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

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Immersion suits and anti-exposure suit

81.—(1) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits required to be carried by this Part of these Regulations may be of the insulated or uninsulated type but immersion suits of the insulated type shall be carried on ships which make voyages:

(a) north of latitude 65°N in the Atlantic Ocean;

(b) north of latitude 55°N in the Pacific Ocean;

(c) south of latitude 50°S; or

(d) east of longitude 10°E in the Kattegat and Baltic Sea between 1st December and 30th April, both dates inclusive.

(2) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits required to be carried by this Part of these Regulations may be dispensed with if the ship is constantly engaged on voyages between the parallels of latitude of 20° North and South.

Manning of survival craft

82.—(1) This regulation applies to ships of Classes I, II, II(A), VII, VII(T), VIII, VIII(T) and ships of Classes IX and XI engaged on international voyages.

(2) There shall be a sufficient number of crew members to operate the survival craft and launching arrangements required for evacuating the total number of persons on board. The minimum number of deck officers, certificated persons and other crew members required to be carried shall be determined in accordance with MSN 1682(M).

(3) A deck officer or certificated person shall be placed in charge of each lifeboat to be used. In addition, a deck officer or certificated person shall be nominated to be second-in-command of such lifeboat.

(4) A deck officer or certificated person shall be placed in charge of each liferaft to be used. However, in ships of Classes II and II(A) the person placed in charge may be a crew member practised in the handling and operation of liferafts.

(5) The person in charge of a survival craft shall have a list of the survival craft crew and shall ensure that the crew under his command are acquainted with their duties. In lifeboats the second-in-command shall also have a list of the lifeboat crew.

(6) In ships carrying liferafts served by launching appliances a deck officer or certificated person shall be assigned to each launching appliance.

(7) In ships carrying liferafts not served by launching appliances a deck officer or certificated person shall be assigned to each launching position.

(8) A person capable of operating the engine and carrying out minor adjustments shall be assigned to every lifeboat.

(9) A person capable of operating a radiotelegraph installation shall be assigned to every lifeboat required to carry such equipment.

(10) There shall be a sufficient number of trained persons on board for assembling and assisting untrained persons.

(11) The master shall ensure the equitable distribution of persons referred to in paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (10) of this regulation when compiling the muster list referred to in regulation 4(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Musters and Training) Regulations 1986.