sec.23Using custom-made lifejacket instead of required lifejacket

sec.23 Using custom-made lifejacket instead of required lifejacket

This section applies if a ship, required under this regulation to be equipped with a required lifejacket for an individual on board the ship, is equipped with a custom-made lifejacket for the individual. The ship is taken to be equipped with the required lifejacket for the individual if— there is a manufacturer’s declaration for the custom-made lifejacket; and the required lifejacket for the individual is of the type in place of which the manufacturer’s declaration states the custom-made lifejacket may be used; and the master of the ship— keeps a copy of the manufacturer’s declaration while the individual is on board; and reasonably believes the individual on board is the individual stated in the manufacturer’s declaration. If a ship is equipped with a custom-made lifejacket for an individual, section 24 applies as if a reference in that section to the required lifejacket for the individual included a reference to the custom-made lifejacket. In this section— custom-made lifejacket , for an individual, means a lifejacket that— has been constructed using the same materials and methods of construction as— for a custom-made lifejacket that is used in place of a lifejacket level 50—a lifejacket level 50; or for a custom-made lifejacket that is used in place of a lifejacket level 50S—a lifejacket level 50S; or for a custom-made lifejacket that is used in place of a lifejacket level 100—a lifejacket level 100; and has flotation appropriate to the type and body mass of the individual. manufacturer’s declaration , for a custom-made lifejacket, means a declaration by the manufacturer of the custom-made lifejacket that states the following— the type of lifejacket in place of which the custom-made lifejacket may be used; that the custom-made lifejacket has been constructed using the same materials and methods of construction as the type of lifejacket in place of which the custom-made lifejacket may be used; the name of the individual for whom the custom-made lifejacket has been manufactured; that the custom-made lifejacket has flotation appropriate to the type and body mass of the individual for whom the custom-made lifejacket has been manufactured; how the custom-made lifejacket may be identified. s 23 amd 2022 SL No. 20 s 12 sch 1 (sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies if a ship, required under this regulation to be equipped with a required lifejacket for an individual on board the ship, is equipped with a custom-made lifejacket for the individual. (sec.23-ssec.2) The ship is taken to be equipped with the required lifejacket for the individual if— there is a manufacturer’s declaration for the custom-made lifejacket; and the required lifejacket for the individual is of the type in place of which the manufacturer’s declaration states the custom-made lifejacket may be used; and the master of the ship— keeps a copy of the manufacturer’s declaration while the individual is on board; and reasonably believes the individual on board is the individual stated in the manufacturer’s declaration. (sec.23-ssec.3) If a ship is equipped with a custom-made lifejacket for an individual, section 24 applies as if a reference in that section to the required lifejacket for the individual included a reference to the custom-made lifejacket. (sec.23-ssec.4) In this section— custom-made lifejacket , for an individual, means a lifejacket that— has been constructed using the same materials and methods of construction as— for a custom-made lifejacket that is used in place of a lifejacket level 50—a lifejacket level 50; or for a custom-made lifejacket that is used in place of a lifejacket level 50S—a lifejacket level 50S; or for a custom-made lifejacket that is used in place of a lifejacket level 100—a lifejacket level 100; and has flotation appropriate to the type and body mass of the individual. manufacturer’s declaration , for a custom-made lifejacket, means a declaration by the manufacturer of the custom-made lifejacket that states the following— the type of lifejacket in place of which the custom-made lifejacket may be used; that the custom-made lifejacket has been constructed using the same materials and methods of construction as the type of lifejacket in place of which the custom-made lifejacket may be used; the name of the individual for whom the custom-made lifejacket has been manufactured; that the custom-made lifejacket has flotation appropriate to the type and body mass of the individual for whom the custom-made lifejacket has been manufactured; how the custom-made lifejacket may be identified.