Any required lifeboat shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 4.4 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of construction, carrying capacity, access into lifeboats, buoyancy, freeboard, stability, propulsion, fittings, equipment, and markings.

For partially and totally enclosed lifeboats, free fall lifeboats, lifeboats with self-contained air support systems, and fire-protected lifeboats. In addition to the requirements of subparagraph 10.6.1, any required lifeboat shall meet the requirements of the following paragraphs of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code where these paragraphs apply to that type of lifeboat—

• (a)paragraph 4.5 in respect of a partially enclosed lifeboat;
• (b)paragraph 4.6 in respect of a totally enclosed lifeboat;
• (c)paragraph 4.7 in respect of a free-fall lifeboat;
• (d)paragraph 4.8 in respect of a lifeboat with self-contained air support system; and
• (e)paragraph 4.9 in respect of a fire-protected lifeboat.

Any required SOLAS life raft, other than canopied reversible life raft, shall meet the requirements of paragraph 4.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of construction, minimum carrying capacity and mass, fittings, davit launching arrangements, equipment, float-free arrangements, and hydrostatic release units.

In addition to the requirements of paragraph 10.6.3, any required SOLAS life raft, other than canopied reversible life rafts, shall meet the requirements of the following paragraphs of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code where those paragraphs apply to that type of life raft—

• (a)paragraph 4.2, in respect of an inflatable life raft; and
• (b)paragraph 4.3, in respect of a rigid life raft.

All canopied reversible life rafts and automatically self-righting life rafts on ro-ro passenger ships shall comply with the requirements of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee Circular MSC/Circ.809 Recommendation for Canopied Reversible Life rafts, Automatically Self-Righting Life rafts and Fast Rescue Boats, Including Testing, on Ro-Ro Passenger Ships adopted at its 68th session, 1997.

• 10.6.6.1Except as provided in subparagraph 10.6.6.2, any required SOLAS rescue boat shall meet the requirements of paragraph 5.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of construction, propulsion, and equipment.
• 10.6.6.2Any fast rescue boat on a ro-ro passenger ship shall comply with the requirements of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Circular MSC/Circ.809 Recommendation for Canopied Reversible Life rafts, Automatically Self-Righting Life rafts and Fast Rescue Boats, Including Testing, on Ro-Ro Passenger Ships adopted at its 68th session, 1997.

Any required SOLAS lifebuoy shall meet the requirements of paragraph 2.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of lifebuoy specification, self-igniting lights, self-activating smoke signals and buoyant lifelines.

Any required SOLAS lifejacket shall meet the requirements of paragraph 2.2 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of lifejacket construction, performance, marking, and the performance of lifejacket lights.

• 10.6.9.1The name, port of registry and carrying capacity of an approved boat shall be clearly and permanently marked on each side of the bow in figures not less than 75mm in height.
• 10.6.9.2An approved boat shall be stowed so that the boat will not impede the rapid handling of any lifeboat, life raft, buoyancy apparatus or other approved boat.
• 10.6.9.3Means shall be provided for illuminating the stowage and launching position of an approved boat.
• 10.6.9.4Approved boats shall not be stowed or launched from any of the following positions—
  • (a)Forward of the collision bulkhead;
  • (b)Where damage from the elements may occur;
  • (c)On or above slop tanks, cargo tanks on tankers or other tanks containing explosive or hazardous cargoes;
  • (d)Near the steeply overhanging portion of the hull aft;
  • (e)away from the vicinity of the ship’s propeller or other propulsive devices.
• 10.6.9.5Launching timeframe

  Approved boats should be capable of being safely deployed within 5 minutes with a ship trim of 10° and a list of 20° either way.

• 10.6.10.1Except as provided in this part, any required non-SOLAS life raft shall meet the requirements of paragraph 4.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of construction, minimum carrying capacity and mass, and equipment.
• 10.6.10.2The life raft shall be so constructed that if it is dropped into the water from a height of 6 metres or from its stowed position, whichever is the greater, neither the life raft nor its equipment will be damaged.
• 10.6.10.3The means of insulating the floor of the life raft against cold need not be provided.
• 10.6.10.4The life raft shall be capable of operating through temperature range of 66°C to –18°.
• 10.6.10.5The life raft shall be fitted with a painter and shall have a line securely becketed around the outside, and a life-line fitted around the inside.
• 10.6.10.6The minimum carrying capacity of any life raft onboard a ship is not to be less than 4 persons.
• 10.6.10.7The semi-rigid boarding ramp or ramps need not be fitted.
• 10.6.10.8Each inflatable life raft shall be clearly and permanently marked with a serial number and the manufacturer’s name.
• 10.6.10.9The carrying capacity of an inflatable life raft shall be clearly and permanently marked on the life raft and on the valise or other container in which the life raft is contained.

