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

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and revocation

   2. 2. General interpretation

   3. 3. Classification of Ships

   4. 4. General Application

3. PART II REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1ST JULY 1986

   1. PRELIMINARY

      1. 5. Application

      2. 6. Interpretation

   2. PASSENGER SHIPS

      1. 7. Ships of Class I

      2. 8. Ships of Class II

      3. 9. Ships of Class II(A)

   3. SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS

      1. 10. Ships of Class VII

      2. 11. Ships of Class VII(A)

      3. 12. Ships of Class VII(T)

      4. 13. Ships of Class VIII

      5. 14. Ships of Class VIII(T)

      6. 15. Ships of Class VIII(A)

      7. 16. Ships of Class VIII(A)(T)

      8. 17. Ships of Class IX

      9. 18. Ships of Class IX(A)

      10. 19. Ships of Class IX(A)(T)

      11. 20. Ships of Class XI

      12. 21. Ships of Class XII

   4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

      1. 22. Inflated boats

      2. 23. Lifebuoys

      3. 24. Lifebuoy lights, smoke signals and lines

      4. 25. Line-throwing appliances

      5. 26. Retro-reflective material

   5. STOWAGE AND HANDLING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES

      1. 27. General provisions relating to the stowage and handling of life-saving appliances

      2. 28. Stowage and handling of lifeboats, Class C boats, inflated boats and other boats

      3. 29. Stowage and handling of liferafts, buoyant apparatus, lifebuoys and lifejackets

   6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      1. 30. Embarkation into lifeboats, Class C boats, inflated boats and other boats, and liferafts, and assembly stations

      2. 31. Manning of survival craft

      3. 32. Portable radio equipment

      4. 33. Electrically operated signals

      5. 34. Electric lighting

      6. 35. Ships' distress signals

      7. 36. Operational instructions for survival craft and their launching controls

      8. 37. Replacement of life-saving appliances

      9. 38. Table of life-saving signals and rescue methods

      10. 39. Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits

4. PART III REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1ST JULY 1986 AND BEFORE 1ST JULY 1998

   1. PRELIMINARY

      1. 40. Application

      2. 41. Interpretation

   2. PASSENGER SHIPS

      1. 42. Ships of Class I

      2. 43. Ships of Classes II and II(A)

   3. SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS

      1. 44. Ships of Classes VII, VIII, VIII(A) and IX

      2. 45. Ships of Classes VII(T), VIII(T) and VIII(A)(T)

      3. 46. Ships of Classes IX(A) and IX(A)(T)

      4. 47. Ships of Class XI

      5. 48. Ships of Class XII

   4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

      1. 49. Operating instructions for survival craft and their launching controls

      2. 50. Survival craft assembly and embarkation arrangements

      3. 51. Stowage of survival craft, rescue boats and inflated boats

      4. 52. Launching stations

      5. 53. Survival craft launching arrangements

      6. 54. Marine escape systems

      7. 55. Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements

   5. STOWAGE AND HANDLING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES

      1. 56. Stowage of lifebuoys

      2. 57. Stowage of lifejackets

      3. 58. Stowage of two-way radiotelephone sets

      4. 59. Stowage and packing of pyrotechnic distress signals and line-throwing appliances

   6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      1. 60. Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits

      2. 61. Manning of survival craft

5. PART IV REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1ST JULY 1998

   1. PRELIMINARY

      1. 62. Application

   2. PASSENGER SHIPS

      1. 63. Ships of Class I

      2. 64. Ships of Classes II and II(A)

   3. SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS

      1. 65. Ships of Classes VII, VIII, VIII(A) and IX

      2. 66. Ships of Classes VII(T), VIII(T) and VIII(A)(T)

      3. 67. Ships of Classes IX(A) and IX(A)(T)

      4. 68. Ships of Class XI

      5. 69. Ships of Class XII

   4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

      1. 70. Operating instructions for survival craft and their launching controls

      2. 71. Survival craft assembly and embarkation arrangements

      3. 72. Stowage of survival craft, fast rescue boats, marine evacuation systems, means of rescue, rescue boats and inflated boats

      4. 73. Launching stations

      5. 74. Survival craft launching arrangements

      6. 75. Marine evacuation systems

      7. 76. Fast rescue boat and rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements

   5. STOWAGE AND HANDLING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES

      1. 77. Stowage of lifebuoys

      2. 78. Stowage of lifejackets

      3. 79. Stowage of two-way radiotelephone sets

      4. 80. Stowage and packing of pyrotechnic distress signals and line-throwing appliances

   6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      1. 81. Immersion suits and anti-exposure suit

      2. 82. Manning of survival craft

6. PART V CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

   1. 83. Approval and replacement of life-saving appliances

   2. 84. Operational readiness, maintenance, inspections and servicing

   3. 85. Equivalents and exemptions

   4. 86. Penalties

   5. 87. Power to detain

7. Signature

8. Explanatory Note