Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2359

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


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1992 No. 2359

MERCHANT SHIPPING SAFETY

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

Made 1st October 1992
Laid before Parliament 9th October 1992
Coming into force 31st October 1992


ARRANGEMENTS OF REGULATIONS

PART I—
PRELIMINARY
1.  Citation, Commencement and Revocation
2.  Interpretation
3.  Classification of Ships
4.  Application
PART II
Class III
5.  Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class III”
Class IV
6.  Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class IV”
Class V
7.  Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class V”
Class VI
8.  Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class VI”
Class VI(A)
9.  Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a passenger certificate entitled “Passenger Certificate Class VI(A)”
PART III—
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
10.  Approval and Replacement of Life-saving Appliances
11.  Operational Readiness, Maintenance, Inspections and Servicing
12.  Operational Instructions for Launching Liferafts
13.  Liferaft Embarkation Arrangements
14.  Stowage of Liferafts, Rescue Boats and Inflatable Boats
15.  Launching Stations
16.  Rescue and Inflated Boat Embarkation, Launching, and Recovery Arrangements
17.  Stowage of Lifebuoys
18.  Stowage of Lifejackets
19.  Stowage of Portable Radio Equipment
20.  Stowage of Packing of Pyrotechnic Distress Signals
21.  Manning of Liferafts and Rescue Boats
22.  Retro-reflective Material
23.  Equivalents and Exemptions
24.  Penalties
25.  Power to Detain

SCHEDULES

  1.  Lifeboats:
  Part I Lifeboats—general (including equipment)
  Part II Partially enclosed lifeboats
  Part III Lifeboat disengaging gears
  Part IV Manual pumps
  Part V Lifeboat lights

  2.  Rescue Boats:
  Part I Rigid rescue boats
  Part II Rigid inflatable rescue boats
  Part III Inflated rescue boats
  Part IV Rescue boat disengaging gears

  3.  Inflated Boats:

  4.  Liferafts:
  Part I Inflatable liferafts (SOLAS)
  Part II Open reversible liferafts
  Part III Rigid liferafts
  Part IV Liferaft equipment (SOLAS)
  Part V Automatic release hooks
  Part VI Float-free arrangements
  Part VII Liferaft lights
  Part VIII Gas inflation systems

  5.  Marine Escape Systems:
  Part I Construction and performance
  Part II Training

  6.  Launching Appliances and Embarkation Ladders:
  Part I General
  Part II Lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances
  Part III Liferaft launching appliances
  Part IV Inflated boat launching appliances
  Part V Embarkation ladders

  7.  Survival Craft and Rescue Boat Equipment
  Part I Sea anchors
  Part II First aid outfits
  Part III Fresh Water

  8.  Pyrotechnic Signals and Line-throwing Appliances:
  Part I Rocket parachute flares
  Part II Hand flares
  Part III Buoyant smoke signals
  Part IV Line-throwing appliances
  Part V Instructions and information

  9.  Lifebuoys and Attachments:
  Part I Lifebuoys (SOLAS)
  Part II Lifebuoy self-igniting lights
  Part III Lifebuoy self-activating smoke signals
  Part IV Lifebuoy buoyant lifelines

  10.  Lifejackets and Attachments:
  Part I Inherently buoyant lifejackets
  Part II Inflatable lifejackets
  Part III Inflatable Civil Aviation Authority lifejackets
  Part IV Buoyancy aids

  11.  Training Manuals and Instructions for On-board Maintenance:
  Part I Training manuals
  Part II Instructions for on-board maintenance

  12.  General Emergency Alarm Systems

  13.  Buoyant Apparatus

 

Explanatory Note


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