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Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2359

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

(The document as of February, 2008)

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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

Made1st October 1992
Laid before Parliament9th October 1992
Coming into force31st 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 ILifeboats—general (including equipment)
 Part IIPartially enclosed lifeboats
 Part IIILifeboat disengaging gears
 Part IVManual pumps
 Part VLifeboat lights

 2. Rescue Boats:
 Part IRigid rescue boats
 Part IIRigid inflatable rescue boats
 Part IIIInflated rescue boats
 Part IVRescue boat disengaging gears

 3. Inflated Boats:

 4. Liferafts:
 Part IInflatable liferafts (SOLAS)
 Part IIOpen reversible liferafts
 Part IIIRigid liferafts
 Part IVLiferaft equipment (SOLAS)
 Part VAutomatic release hooks
 Part VIFloat-free arrangements
 Part VIILiferaft lights
 Part VIIIGas inflation systems

 5. Marine Escape Systems:
 Part IConstruction and performance
 Part IITraining

 6. Launching Appliances and Embarkation Ladders:
 Part IGeneral
 Part IILifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances
 Part IIILiferaft launching appliances
 Part IVInflated boat launching appliances
 Part VEmbarkation ladders

 7. Survival Craft and Rescue Boat Equipment
 Part ISea anchors
 Part IIFirst aid outfits
 Part IIIFresh Water

 8. Pyrotechnic Signals and Line-throwing Appliances:
 Part IRocket parachute flares
 Part IIHand flares
 Part IIIBuoyant smoke signals
 Part IVLine-throwing appliances
 Part VInstructions and information

 9. Lifebuoys and Attachments:
 Part ILifebuoys (SOLAS)
 Part IILifebuoy self-igniting lights
 Part IIILifebuoy self-activating smoke signals
 Part IVLifebuoy buoyant lifelines

 10. Lifejackets and Attachments:
 Part IInherently buoyant lifejackets
 Part IIInflatable lifejackets
 Part IIIInflatable Civil Aviation Authority lifejackets
 Part IVBuoyancy aids

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

 12. General Emergency Alarm Systems

 13. Buoyant Apparatus

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