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(2) At least 1 of the lifebuoys shall be provided with a buoyant lifeline and at least 1 lifebuoy shall be provided with a self-igniting light.

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

10. Distress flares—(1) Every ship of Class IX which proceeds beyond Extended River Limits shall carry at least 6 rocket parachute flares and 2 buoyant smoke signals.

(2) Every ship of Class IX which proceeds beyond River Limits but not beyond Extended River Limits shall carry at least 2 rocket parachute flares and 2 buoyant smoke signals.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of October 1989.

W. P. JEFFRIES,
Minister of Transport.

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The Lifesaving Appliances (Code of Practice for Ships of Class X) 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 X) 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 X

1. Interpretation—In this Schedule unless the context otherwise requires—

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

“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 purposes of this Schedule;

“Class X ship” means a fishing vessel as defined in the Act;

“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 75m in length or over—(1) Every ship of Class X of 75m in length or over shall carry on each side of the ship 1 or more lifeboats of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate half of the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry; together with liferafts on each side of the ship of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate half of the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.

(2) Where the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry is less than 100, 1 of the lifeboats carried in compliance with sub-clause (1) of this clause shall be a motor lifeboat and in addition a motor rescue boat shall be carried unless the motor lifeboat fulfils the requirements for a motor rescue boat.

(3) Where the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry is 100 or more, 1 of the lifeboats carried on each side of the ship in compliance with sub-clause (1) of this clause shall be a motor lifeboat; and in addition 1 motor rescue boat shall be carried unless 1 of the motor lifeboats fulfils the requirements for a motor rescue boat.

3. Ships of 45m in length or over—Every ship of Class X of 45m in length or over but less than 75m in length shall carry:

(a) On each side of the ship 1 or more lifeboats or liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate all persons the ship is certified to carry:

Provided that where lifeboats are carried there shall be sufficient liferafts of aggregate capacity to accommodate half of the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry; and

(b) A motor rescue boat which is capable of being launched on 1 side of the ship unless 1 of the lifeboats which may be carried in compliance with paragraph (a) of this clause fulfils the requirements for a rescue boat:

Provided that, if the total number of persons is 100 or more, 1 motor rescue boat shall be carried on each side of the ship unless 1 of the lifeboats on each side of the ship which may be carried in compliance with paragraph (a) of this clause fulfils the requirements for a motor rescue boat.

4. Ships of 27.5m to 45m in length—Every ship of Class X of less than 45m in length but not less than 27.5m in length shall carry either:

(a) A lifeboat which is capable of being launched on 1 side of the ship and is of sufficient capacity to accommodate the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry together with 1 or more liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate all persons the ship is certified to carry; and a rescue boat unless the lifeboat fulfils the requirements for a rescue boat; or

(b) A rescue boat which is capable of being launched on 1 side of the ship and on each side of the ship liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.

5. Ships of 12m to 27.5m in length—Every ship of Class X of less than 27.5m in length but not less than 12m in length shall carry 1 or more liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.

6. Ships of less than 12m in length—Every ship of Class X of less than 12m in length shall carry either liferafts or buoyant apparatus or lifebuoys of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry but there shall be at least 1 lifebuoy.

7. Ships carrying 16 or more persons—If 16 persons or more are carried in a ship of Class X the number of liferafts provided in compliance with this Code of Practice shall be at least 2.

8. Davits in ships of 45m in length or over—In every ship of Class X of 45m in length or over each lifeboat shall, except that lifting type davits may be fitted for operating lifeboats weighing not more than 2300kg in their turning out condition, be attached to a separate set of davits of the gravity type.

9. Davits in ships of less than 45m in length—In every ship of Class X of less than 45m length each lifeboat shall be attached to a set of davits or a single arm davit.

10. Stowage of liferafts—Liferafts carried on a ship of Class X shall be so stowed that they can be readily transferred to the water on either side of the ship.

11. Lifebuoys—(1) Every ship of Class X shall carry the minimum number of lifebuoys determined in accordance with the following table:

*Provided that when certified to carry less than 8 persons only