The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992 No. 2359

SCHEDULE 8 PYROTECHNIC SIGNALS AND LINE-THROWING APPLIANCES

PART IV LINE-THROWING APPLIANCES

Construction

1.1  A line-throwing appliance shall:

1.1.1 be constructed with proper workmanship and materials;

1.1.2 in the case of an integral rocket and line, be contained in a water-resistant casing; in the case of a pistol fired rocket, the rocket shall be contained in a water-resistant casing;

1.1.3 include not less than four projectiles;

1.1.4 include not less than four lines each having a breaking strength of not less than 2 kilonewtons;

1.1.5 be so designed that the end from which the rocket is ejected can be positively identified by day or night.