Div 5Line-throwing Appliances and Signals of Distress.

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

Line-throwing appliances.

57.—(1.) A Class I. ship, and a Class II. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of not less than 500 tons, shall be furnished with a line-throwing appliance of an approved type that—

(a) consists of an apparatus that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part I. of the Ninth 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. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons but not less than 80 tons shall be furnished with a line-throwing appliance of an approved type that—

(a) consists of an apparatus that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part I. of the Ninth 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 500 tons shall be furnished with breeches buoy equipment that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part II. of the Ninth Schedule.

(4.) A Class I. ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 tons and a Class II. ship shall be provided with breeches buoy equipment that complies with the requirements prescribed by Part II. of the Ninth Schedule or with such substitute equipment as a surveyor deems to be suitable for the purpose.

Rocket signals and flares.

58.—(1.) A Class I. ship and a Class II. ship shall be furnished with not less than twelve parachute distress rockets which comply with the requirements prescribed by the Tenth Schedule.

(2.) Where a ship which has a gross registered tonnage of less than 500 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.

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

(a) be packed in a watertight container;

(b) be clearly and indelibly labelled to indicate its purpose; and

(c) be stowed in a magazine provided for the purpose.

(4.) A magazine in which a rocket or flare is stowed in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall have the words “DISTRESS SIGNAL MAGAZINE” painted on the outside of the magazine in conspicuous lettering.

Altering date of manufacture of rockets and flares.

59. A person shall not deface or alter, or attempt to deface or alter, the date of the manufacture stamped on a rocket or flare provided in a ship.