Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules, 1993

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1993
• Citation: IR SI 380/1993

S.I. No. 380 of 1993.
MERCHANT SHIPPING (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) RULES, 1993.
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
PART I—PRELIMINARY
Rule
1 Citation
2 Interpretation
3 Classification of ships
4 Application
PART II—PASSENGER SHIPS
5 Class I Passenger ships engaged on voyages (not being short international voyages) any of which are long international voyages
6 Class II Passenger ships engaged on voyages (not being long international voyages) any of which are short international voyages
Class II (A) Passenger ships (other than ships of Classes III to VI inclusive) engaged on voyages of any kind other than international voyages
PART III—SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS
7 Class VII Ships other than tankers engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages Class VIII Ships other than tankers engaged on voyages (not being long international voyages) any of which are short international voyages Class VIII (A) Ships other than tankers engaged only on voyages which are not international voyages Class IX Tugs and tenders which proceed to sea but are not engaged on long international voyages 8 Class VII (T) Tankers engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages Class VIII(T) Tankers engaged on voyages (not being long international voyages) any of which are short international voyages Class VIII (A)(T) Tankers engaged only on voyages which are not international voyages 9 Class IX(A) Ships other than tankers which do not proceed to sea Class IX(A)(T) Tankers which do not proceed to sea 10 Class XI Sailing ships which proceed to sea 11 Class XII Pleasure craft of 13.7 metres in length or over
PART IV—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
12 Approval and replacement of life-saving appliances
13 Operational readiness, maintenance, inspections and servicing
14 Operating instructions for survival craft and their launching controls
15 Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements
16 Stowage of survival craft, rescue boats and inflated boats
17 Launching stations
18 Survival craft launching arrangements
19 Marine Escape Systems
20 Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements
21 Stowage of lifebuoys
22 Stowage of lifejackets
23 Stowage of portable radio equipment
24 Stowage and packing of pyrotechnic distress signals
25 Immersion suits
26 Manning of survival craft
27 Equivalents and exemptions
SCHEDULES
No. of Schedule
1 Lifeboats: Part I Lifeboats — general (including equipment) Part II Partially enclosed lifeboats Part III Self-righting partially enclosed lifeboats Part IV Totally enclosed lifeboats Part V Lifeboats with self-contained air support system Part VI Fire protected lifeboats Part VII Lifeboat disengaging gear Part VIII Manual pumps Part IX Lifeboat lights 2 Rescue boats: Part I Rigid boats Part II Rigid inflated boats Part III Inflated boats Part IV Rescue boat disengaging gear 3 Inflated boats 4 Liferafts: Part I Inflatable liferafts (SOLAS) Part II Inflatable liferafts (Non-SOLAS) Part III Rigid liferafts Part IV Liferaft equipment Part V Automatic release hooks Part VI Float-free arrangements Part VII Liferaft lights Part VIII Gas inflation system 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 Equipment and Rations: Part I Sea anchors Part II First aid outfit Part III Food rations Part IV Fresh water Part V Lifeboat and rescue boat compasses 8 Pyrotechnic Signals and Line-throwing Appliances: Part I Rocket parachute flares Part II Hand flares Part III Buoyant smoke signals Part IV Red star distress rocket signals Part V Line-throwing appliances Part VI Instructions, information and stowage 9 Lifebuoys and Attachments Part I Lifebuoys (SOLAS) Part II Lifebuoys (610 mm) Part III Lifebuoy self-igniting lights Part IV Lifebuoy self-activating smoke signals Part V Lifebuoy buoyant lifelines 10 Lifejackets and Attachments: Part I Inherently buoyant lifejackets Part II Inflatable lifejackets Part III Lifejacket lights 11 Immersion Suits and Thermal Protective Aids: Part I Immersion suits Part II Thermal protective aids 12 Training Manuals and Maintenance Instructions: Part I Training manuals Part II Instructions for on-board maintenance 13 General Emergency Alarm Systems 14 Areas of smooth waters and partially smooth waters 15 Figures 1 and 2.
S.I. No. 380 of 1993.
MERCHANT SHIPPING (LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES) RULES, 1993
I, DAVID ANDREWS, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 427 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (as amended by section 11 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1952 (No. 29 of 1952) and section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1966 (No. 20 of 1966)), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1987 ), hereby make the following Rules:—
PART I—PRELIMINARY
	1 Citation.	1. These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules, 1993, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1994.
	2 Interpretation.	2. (1) In these Rules
"buoyant lifeline" means a line complying with the requirements of Part V of the Ninth Schedule to these Rules;
"buoyant smoke signal" means a pyrotechnic signal complying with the requirements of Part III of the Eighth Schedule to these Rules;
"cargo ship" means any ship which is not a passenger ship, pleasure craft or fishing vessel;
"certificated person" means a member of the crew who holds either
( a ) a Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft under the Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Proficiency in Survival Craft) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 191 of 1984 ), or such certificate issued by or under the authority of any Government outside the State which is recognised by the Minister as being equivalent to a certificate issued under those Regulations; or
( b ) a Certificate of Efficiency as Lifeboatman issued before the 19th October, 1984, by or under the authority of the Minister or such certificate issued before the 19th October, 1984, by or under the authority of any Government outside the State which is recognised by the Minister as being the equivalent of such a certificate issued by or under the authority of the Minister.
"chemical tanker" means a cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in either:
1. Chapter 17 of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organisation by Resolution MSC 4 (48); or
2. Chapter VI of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Assembly of the Organisation by Resolution A 212 (VII),
whichever is applicable;
"date of expiry" in relation to any product referred to in the Eighth and Ninth Schedules to these Rules means a date within three years from the date of manufacture of that product;
"detection" means the determination of the location of survivors or survival craft;
"embarkation ladder" means a ladder complying with the requirements of Part V of the Sixth Schedule to these Rules provided at survival craft embarkation stations to permit safe access to survival craft after launching;
"EPIRB" means an emergency position-indicating radio beacon, the emissions of which are intended to facilitate search and rescue operations;
"favourable weather" means fine, clear, settled weather with a sea state such as to cause only moderate rolling or pitching;
"fishing vessel" means a vessel which is for the time being used for or in connection with sea fishing but does not include a vessel used for fishing otherwise than for profit;
"float-free launching" means that method of launching a survival craft whereby the craft is automatically released from a sinking ship and is ready for use;
"free-fall launching" means that method of launching a survival craft whereby the craft with its complement of...