feet in length, bollards of the cruciform type shall be attached to the deck, and in the case of lifeboats not over twenty-seven feet in length, the horizontal arms shall be not less than five inches in diameter and sufficiently long to take at least four turns of the largest rope with which they will be used.
(5) In the case of lifeboats over twenty-seven feet in length, the arms shall be six inches in diameter and not less than six inches in length from the side of the column.
(6) Ample lips or flanges shall be provided at the ends of the arms of bollards to prevent the fall from jumping off.
(7) Fairleads shall be fitted and be arranged so as to ensure that the lifeboat is not lifted during the process of swinging out.
13. Davits, falls and blocks and other launching gear shall be of sufficient strength so that the lifeboats can be safely lowered when fully loaded with persons and equipment with the ship listed to fifteen degrees either way and the trim of the ship is ten degrees.
PART II - LOWERING TESTS
1. Each pair of davits, and, where fitted, the lifeboat winches (including their hand and automatic brakes), shall be capable of withstanding the lowering of the lifeboat fitted to those davits from the embarkation deck to the water loaded with the usual equipment and a distributed weight equal to the full number of persons which it is designed to carry together with a weight equal to ten per centum of that total load, including blocks and falls.2. Winch brakes exposed to the weather shall be capable of withstanding the test with the braking surface wetted.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- SCHEDULE 6SCH
Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 14; 1978 No. 55 r. 4 SCH
SIXTH SCHEDULE Regulations 5 (1) and 38
LIFERAFTS
PART I - CONSTRUCTION OF INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS
An inflatable liferaft shall be of an approved type, shall be constructed to the satisfaction of a surveyor and shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) the liferaft shall be contained in a valise or other container so
constructed as to be
capable of withstanding hard wear under conditions met with at sea;
(b) the liferaft shall be so constructed with approved material or materials
in such a
manner
as to be capable of withstanding exposure for 30 days afloat in all sea
conditions;
(c) the liferaft shall be capable of operating in any temperature ranging
between the
temperatures
of minus twenty-two degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred and fifty
degrees
Fahrenheit;
(d) where the liferaft is designed for use with an approved launching device,
it shall be
properly constructed for that purpose and shall be of sufficient strength to
permit it to
be safely lowered into the water when fully loaded with the number of persons
that it is
permitted to carry and the equipment that by these Regulations it is required
to carry;
(e) the liferaft and its valise or other container shall be inherently
buoyant;
(f) the liferaft and its valise or other container shall not exceed four
hundred pounds in
weight;
(g) the liferaft shall be so constructed that, if it is dropped into the water
from its stowed
position, or from a height of sixty feet, whichever is the greater, neither
the liferaft nor
its equipment will be damaged;
(h) the buoyancy compartments of a liferaft shall be inflated by a gas which,
if it escapes, is
not injurious to persons in the liferaft;
(i) the inflation of the liferaft shall take place automatically either on the
pulling of a line
or by some other equally simple and efficient method;
(j) provision shall be made for maintaining pressure with a topping up pump or
bellows;
(k) the liferaft shall be fitted with a painter and shall have a line securely
becketed around
the outside and a lifeline fitted around the inside;
(l) the liferaft shall be capable of being readily righted by one person if it
inflates in an
inverted position;
(m) the liferaft shall be fitted with a cover of a highly visible colour which
shall be
automatically
erected on the inflation of the liferaft and shall be capable of
protecting the
occupants
against injury from exposure with provision to enable the collection of
rain water
precipitated on the cover, and the top and the inside of the cover shall be
fitted with a
lamp which derives its power from a sea-activated cell;
(n) when fully inflated and floating with the cover uppermost the liferaft
shall be stable in
a seaway;
(o) the liferaft shall be capable, when inflated, of supporting out of the
water and under
cover the number of persons included in the carrying capacity of the liferaft;
(p) the liferaft shall be fitted at each opening with efficient means to
enable persons in the
water to climb on board;
(q) the liferaft shall be so constructed as to afford sufficient room for
comfortable seating
for the number of persons included in the carrying capacity of the liferaft;
(r) the buoyancy of the liferaft shall be divided into an even number of
compartments so
arranged that either half of the total number of compartments is capable of
supporting
out of the water the number of persons included in the carrying capacity of
the liferaft;
(s) the floor of the liferaft shall be waterproofed and shall be capable of
being sufficiently
insulated against cold;
(t) the liferaft shall be fitted with means enabling it to be towed readily;
and
(u) where the liferaft is furnished with portable radiotelegraphy equipment,
the liferaft
shall be fitted with appropriate means whereby the aerial of the equipment may
be
erected and maintained in the position necessary for the proper operation of
the
