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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 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 activated smoke signals and be capable of quick release from the navigating bridge.

9. Lifjackets—Every self-propelled ship of Class VIII shall carry a lif jacket for every person the ship is certified to carry and, in addition, unless these lif jackets can be adapted for use by children, 1 children’s lif jacket for each child carried.

10. Line-throwing appliance—Every self-propelled ship of Class VIII of 30m in length or over shall carry a line-throwing appliance.

11. Distress flares—Every self-propelled ship of Class VIII shall carry at least 6 rocket parachute flares.

12. Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons—Every self-propelled ship of Class VIII to which this Code of Practice applies shall carry on each side of the ship at least 1 survival craft emergency position-indicating radio beacon so stowed that it can be rapidly placed in any survival craft.

13. Non-self-propelled ships—(1) Every non-self-propelled ship of Class VIII which carries 4 persons or more on board shall carry:

    (a) 1 or more liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate all persons on board so stowed as to be readily placed in the water on either side of the ship; and

    (b) at least 2 lifebuoys, one of which shall be provided with a buoyant lifeline.

    (2) Every non-self-propelled ship of Class VIII which carries less than 4 persons on board shall carry 2 lifebuoys, 1 of which shall be provided with a buoyant lifeline.

    (3) Every non-self-propelled ship of Class VIII shall carry a lif jacket for every person on board and, in addition, unless these lif jackets can be adapted for use by children, one children’s lif jacket for each child carried.

    (4) Every manned non-self-propelled ship of Class VIII shall carry at least 6 rocket parachute flares.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of October 1989.

W. P. JEFFRIES, Minister of Transport.

The Lifesaving Appliances (Code of Practice for Ships of Class IX) Notice 1989

Pursuant to section 235 of the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952, the Minister of Transport hereby gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Lifesaving Appliances (Code of Practice for Ships of Class IX) Notice 1989.

   (2) This notice shall come into force on the 1st day of November 1989.

2. Code of Practice prescribed—The Code of Practice set out in the Schedule to this notice is hereby prescribed for the purposes of the Shipping (Lifesaving Appliances) Regulations 1989.

Schedule

Code of Practice for Ships of Class IX

1. Interpretation

In this Schedule unless the context otherwise requires—

“The Act” means the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952.

“Class IX ship” means a non-passenger ship which does not proceed beyond restricted limits.

“Certified” means certified by a certificate issued under section 219 of the Act or accepted by a surveyor as equivalent to such certificate for the purpose of this Schedule.

“Child” means a person weighing less than 32 kg and the term “children’s lif jacket” means a lif jacket approved for a person weighing less than 32 kg.

“Dinghy” means a boat complying with the Shipping (Dinghies) Notice 1989.

“Rescue Boat” means a boat designed to rescue persons in distress and to marshal survival craft.

Other expressions defined in the Act have the meaning so defined.

2. Ships of 45m or over in length

The Lifesaving Appliances (Code of Practice for Existing Ships of Class VIII) Notice 1989 applies to self-propelled ships of Class IX of 45m in length or over which proceed beyond extended river limits as it applies to self-propelled ships of Class VIII.

3. Non-self-propelled ships

The Lifesaving Appliances (Code of Practice for Existing Ships of Class VIII) Notice 1989 applies to non-self-propelled ships of Class IX as it applies to non-self-propelled ships of Class VIII.

4. Ships of 35m or over in length

Every self-propelled ship of Class IX of 35m in length or over but less than 45m in length which proceeds beyond Extended River Limits shall carry:

(a) a rescue boat or dinghy so stowed that it can readily be placed in the water on 1 side of the ship; and

(b) 1 or more liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate all persons the ship is certified to carry so stowed that they can be readily placed in the water on either side of the ship; and

(c) lifebuoys in accordance with clause 8 of this Code of Practice; and

(d) lifejackets in accordance with the requirements of clause 9 of this Code of Practice.

5. Ships of less than 35m

Every self-propelled ship of Class IX of less than 35m in length which proceeds beyond Extended River Limits shall carry:

(a) 1 or more liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate all persons on board so stowed that they can be readily placed in the water on either side of the ship; and

(b) Lifebuoys in accordance with clause 8 of this Code of Practice; and

(c) Lifejackets in accordance with the requirements of clause 9 of this Code of Practice.

6. Ships which do not proceed beyond Extended River Limits

Every self-propelled ship of Class IX which does not proceed beyond Extended River Limits shall carry such boats, liferafts, buoyant apparatus or lifebuoys as are sufficient, together with lifebuoys in accordance with clause 8, for all persons on board, and in addition lifejackets in accordance with clause 9 of this Code of Practice.

7. Davits

Each lifeboat, rescue boat or dinghy provided in accordance with this Code of Practice shall be attached to davits or shall have other alternative means of launching approved by a surveyor.

8. Lifebuoys

(1) Every self-propelled ship of Class IX shall carry such lifebuoys as are specified in the following table:

*provided that when carrying less than 8 persons only 1 lifebuoy for every 2 persons with a minimum of 2 lifebuoys need be carried.