• (a)the life rafts can be put in the water safely in less than 5 minutes, even when the trim of the ship is 10° and the ship is listed 20° either way;
• (b)will enable the life rafts that are not attached to launching devices to float free in the event of the ship sinking;
• (c)will not impede the rapid handling of another life raft, lifeboat, approved boat or buoyant apparatus; and
• (d)will not impede the marshaling of passengers to their smaller stations and their embarkation into lifesaving appliances.

• 10.6.12.1A service certificate shall be attached to the life raft consisting of the following information, the parent ship identification including ship’s name, call sign, ship’s number, life raft manufacturer, type, capacity and serial number, servicing date, expiry date.
• 10.6.12.2The life raft serial number, the carrying capacity, servicing date, expiry date and type of emergency pack shall be permanently marked on the life raft or on the valise or container in which the life raft is contained.

Lifeboats or approved boats should be capable of being safely deployed within 5 minutes with a ship trim of 10° and a list of 20° either way.

Life rafts shall not be stowed or launched from any of the following positions—

• (a)Forward of the collision bulkhead;
• (b)Where damage from the elements may occur;
• (c)On or above slop tanks, cargo tanks on tankers or other tanks containing explosive or hazardous cargoes;
• (d)Near the steeply overhanging portion of the hull aft;
• (e)away from the vicinity of the ship’s propeller or other propulsive devices.

Means of illumination shall be provided to ensure that life rafts and the area of water into which they may be deployed shall be sufficiently illuminated during launching and retrieval.

• 10.6.16.1In addition to the requirements of regulation 10.6.9, any required non-SOLAS life rafts, other than open reversible life raft, shall meet the requirements of the following paragraphs of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code—
  • (a)paragraph 4.2 in respect of an inflatable life raft, except as provided for in subparagraph 10.6.15.1; and
  • (b)paragraph 4.3 in respect of a rigid life raft, except as provided for in subparagraph 10.6.16.3.
• 10.6.16.2The container of any required non-SOLAS inflatable life raft shall be marked with—
  • (a)non-SOLAS in lieu of the marking required by subparagraph 4 of paragraph 4.2.6.3 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code; and
  • (b)the type of emergency pack enclosed, which shall be indicated by the words—
    • (i)MSAF A Pack, in the case of a life raft equipped in accordance with Appendix C 3.1 for ships trading in Fiji territorial waters categorized as Class 3B ships; and
    • (ii)MSAF B Pack, in the case of a life raft equipped in accordance with Appendix C 3.2 for ships trading in inshore and sheltered waters categorised as Class 3D and 3E respectively; and
• 10.6.16.3Any required non-SOLAS rigid life raft shall be marked with—
  • (a)Non-SOLAS in lieu of the marking required by paragraph 4.3(6) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code; and
  • (b)the type of emergency pack enclosed, which shall be indicated by the words—
    • (i)MSAF A Pack, in the case of a life raft equipped in accordance with Appendix C 3.1; and
    • (ii)MSAF B C Pack, in the case of a life raft equipped in accordance with Appendix C 3.2.

• 10.6.17.1Except as provided in subparagraph 10.6.17.2, any required non-SOLAS rescue boat shall meet the requirements of paragraph 5.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of construction, propulsion, and equipment.
• 10.6.17.2The requirements of subparagraph 10.6.17.1 are modified as follows—
  • (a)the minimum carrying capacity referred to in paragraph 5.1.1.3(2) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code is reduced to 3 seated persons and one person lying down on a stretcher;
  • (b)the minimum period for maintaining the manoeuvering speed referred to in paragraph 5.1.1.6 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code is reduced to 2 hours;
  • (c)the mass of full complement of persons and equipment used for the loading tests referred to in paragraph 5.1.3.2(2) and (3) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code is reduced to the mass of the equipment and a crew of 4 persons;
  • (d)the conditions under which positive freeboard shall be maintained in a damaged condition referred to in paragraph 5.1.3.5(1) and (2) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code is reduced to circumstances where any one of the buoyancy compartments is damaged;
  • (e)the searchlight referred to in paragraph 5.1.2.2(11) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code need not be provided;
  • (f)the radar reflector referred to in paragraph 5.1.2.2(12) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code need not be provided.
• 10.6.17.3In addition to the requirements of paragraph 10.6.17, any required non-SOLAS rescue boat shall—
  • (a)be fitted with a protective stowage cover and kept covered at all times when the boat is not in use. The cover shall be arranged for quick removal in an emergency;
  • (b)when inverted in the water, be capable of being righted by not more than 2 persons;
  • (c)only be marked with materials of a type that are compatible with the boat’s coated fabric and approved by the boat manufacturer.