equipment.PART II - CONSTRUCTION OF RIGID LIFERAFTS
A rigid liferaft shall be of an approved type, shall be constructed to the
satisfaction of a surveyor and shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) the liferaft shall be so constructed that, if it is dropped into the water
from its stowed
position or from a height of sixty feet, whichever is the greater, neither the
liferaft nor
its equipment will be damaged;
(b) the deck area of the liferaft shall be so constructed so as to -
(i) afford protection to its occupants;
(ii) prevent, so far as it is practicable, the entry of water; and
(iii) support the occupants out of the water;
(c) the liferaft shall be fitted with a cover or other similar arrangement of
a highly visible
colour and capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure
whichever
way up the liferaft is floating;
(d) subject to the next succeeding paragraph, the liferaft and its equipment
shall not
exceed four hundred pounds in weight;
(e) a liferaft carried in a Class II ship may exceed four hundred pounds in
weight where -
(i) it is capable of being launched from both sides of the ship; or
(ii) mechanical means are provided for launching the liferaft;
(f) the liferaft shall be so constructed as to be at all times effective as a
liferaft and stable
whichever way up the liferaft is floating;
(g) the liferaft shall be provided with three and two-fifths cubic feet of
watertight air cases
or equivalent buoyancy for each person included in the carrying capacity of
the liferaft;
(h) the watertight air cases or other buoyant material provided in a liferaft
shall be
positioned
close to its sides;
(i) the liferaft shall be fitted with a painter and shall have a lifeline
securely becketed
around the outside of and a lifeline fitted around the inside of the liferaft;
(j) the liferaft shall be fitted at each opening with efficient means to
enable persons in the
water to climb on board;
(k) the liferaft shall be so constructed that it will not be affected by oil
or oil products;
(l) a buoyant light operated by an electric battery shall be attached to the
liferaft by a
lanyard;
(m) the liferaft shall be fitted with means enabling it to be readily towed;
and
(n) where the liferaft is furnished with portable radiotelegraphy equipment,
the liferaft
shall be fitted with appropriate means whereby the aerial of the equipment may
be
erected and maintained in the position necessary for the proper operation of
the
equipment.PART III - EQUIPMENT
1. A liferaft shall be equipped with -
(a) two sea anchors, one being permanently attached to the liferaft and one
being a spare
sea anchor with a line attached;
(b) 1 sponge for each person included in the carrying capacity of the
liferaft;
(c) where the carrying capacity of a liferaft is thirteen persons or more, two
bailers and two
safety-knives, otherwise one bailer and one safety-knife;
(d) where the liferaft is an inflatable liferaft, one topping-up pump or
bellows;
(e) one repair kit capable of repairing punctures in the buoyancy
compartments;
(f) one buoyant rescue quoit attached to at least one hundred feet of buoyant
line;
(g) two paddles;
(h) two parachute distress rockets that comply with the requirements
prescirbed by Part V
of the Third Schedule;
(ha) 6 chemiluminescent lights of an approved type;
(i) six hand flares that comply with the requirements prescribed by Part VI of
the Third
Schedule;
(j) one waterproof electric torch suitable for morse-signalling, together with
one spare set
of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container;
(k) one daylight-signalling mirror and one signalling whistle;
(l) one fishing line and six hooks;
(m) 500 grams of -
(i) barley sugar; or
(ii) other non-thirst-provoking food,
containing no protein or fat and providing at least 1,500 kilojoules per 100
gram weight
for each person included in the carrying capacity of the liferaft (being
barley sugar or
other food that has been in the liferaft for a period not exceeding 2 years);
(n) for each person included in the carrying capacity of the liferaft -
(i) three pints of fresh water; or
(ii) two pints of fresh water and an approved de-salting apparatus capable
of
providing
one pint of fresh water for each person,
which shall be contained in watertight and rustproop receptacles;
(o) one rustproof graduated drinking vessel, graduated in one-half, one and
two ounces;
(p) three tin-openers;
(q) 6 Hyoscine tablets, 300 micrograms (seasickness tablets) for each person
included in
the carrying capacity of the liferaft;
(r) a first-aid outfit, enclosed in a watertight case (on the exterior of
which the date on
which the first-aid outfit was assembled is indelibly marked), containing the
following
articles each of which complies with the standard (if any) applicable to that
article
under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (being a first-aid outfit that has been
assembled
from fresh stocks of those articles and has not been in a lifeboat or liferaft
for a period
exceeding 2 years):
(i) 1 pack containing -
(A) 5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml disposable
syringe
pack;
(B) 5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml ampoule with 1
suitable sterile disposable syringe complete with needle per ampoule; or
(C) 6 doses of Omnopon Tubunic 30 mg (equivalent to Anhydrous
Morphine
15 mg);
(ii) 4 standard dressings No. 14, medium, measuring 15 cm by 10 cm;
(iii) 4 standard dressings No. 15, large, measuring 15 cm by 20 cm;
(iv) 6 triangular bandages with not less than 1 m sides (approximately);
(v) 10 open wove bandages, measuring 75 mm by 5 m;
(vi) 1 packet containing not less than 20 self-adhesive waterproof wound
