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