Div 5Line-throwing Appliances and Signals of Distress.

Division 5.—Line-throwing Appliances and Signals of Distress.

Lint-throwing appliances.

43.—(1.) A Class I. ship, and a Class II. or Class III. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than five hundred tons, shall be furnished with a line-throwing appliance, of a type approved by the Director, which—

(a) consists of an apparatus that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part I. of the Eleventh Schedule; and

(b) is capable of throwing a line one-half of an inch in circumference a distance of not less than two hundred and fifty yards in calm weather.

(2.) A Class II. or Class III. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than five hundred tons but not less than eighty tons shall be furnished with a line-throwing appliance, of a type approved by the Director which—

(a) consists of an apparatus that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part I. of the Eleventh Schedule; and

(b) is capable of throwing a line one-half of an inch in circumference a distance of not less than two hundred yards in calm weather.

(3.) A Class I. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than five hundred tons shall be furnished with breeches buoy equipment that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part II. of the Eleventh Schedule.

(4.) A Class I. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than five hundred tons, and a Class II. or Class III. ship, shall be provided with breeches buoy equipment that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part II. of the Eleventh Schedule or with such substitute equipment as a surveyor deems to be suitable for the purpose.

Rocket signals and flares.

44.—(1.) A Class I. ship, and a Class II. or Class III. ship that is not less than fifty feet in length, shall be furnished with not less than twelve parachute distress rockets which comply with the requirements prescribed by the Twelfth Schedule.

(2.) A Class II. or Class III. ship that is less than fifty feet in length shall be furnished with—

(a) not less than twelve parachute distress rockets which comply with the requirements prescribed by the Twelfth Schedule; or

(b) not less than twelve red hand flares, of a type approved by the Director, capable of emitting five red stars into the air to a height of not less than one hundred and fifty feet.

(3.) Where a ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than five hundred tons is not equipped with a radio installation, it shall be furnished with two deck flares that are self-igniting in water and capable of burning clearly for at least forty minutes.

(4.) A rocket or flare furnished in respect of a ship in pursuance of this regulation shall be—