dressings
in assorted sizes;
(vii) 1 packet containing not less than 10 paraffin gauze dressings for
burns,
individually
wrapped, measuring 10 cm by 10 cm (approximately);
(viii) 2 tubes of Cetrimide Cream 0.5% 50 g (antiseptic cream);
(ix) 50 Paracetamol tablets 500 mg (analgesic tablets);
(x) 1 pair of rustless, stainless metal scissors measuring 10 cm with 1
sharp and 1
blunt point;
(xi) 12 rustless, stainless metal safety pins of assorted sizes;
(xii) 1 small packet of silica gel (drying agent);
(xiii) approved instructions for use of the first-aid outfit printed on
linen or
waterproof
paper in the English language;
(s) a copy of a manual prepared under the authority of the Minister describing
the various
life-saving appliances and the recommended procedures to be followed for
survival
when abandoning a ship at sea;
(sa) brief instructions printed in the English language relating to immediate
action to be
taken for survival upon entering a liferaft;
(t) a copy of the rescue signal table used by life-saving stations, marine
rescue units and
ships and persons in distress;
(u) an approved radar reflector;
(v) an approved emergency position-indicating radio beacon;
(w) an approved survival bag for each person included in the carrying capacity
of the
liferaft;
(x) a watertight container -
(i) being furnished with a waterproof match striker as part of, or attached
to, the
container; and
(ii) holding not less than 25 matches of a type that is not readily
extinguishable by
wind; and
(y) in the case of an inflatable liferaft, 2 retro-reflective tapes of an
approved type placed
on the underside of the floor of the liferaft in such a way that the tapes
form a cross at
the centre of the floor, the tapes being not less than 50 millimetres wide
and -
(i) in the case of a circular inflatable liferaft - of a length that is not
less than half
the diameter of the liferaft; or
(ii) in the case of any other inflatable liferaft - of lengths that are not
less than half
the length and width, respectively, of the liferaft.2. The cover, or each of the covers, with which a liferaft is equipped shall be fitted with retro-reflective tapes of an approved type in such a way that -
(a) tapes are spaced around the cover so that the distance between the centre
of a tape and
the centre of the tape next in line is not greater than 500 millimetres and
the distance
between the lower edge of a tape and the lower edge of the cover is not less
than half the
height of the cover; and
(b) 2 tapes form a cross at the centre of the top of the cover,
the tapes being not less than 50 millimetres wide and -
(c) in the case of the 2 tapes placed on top of the cover -
(i) on a circular liferaft - of a length that is not less than half the
diameter of the
liferaft; or
(ii) on any other liferaft - of lengths that are not less than half the
length and width,
respectively, of the liferaft; or
(d) in the case of the other tapes - not less than 300 millimetres long.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- SCHEDULE 7SCH
Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 15 SCH
SEVENTH SCHEDULE Regulations 43
BUOYANT APPARATUS
Buoyant apparatus shall be of an approved type, shall be constructed to the satisfaction of a surveyor and shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) the buoyant apparatus shall be capable of withstanding a drop test, the
height of which
shall be equivalent to that of the deck on which it is stowed above the ship's
light water
line, but in no case less than sixty feet;
(b) grab lines shall be fitted all round the buoyant apparatus in such a
manner as to provide
a number of equal loops corresponding to the number of persons the apparatus
is
designed
to carry, each loop having a cork or light wood float, and the depth of
the loop
when wet shall not be less than six inches and not more than eight inches;
(c) the buoyant apparatus shall not exceed four hundred pounds in weight
unless suitable
means are provided to enable it to be launched and where the weight of the
apparatus
exceeds three hundred pounds but does not exceed four hundred pounds in
weight,
suitable
handles or rungs shall be fitted to enable it to be launched by hand;
(d) the buoyant apparatus shall be effective and stable when floating either
way up;
(e) the air cases or equivalent means of buoyancy shall be placed as near as
possible to the
sides of the buoyant apparatus;
(f) the buoyancy of the buoyant apparatus shall not be dependent upon
inflation;
(g) the buoyant apparatus shall be fitted with a rope painter not less than
fifteen fathoms in
length;
(ga) the buoyant apparatus shall be fitted with retro-reflective tapes of an
approved type
(each tape being not less than 300 millimetres long and not less than 50
millimetres
wide) on the top and bottom of the buoyant apparatus, spaced around the
perimeter of
the buoyant apparatus so that the distance between the centre of a tape and
the centre
of the tape next in line is not greater than 500 millimetres;
(h) the buoyant apparatus shall be of such construction that it retains its
shape and
properties
when exposed to the weather on board a ship and when in the water; and
(i) the buoyant apparatus shall be so constructed that it does not require
adjustment
before
use.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- SCHEDULE 8SCH
Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 16 SCH
EIGHTH SCHEDULE Regulation 47
LIFEBUOYS
1. A lifebuoy shall be of an approved type.2. A lifebuoy shall be constructed of solid cork evenly formed and securely plugged, or of other equally efficient buoyant material not affected by oil or oil products.
