The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation, Commencement and Revocation

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Classification of Ships

   4. 4. Application

3. PART II

   1. 5. Class III Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class III”

   2. 6. Class IV Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class IV”

   3. 7. Class V Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class V”

   4. 8. Class VI Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class VI”

   5. 9. Class VI(A) Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class VI(A)”

4. PART III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

   1. 10. Approval and Replacement of Life-saving Appliances

   2. 11. Operational Readiness, Maintenance, Inspections and Servicing

   3. 12. Operational Instructions for Launching Liferafts

   4. 13. Liferaft Embarkation Arrangements

   5. 14. Stowage of Liferafts, Rescue Boats and Inflatable Boats

   6. 15. Launching Stations

   7. 16. Rescue and Inflated Boat Embarkation, Launching, and Recovery Arrangements

   8. 17. Stowage of Lifebuoys

   9. 18. Stowage of Lifejackets

   10. 19. Stowage of Portable Radio Equipment

   11. 20. Stowage of Packing of Pyrotechnic Distress Signals

   12. 21. Manning of Liferafts and Rescue Boats

   13. 22. Retro-reflective Material

   14. 23. Equivalents and Exemptions

   15. 24. Penalties

   16. 25. Power to Detain

5. Signature

6. SCHEDULES

   1. 1

      Lifeboats:

      1. Part I Lifeboats—general (including equipment)

      2. Part II Partially enclosed lifeboats

      3. Part III Lifeboat disengaging gears

      4. Part IV Manual pumps

      5. Part V Lifeboat lights

   2. 2

      Rescue Boats:

      1. Part I Rigid rescue boats

      2. Part II Rigid inflatable rescue boats

      3. Part III Inflated rescue boats

      4. Part IV Rescue boat disengaging gears

   3. 3

      Inflated Boats:

   4. 4

      Liferafts:

      1. Part I Inflatable liferafts (SOLAS)

      2. Part II Open reversible liferafts

      3. Part III Rigid liferafts

      4. Part IV Liferaft equipment (SOLAS)

      5. Part V Automatic release hooks

      6. Part VI Float-free arrangements

      7. Part VII Liferaft lights

      8. Part VIII Gas inflation systems

   5. 5

      Marine Escape Systems:

      1. Part I Construction and performance

      2. Part II Training

   6. 6

      Launching Appliances and Embarkation Ladders:

      1. Part I General

      2. Part II Lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances

      3. Part III Liferaft launching appliances

      4. Part IV Inflated boat launching appliances

      5. Part V Embarkation ladders

   7. 7

      Survival Craft and Rescue Boat Equipment

      1. Part I Sea anchors

      2. Part II First aid outfits

      3. Part III Fresh Water

   8. 8

      Pyrotechnic Signals and Line-throwing Appliances:

      1. Part I Rocket parachute flares

      2. Part II Hand flares

      3. Part III Buoyant smoke signals

      4. Part IV Line-throwing appliances

      5. Part V Instructions and information

   9. 9

      Lifebuoys and Attachments:

      1. Part I Lifebuoys (SOLAS)

      2. Part II Lifebuoy self-igniting lights

      3. Part III Lifebuoy self-activating smoke signals

      4. Part IV Lifebuoy buoyant lifelines

   10. 10

       Lifejackets and Attachments:

       1. Part I Inherently buoyant lifejackets

       2. Part II Inflatable lifejackets

       3. Part III Inflatable Civil Aviation Authority lifejackets

       4. Part IV Buoyancy aids

   11. 11

       Training Manuals and Instructions for On-board Maintenance:

       1. Part I Training manuals

       2. Part II Instructions for on-board maintenance

   12. 12

       General Emergency Alarm Systems

   13. 13

       Buoyant Apparatus

7. Explanatory Note