Transport Publication TP 15211 E
- Table of Content
- Document Information
- PART I: INTRODUCTION
- PART II: SOLAS CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
- PART III: SOLAS CHAPTER II-1 CONSTRUCTION – STRUCTURE, SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY, MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
- PART IV: SOLAS CHAPTER II-2 CONSTRUCTION – FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION
- PART V: SOLAS CHAPTER III LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS
- PART VI: SOLAS CHAPTER XII ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES FOR BULK CARRIERS
1 GENERAL
1.1 Reserved
2 LSA CODE RESOLUTION MSC.48(66) AND RESOLUTION MSC.81(70)
2.1 General
2.1.1 Approval of Life Saving Appliances
2.1.1.1 In addition to the requirements of Resolution MSC.48(66) and Resolution MSC.71(7) all appliances shall comply with the Canadian Modifications set out in TP 14475: Canadian Life Saving Appliance Standard.
2.1.1.2 In addition to the requirements of Resolution MSC.48(66) and Resolution MSC.71(7) all appliances shall be approved in accordance with TP 14612: Procedures for Approval of Life-Saving Appliances and Fire Safety Systems, Equipment and Products.
3 REGULATIONS
3.1 Regulation 7 - Personal life-saving appliances
3.1.1 Regulation 7.3 - Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits
3.1.1.1 Immersion suits must be provided regardless of whether a vessel is constantly engaged on voyages in warm climates.
3.1.1.2 Immersion suits shall be approved as meeting the requirements of the Canadian General Standards Board Standard CAN/CGSB-65.16-2005 Marine Abandonment Immersion Suit Systems, as amended; or,
3.1.1.3 Immersion suits must meet section 2.3.2.2 of the LSA Code, which specifies a suit "made of material with inherent insulation." In addition, the suit must provide inherent buoyancy.
3.2 Regulation 8 - Muster list and emergency instructions
3.2.1 General
3.2.1.1 Regulation 8 does not apply in respect of vessels to which the Fire and Boat Drills Regulations apply. Footnote 2
3.3 Regulation 19 - Emergency training and drills
3.3.1 General
3.3.1.1 Regulation 19.2, 19.3 and 19.5 do not apply in respect of vessels to which the Fire and Boat Drills Regulations apply.
3.4 Regulation 27 - Information on passengers
3.4.1 General
3.4.1.1 Regulation 27 does not apply in respect of vessels to which the Fire and Boat Drills Regulations apply.
3.5 Regulation 32 - Personal life-saving appliances
3.5.1 Regulation 32.3.2 - Immersion suits
3.5.1.1 Immersion suits must be provided regardless of whether a vessel is constantly engaged on voyages in warm climates.
Footnote 2 Application of the Fire and Boat Drills Regulations is as follows:
2. (1) These Regulations apply in respect of self-propelled Canadian vessels that
(a) are Safety Convention vessels; or
(b) are required to hold an inspection certificate under section 10 of the Vessel Certificates Regulations.
(2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of
(a) fishing vessels of 150 gross tonnage or less;
(b) cable ferries; and
(c) vessels of 15 gross tonnage or less that carry 12 or fewer passengers.
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