The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances For Passenger Ships Of Classes III To VI(A)) Regulations 1999

Ships of Class VI U.K.

8.—(1) This regulation applies to ships of Class VI, and

(a) only paragraph (2) applies to ships of Class VI as defined in regulation 3 with the substitution for “15 miles” and “3 miles” of “10 miles” and “1 mile” respectively; and

(b) only paragraph (3) applies to other ships of Class VI;

(2) (a) [F1 Subject to regulation 4B(1) (application)] every ship shall carry the appliances specified in column (4) of the capacity specified in column 5 in relation to a ship specified in columns (1) to (3) of the following table–

[F2 (1) Type of ship	(2) Number of passengers ship is certified to carry	(3) Standard of survivability ship complies with	(4) Life-Saving Appliances (LSA)	(5) Minimum aggregate percentage of LSA for the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry
i New passenger ship	Not more than 100	Table 1, (14) (one-compartment standard) OR Table 1, (15) (Buoyancy Test)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
ii New passenger ship	More than 100 but not more than 250	Table 1, (15) (one-compartment standard)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
iii Existing passenger ship	Not more than 100	Table 2, (26) (one-compartment ship) OR Table 2, (27) (Buoyancy Test)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
iv Existing passenger ship	Not more than 100	Table 2, (27) (Heel test)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
v Existing passenger ship	More than 100 but not more than 250	Table 2, (28) (one-compartment standard) OR Table 2, (28) (Buoyancy Test)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
*The buoyant apparatus shown in columns (4) and (5) may be substituted by lifebuoys, with each such lifebuoy being suitable to support two persons. +Lifeboats, where fitted, shall be served by their own launching appliances and be capable of launching and recovery.]

(b) Where liferafts are provided this shall, as far as practicable, be equally distributed on each side of the ship.

(c) Suitable arrangements shall be provided on board for the recovery of persons from the water.

(d) Every ship shall carry–

(i) [F3 at least 2] waterproofed two-way radiotelephone apparatus except where only buoyant apparatus is fitted when these shall not be required;

(ii) at least 4 lifebuoys, with at least one on each side of the ship fitted with a buoyant lifeline and the remainder provided with a self-activating smoke signal and capable of quick release from the navigation bridge;

(iii) for each person on board one of the following–

(aa) a lifejacket suitable for a person weighing 32 kilogrammes or more;

(bb) a lifejacket suitable for a person weighing less than 32 kilogrammes;

(cc) a buoyancy aid suitable for a person weighing 32 kilogrammes or more and a buoyancy aid suitable for a person weighing less than 32 kilogrammes;

(dd) a lifejacket complying with British Standard Specification BS EN 394 and 396:1994: provided such lifejackets do not depend wholly upon oral inflation. Lifejackets of the partially inherently buoyant type for persons weighing 32 kilogrammes or more shall have buoyancy in the uninflated state of not less than 89 Newtons; or

(ee) an inflatable Civil Aviation Authority lifejacket which complies with Part 5 of Schedule 9; and

(iv) not less than 12 rocket parachute flares.

(e) Every ship shall be provided with–

[F4 (i) a general emergency alarm system, or a public address system which can be used for broadcasting a general emergency alarm and which complies with the requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1676(M) as amended by Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1757(M);]

(ii) posters or signs in accordance with the requirements of regulation 12;

(iii) a training manual; and

(iv) instructions for on-board maintenance of life-saving appliances or a shipboard planned maintenance programme which includes maintenance of life-saving appliances.

(3) (a) [F5 Subject to regulation 4B(1) (application)] every ship to which this paragraph applies shall carry the lifesaving appliances specified in column (4) of the capacity specified in column (5) in relation to a ship specified in columns (1) to (3) of the following table–

[F6 (1) Type of ship	(2) Number of passengers ship is certified to carry	(3) Standard of survivability ship complies with	(4) Life-Saving Appliances (LSA)	(5) Minimum aggregate percentage of LSA for the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry
i New passenger ship	Not more than 250	Table 1, (16) (one-compartment standard)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
ii Existing passenger ship	Not more than 250	Table 2, (29) (one-compartment standard) OR Table 2, (29) (Buoyancy Test)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
iii Existing passenger ship	Not more than 250	Table 2, (30) (Heel Test)	+Lifeboats, liferafts or open reversible liferafts AND *buoyant apparatus	100 10
*The buoyant apparatus shown in columns (4) and (5) may be substituted by lifebuoys, with each such lifebuoy being suitable to support two persons. +Lifeboats, where fitted, shall be served by their own launching appliances and be capable of launching and recovery.]

(b) Where liferafts are provided they shall, as far as practicable, be equally distributed on each side of the ship.

(c) Suitable arrangements shall be provided on board for the recovery of persons from the water.

(d) Every ship shall carry–

(i) at least 3 waterproofed two-way radiotelephone apparatus;

(ii) at least 4 lifebuoys, with at least one lifebuoy on each side of the ship fitted with a buoyant lifeline and the remainder provided with self-activating smoke signals and capable of quick release from the navigating bridge; and

(iii) for each person on board one of the following–

(aa) a lifejacket suitable for a person weighing 32 kilogrammes or more;

(bb) a lifejacket suitable for a person weighing less than 32 kilogrammes for each such person on board; or

(cc) buoyancy aid suitable for a person weighing 32 kilogrammes or more and a buoyancy aid suitable for a person weighing less than 32 kilogrammes; or

(dd) a lifejacket complying with British Standard Specification BS EN 394 and 396: 1994: provided such lifejackets do not depend wholly upon oral inflation. Lifejackets of the partially inherently-buoyant type for persons weighing 32 kilogrammes or more shall have buoyancy in the uninflated state of not less than 89 newtons; or

(ee) an inflatable Civil Aviation Authority lifejacket which complies with Part 5 of Schedule 9; and

(iv) not less than 12 rocket parachute flares.

(e) Every ship shall be provided with–

[F7 (i) a general emergency alarm system, or a public address system which can be used for broadcasting a general emergency alarm and which complies with the requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1676(M) as amended by Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1757(M);]

(ii) posters or signs in accordance with the requirements of regulation 12;

(iii) a training manual; and

(iv) instructions for on-board maintenance of life-saving appliances or a shipboard planned maintenance programme which includes maintenance of life-saving appliances.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 8(2)(a) inserted (29.12.2022) by The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1269), regs. 1(b), 4(11)(a)

F2 Reg. 8(2)(a) table substituted (29.12.2022) by The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1269), regs. 1(b), 4(11)(b)

F3 Words in reg. 8(2)(d)(i) substituted (14.8.2001) by The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2642), regs. 1(1), 4(3)

F4 Reg. 8(2)(e)(i) substituted (14.8.2001) by The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2642), regs. 1(1), 5(5)

F5 Words in reg. 8(3)(a) inserted (29.12.2022) by The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1269), regs. 1(b), 4(12)(a)

F6 Reg. 8(3)(a) table substituted (29.12.2022) by The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1269), regs. 1(b), 4(12)(b)

F7 Reg. 8(3)(e)(i) substituted (14.8.2001) by The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2642), regs. 1(1), 5(6)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 29.10.1999, see reg. 1(1)