3. Where a lifebuoy is made of plastic or other synthetic compounds, the lifebuoy shall be capable of retaining its buoyant properties and durability when exposed to all weathers on board ship and when in the water.
4. A lifebuoy shall be capable of floating in fresh water for not less than twenty-four hours with thirty-two pounds of iron suspended from it.
5. The inside diameter of a lifebuoy shall be eighteen inches and the outside diameter thirty inches with -
(a) the major axis of the section being six inches; and
(b) the minor axis of the section being four inches.6. The buoyant material shall be covered with good quality material.
7. The lifebuoy shall be covered with a material with or painted a highly
visible colour.8. The grab lines shall be of good quality unkinkable line, well secured to the cover at four equidistant points, and shall provide four loops of line each not less than two feet four inches long.
9. The weight of a lifebuoy shall not be less than nine and one-half pounds and shall not exceed thirteen and one-half pounds.
10. A lifebuoy shall not be filled with rushes, cork shavings, granulated cork or other loose granulated material or depend for its buoyancy upon air compartments requiring inflation.
11. A lifebuoy shall be fitted with retro-reflective tapes of an approved type (each tape being not less than 50 millimetres wide) around, or on both sides of, the lifebuoy at 4 equidistant points.
NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- SCHEDULE 9SCH
NINTH SCHEDULE
PART I - LINE-THROWING APPLIANCES Regulation 57
1. A line-throwing appliance shall be capable of throwing a line in such a manner that the lateral deflection of the line on either side of direction of firing does not exceed ten per centum of the length of flight of the rocket.2. The appliance shall include four rockets and four lines.
3. Each line shall -
(a) be one-half inch in circumference and of suitable length; and
(b) have a breaking strain of not less than two hundred and fifty pounds.4. The lines shall be kept ready for use in a container.
5. A suitable flaking board for reflaking the lines shall be provided.
6. The lines and the rockets, with means of igniting them, shall be kept in a watertight case.
7. Each rocket shall be indelibly stamped with the date of manufacture.
8. Unless each rocket is labelled with firing directions, firing directions shall be written on the inside of the lid of the watertight case.
Part II omitted by 1975 No. 78 r. 17
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NAVIGATION (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS
- SCHEDULE 10SCH
Amended by 1975 No. 78 r. 18 SCH
TENTH SCHEDULE Regulation 58
SHIPS' PARACHUTE DISTRESS ROCKETS
1. A ship's parachute rocket shall be designed to give a signal consisting of a single bright red star which is projected to the required height by means of the rocket, and which burns while falling, its rate of fall being controlled by means of a parachute to fifteen feet per second.2. The rocket shall be so designed that -
(a) when the rocket is fired approximately vertically, the star and parachute
are ejected at
or before the top of the trajectory, at a minimum height of seven hundred and
fifty feet;
(b) it is also capable of functioning when fired at an angle of forty-five
degrees to the
horizontal;
and
(c) the star burns with a luminous intensity of twenty-five thousand candelas
for not less
than forty seconds and burns out at a height of not less than one hundred and
fifty feet
from the sea level.3. The parachute shall be of such size as to provide the required control of the rate of fall of the burning star and shall be attached to the star by means of a flexible fireproof harness.
4. The rocket may be ignited by any suitable method, but if external ignition by means of a safety fuse is employed, the outer end of the safety fuse shall be covered with a metal ferrule primed with match composition and a separate striker shall be suitably attached to each rocket.
5. The match composition, the striker composition, the ferrule and the whole of the external surface of the rocket shall be water-proofed.
6. The rocket shall be capable of functioning properly after immersion in water for one minute and removal of the adhering water by shaking.
7. All components, compositions and ingredients of the rocket shall be of such a character and of such a quality as to enable the rocket to maintain its serviceability under good average storage conditions for a period of at least two years.
8. The rocket shall be individually packed in a hermetically sealed waterproof container.
9. The date on which the rocket is filled shall be stamped indelibly on the rocket and, unless the container in which the rocket is packed is transparent, on the container.
10. Clear and concise instructions for use shall be printed indelibly on the rocket.
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