Article 90 Equipment for lifeboats and Class C boats

(1)

Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the equipment of every lifeboat which is carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply in compliance with Rules 76(1)(a), 77(1)(a)(i) or 78(1)(a)(i) shall be as follows:—

(a)

a single banked complement of oars, two spare buoyant oars, and a buoyant steering oar; one set and a half of crutches attached to the lifeboat by lanyard or chain; a boat hook;

(b)

two plugs for each plug hole (except where proper automatic valves are fitted) attached to the lifeboat by lanyards or chains, a bailer and two buckets;

(c)

a rudder attached to the lifeboat and a tiller;

(d)

a lifeline becketed round the outside of the lifeboat; means to enable persons to cling to the lifeboat if upturned, in the form of bilge keels or keel rails, together with grab lines secured from gunwale to gunwale under the keel;

(e)

a locker conspicuously marked as such, suitable for the stowage of small items of equipment;

(f)

two hatchets, one at each end of the lifeboat;

(g)

a lamp with oil sufficient for 12 hours;

(h)

a watertight box containing two boxes of matches not readily extinguished by wind;

(i)

a mast or masts with galvanised wire stays together with orange coloured sails which shall be marked for identification purposes with the first and last letter of the name of the vessel to which the lifeboat belongs;

(j)

a compass in a binnacle complying with the requirements of Part I of Schedule 14 to these Rules;

(k)

a sea anchor complying with the requirements of Part II of Schedule 14 to these Rules;

(l)

two painters of sufficient length and size. One such painter shall be secured to the forward end of the lifeboat with a strop and toggle so that it can be readily released and the second such painter shall be firmly secured to the stem of the lifeboat and be ready for use;

(m)

a vessel containing one gallon of vegetable, fish or animal oil. A means shall be provided to enable such oil to be easily distributed on the water and such means shall be so arranged that such vessel can be attached to the sea anchor;

(n)

four parachute distress rocket signals complying with the requirements of Part III of Schedule 14 to these Rules and six hand-held distress flare signals complying with the provisions of Part IV of the said Schedule;

(o)

two buoyant smoke signals complying with the requirements of Part V of Schedule 14 to these Rules;

(p)

a first aid outfit complying with the requirements of Part VI of Schedule 14 to these Rules;

(q)

a waterproof electric torch suitable for morse-signalling, together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container;

(r)

a daylight signalling mirror;

(s)

a jack-knife fitted with a tin-opener to be kept attached to the lifeboat with a lanyard;

(t)

two light buoyant heaving lines;

(u)

a manual pump complying with the requirements of Part VII of Schedule 14 to these Rules;

(v)

a whistle;

(w)

a fishing line and six hooks;

(x)

a cover of a highly visible colour capable of protecting the occupants against injury by exposure;

(y)

a copy of a suitable rescue signal table;

(z)

means to enable persons in the water to climb into the lifeboat.

(2)

No motor lifeboat carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply shall be required to carry a mast or sails nor more than half the complement of oars. Every such lifeboat shall carry two boat hooks.

(3)

Every motor lifeboat carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply shall carry at least two portable fire extinguishers capable of discharging foam or other substance suitable for extinguishing oil fires, a receptacle containing a sufficient quantity of sand and a scoop for distributing the sand. Such portable fire extinguishers shall be of a type complying with the requirements of Rule 110 of these Rules, except that the capacity of each extinguisher shall not be required to exceed 4.5 litres of fluid or other extinguishing medium.

(4)

Every lifeboat or Class C Boat which is carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply in compliance with Rules 77(1)(b)(iii) or 78(1)(b)(i) shall be equipped as follows:—

(a)

a single complement of buoyant oars and one spare buoyant oar provided that there shall never be less than three oars; one set of crutches attached to the boat by lanyard or chain; a boat hook;

(b)

two plugs for each plug hole (except where proper automatic valves are fitted) attached to the boat by lanyards or chains; a bailer and a bucket;

(c)

a rudder attached to the boat and a tiller;

(d)

a lifeline becketed round the outside of the boat;

(e)

a locker conspicuously marked as such, suitable for the stowage of small items of equipment;

(f)

a painter of sufficient length and size secured to the forward end of the boat with a strop and toggle so that it can be readily released;

(g)

means to enable persons to cling to the boat if upturned, in the form of bilge keels or keel rails;

(h)

a waterproof electric torch suitable for morse-signalling together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container;

(i)

two light buoyant heaving lines.