Division 5 Regulations VII/5(2)(b) and (3)(b) (Number and types of survival craft and rescue boats)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation VII/5 (2)(b), (3)(b), and (3a), for fishing vessels whose hull is built to comply with the rules of a recognised organisation for operation in waters with heavy drift ice concentration in compliance with Regulation II/1/2 of the Annex to the Torremolinos Protocol, the rescue boat/lifeboat required in (2)(b), (3)(b) or (3a)(b) shall at least be partially covered (as defined in Regulation VII/18) and shall have sufficient capacity to accommodate all persons on board.