• 10.6.18.1Parent ship identification

  Life boats or approved boats and Non-SOLAS rescue boats shall have the parent ship’s identification legibly and permanently marked on each side of the bow in figures not less than 75mm in height.

• 10.6.18.2Launching timeframe

  Lifeboats or approved boats and Non-SOLAS rescue boats should be capable of being safely deployed within 5 minutes with a ship trim of 10° and a list of 20° either way.

• 10.6.18.3Stowage

  Lifeboats or approved boats and Non-SOLAS rescue boats shall not be stowed or launched from any of the following positions—

  • (a)forward of the collision bulkhead;
  • (b)where damage from the elements may occur;
  • (c)on or above slop tanks, cargo tanks on tankers or other tanks containing explosive or hazoudous cargoes;
  • (d)near the steeply overhanging portion of the hull aft;
  • (e)away from the vicinity of the ship’s propeller or other propulsive devices.
• 10.6.18.4Illumination

  Means of illumination shall be provided to ensure that lifeboats, approved boats and rescue boats, their associated launching devices, and the area of water into which they may be deployed shall be sufficiently illuminated during assembly, embarkation, launching and retrieval.

• 10.6.18.5Operating Instructions

  Posters or signs shall be provided on, or in the vicinity of the lifeboats, rescue boats, their launching controls and shall—

  • (a)illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures for operating the appliance and give relevant instructions or warnings; and
  • (b)be easily seen under emergency lighting conditions.

    Note:

    Symbols used to conform to IMO Resolution A 760(18) as amended by Resolution MSC 82(70)

• (a)Life Boats, life rafts and rescue boats are to be positioned away from engine room discharges;
• (b)A ship shall be furnished with means, capable of being controlled from outside the engine room, to prevent any discharge of water into lifeboats when being launched; and life rafts when being launched from fixed launching device.

• 10.6.19.1Except as provided in 10.6.19.2, any required non-SOLAS lifebuoy shall meet the requirements of paragraph 2.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of requirements of paragraph 2.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of lifebuoy specification, self-igniting lights, self-activating smoke signals and buoyant lifelines.
• 10.6.19.2The requirements of subparagraph 10.6.19.1 are modified as follows—
  • (a)the height of 30 metres referred to in paragraph 2.1.1(6) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code is reduced to not less than 6 metres;
  • (b)the 9.5mm diameter of the grab line referred to in paragraph 2.1.1(8) of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code is reduced to not less than 6mm; and
  • (c)to be read in conjunction with appendix G of this paragraph.
• 10.6.19.3Charter yachts and sailing training ships that are less than 15 metres in length overall may be provided with horseshoe shaped lifebuoys in lieu of lifebuoys complying with subparagraphs 10.6.19.1 and 10.6.19.2. Horseshoe shaped lifebuoys shall—
  • (a)have a minimum buoyancy of 100 Newtons;
  • (b)have a strap or line with clip to close the gap;
  • (c)have attached a drogue, a pealess whistle and a self-igniting light; and
  • (d)be brightly coloured and fitted with reflective tape.
• 10.6.19.4The name and port of registry of the ship shall be clearly painted on a lifebuoy.
• 10.6.19.5A lifebuoy shall be stowed—
  • (a)in such a manner that it is not permanently secured in any way;
  • (b)so as to be readily accessible to all persons on board; and
  • (c)so as to be rapidly or easily deployed.
• 10.6.19.6Where practicable, 2 lifebuoys with self-igniting lights and smoke signals attached shall be stowed so as to be capable of quick release from the operating position.
• 10.6.19.7Parent ship identification

  The identification of the ship upon which the lifebuoys is stowed shall be legibly and permanently marked in figures not less than 75mm in height and contrasting colours.

• 10.6.20.1Any required non-SOLAS lifejacket shall, as appropriate, meet the requirements of—
  • (a)Recognised Australian and New Zealand standards or equivalent standards for—
    • (i)coastal lifejacket (AS 4758 level 150);
    • (ii)sheltered waters lifejacket (AS 4758 level 100); or
    • (iii)inland waters personal floatation device (AS 4758 level 100 or level 50).
• 10.6.20.2Lifejackets shall be marked as prescribed in Appendices H and I of this paragraph.
• 10.6.20.3Lifejackets shall be stowed in clearly marked, easily located, and readily accessible stowage areas. The stowage areas shall be dry and protected from weather and excessive heat.
• 10.6.20.4On ships of over 50m length additional lifejackets shall be stowed in or adjacent to service and machinery spaces where persons are required to remain on duty in an emergency.
• 10.6.20.5Parent ship marking

  In addition to the requirements for marking contained in Appendices H and I, the lifejacket shall have the parent ship‘s identification, including the ship’s name and port of registry legibly and permanently marked on the jacket in figures not less than 12mm in height in contrasting colours.

