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available on each side will accommodate 150 per cent of the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry. Such liferafts shall be served by at least 1 approved launching appliance on each side of the ship.

(c) If the rescue boat required by sub-clause (7) of this clause is also a lifeboat it may be included in the aggregate capacity required by sub-clause (5) (a) of this clause provided that the total capacity available on either side of the ship is at least 150 per cent of the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.

(d) In the event of any 1 survival craft being lost or rendered unserviceable there shall be sufficient survival craft available for use on each side to accommodate the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.

(6) Every such ship of 500 gross tonnage and over shall carry at least 1 such rescue boat on each side of the ship.

(7) Every such ship of less than 500 gross tonnage shall carry at least 1 rescue boat.

(8) A lifeboat may be accepted as a rescue boat provided it also complies with the requirements for a rescue boat.

(9) The number of lifeboats and rescue boats that are carried on any ship to which this Code of Practice applies shall be sufficient to ensure that in providing for abandonment by the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry not more than 6 liferafts need be marshalled by each lifeboat or rescue boat. Provided that in the case of a ship of Class II not more than 9 liferafts need be marshalled by each lifeboat or rescue boat.

(10) All survival craft required to provide for abandonment by the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry shall be capable of being launched with their full complement of persons and equipment within a period of 30 minutes from the time the abandon ship signal is given.

4. Lifebuoys—Every ship of Class I or Class II to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry:

(a) at least the number of lifebuoys determined in accordance with the following table:

(b) At least 1 lifebuoy on each side of the ship shall be fitted with a buoyant lifeline. Not less than 50 per cent of the total number of lifebuoys carried, and on every ship of less than 60 metres length not less than 6 lifebuoys, shall be provided with self igniting lights, and not less than 2 of the lifebuoys provided with such lights shall also be provided with self activating smoke signals and be capable of quick release from the navigating bridge.

5. Lifejackets—Every ship of Class I and Class II to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry:

(1) (a) A lifejacket for every person which the ship is certified to carry; and

(b) sufficient additional lifejackets for at least 5 per cent of the total number of persons which the ship is certified to carry; and

(c) a number of lifejackets suitable for children shall be provided equal to at least 10 per cent of the number of passengers the ship is certified to carry or such greater number as may be required to provide a lifejacket for each child; and

(d) a sufficient number of lifejackets shall be carried for persons on watch and for use at remotely located survival craft stations;

(2) Every lifejacket carried in compliance with sub clause (1) of this clause and intended for use by a member of the crew shall be marked indelibly on the inside and the outside, both back and front, in letters not less than 75mm high and in a colour contrasting with the colour of the lifejacket, with the word “CREW”.

(3) Lifejackets carried in compliance with the provisions of this clause shall be stowed in accordance with the requirements of clause 5 of this Code of Practice.

6. Stowage of Lifejackets—(a) Lifejackets shall be stowed in locations approved by a Surveyor and shall be readily accessible to persons on board in an emergency. Lifejackets for berthed passengers may be stowed adjacent to their berths and lifejackets for unberthed passengers shall be stowed in or adjacent to public rooms or muster stations. In ships of Classes I and II to which this Code of Practice applies, not less than 5 per cent of the number of lifejackets carried for passengers shall be stowed in lockers on or adjacent to open decks or muster stations. The stowage position of all lifejackets shall be clearly and permanently indicated.

(b) Where due to the particular arrangements of a ship, the lifejackets provided in compliance with the requirements of clause 5 of this Code of Practice may become inaccessible, alternative provisions shall be made to the satisfaction of a Surveyor which may include an increase in the number of lifejackets to be carried.

7. Inflatable lifejackets for special duties crew members—Included in the lifejackets required to be provided in compliance with clause 5 of this Code of Practice there shall be at least sufficient inflatable lifejackets for the crew of each rescue boat and for those crew members whose emergency duties require a lifejacket which will not unduly hinder them during the execution of those duties.

8. Lifejacket lights—Every lifejacket carried on a ship to which this Code of Practice applies shall be fitted with a lifejacket light.

9. Line-throwing appliance—Every ship of Class I or Class II to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry a line-throwing appliance.

10. Distress flares—Every ship of Class I or Class II to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry at least 12 rocket parachute flares.

11. Immersion suits and thermal protective aids—(a) Every ship of Class I to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry an immersion suit of appropriate size for every person assigned to crew a rescue boat.

(b) Every ship of Class I to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry for each lifeboat on the ship at least 3 immersion suits and, in addition, a thermal protective aid for every person to be accommodated in the lifeboat and not provided with an immersion suit. These immersion suits and thermal protective aids need not be carried for persons to be accommodated in totally or partially enclosed lifeboats.

12. Survival craft embarkation arrangements—On every ship of Class I or Class II to which this Code of Practice applies, survival craft embarkation arrangements shall be designed for:

(a) all lifeboats to be boarded and launched either directly from the stowed position or from an embarkation deck but not both;

(b) davit-launched liferafts to be boarded and launched from a position immediately adjacent to the stowed position or from a position to which the liferaft is transferred prior to launching.

(c) rescue boats to be boarded and launched directly from the stowed position with the number of persons assigned to crew the rescue boat on board. Notwithstanding the requirements of sub-clause (a) of this clause if the rescue boat is also a lifeboat and the other lifeboats are boarded and launched from an embarkation deck, the arrangements shall