Any required buoyancy vest shall meet the requirements of recognised Australian and New Zealand standards or equivalent standards approved by the Chief Executive Officer.

Any required marine safety harness and safety line shall meet the requirements of recognised Australian and New Zealand standards or equivalent standards approved by the Chief Executive Officer.

10.6.23. Distress flares — rocket parachute

Any required rocket parachute flare shall meet the requirements of paragraph 3.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.23.2Distress flares — hand flare

  Any required hand flare shall meet the requirements of paragraph 3.2 of the International Life Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.23.3Buoyant smoke signals

  Any required buoyant smoke signal shall meet the requirements of paragraph 3.3 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.23.4Stowage and marking

  Pyrotechnic and smoke signals shall be stowed in a buoyant watertight container, fitted with a handle or lanyard. The container shall be clearly and permanently marked as to its contents, and be readily accessible to crew.

• 10.6.23.5Subject to the above requirement, pyrotechnic and smoke signals may be accepted as complying with the requirements of this paragraph for the following periods—
  • (a)Calcium Carbide Lifebuoy Lights — 2 years from date of manufacture;
  • (b)Ship and Lifeboat/Life raft Pyrotechnics — 3 years from date of manufacture;
  • (c)Lifebuoy Smoke Signals — 3 years from date of manufacture; and
  • (d)Lifeboat buoyant smoke signals may be accepted for an indefinite period provided that they remain in good and satisfactory condition.

• 10.6.24.1Immersion suits

  Any required immersion suit shall meet the requirements of paragraph 2.3 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.24.2Anti-exposure suits

  Any required anti-exposure suit shall meet the requirements of paragraph 2.4 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.24.3Thermal protective aids

  Any required thermal protective aid shall meet the requirements of paragraph 2.5 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.25.1Any required launching appliance and any required embarkation appliance shall meet the requirements of paragraph 6.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.
• 10.6.25.2Embarkation Ladders:
  • 10.6.25.2.1In addition to subparagraph 6.1.6 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, a ship shall be furnished at each set of lifeboat davits with a ladder which is long enough to reach the lifeboats when afloat at the ship’s lightest sea-going draught. Additional ladders to facilitate embarkation into the life rafts when afloat shall also be provided. (The Chief Executive Officer may exempt any ship from the requirements of this paragraph where it is satisfied that to require compliance therewith would be unreasonable on account of the freeboard of the ship concerned or the stowage position of the lifeboats or life rafts).

Any required marine evacuation system shall meet the requirements of paragraph 6.2 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

Any required line throwing appliance shall meet the requirements of paragraph 7.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.

• 10.6.28.1Any required buoyant apparatus shall—
  • (a)be constructed of inherently buoyant material;
  • (b)not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for period of 2 seconds;
  • (c)be constructed to withstand a drop into the water from the height at which it is stowed above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition or not less than 6 metres, whichever is the greater, without impairing either its operating capability or that of its attached components;
  • (d)be fitted with grab lines that are—
    • (i)not less than 7mm in diameter;
    • (ii)secured to the apparatus at centres not more than 460mm and not less than 300mm apart;
    • (iii)interlaced to prevent movement and form loops when wet or not more than 200mm and not less than 150mm apart; and
    • (iv)secured by fastenings strong enough to permit the apparatus to be lifted by those grab lines; and
  • (e)be clearly and permanently marked, on both of the largest faces of the apparatus in legible and permanently marked figures not less than 75mm in height and contrasting colours, with—
    • (i)the name and port of registry of the ship on which it is carried; and
    • (ii)the number of persons it is designed to support.
• 10.6.28.2The number of persons that the apparatus is fit to support shall be equal to the lesser number of either—
  • (a)the number of grab line loops; or
  • (b)the greatest whole number obtained by the equation—

    where—

    • N = number of persons
    • V = volume in cubic metres
    • W = mass of apparatus in kgs

• 10.6.28.3A buoyant apparatus shall be carried in such a manner that the apparatus can be safely deployed from a ship with up to 10° trim of the ship and the ship is listed 20° either way.
• 10.6.28.4A buoyant apparatus shall be stowed so that the apparatus will not impede the rapid handling of any lifeboat, approved boat, life raft or other buoyant apparatus.
• 10.6.28.5A buoyant apparatus shall float free if the ship capsizes or sinks.
• 10.6.28.6Means shall be provided for illuminating the stowage position of buoyant apparatus and the area of water into which they will be deployed shall be sufficiently illuminated during launching and retrieval.

Portable VHF radio equipment shall be stowed in such a place that the equipment is readily accessible from the wheel house and is ready to be moved into a lifeboat, life raft and or open boat in the event of an emergency.

Any required general alarm system shall meet the requirements of paragraph 7.2 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code.