Schedule 2

SECOND SCHEDULEChapter III Regulations 5 to 7, 9, 10Specifications for Life-saving Appliances

1. Construction of Lifeboats1.1 Rigid Lifeboats.1.1.1 Lifeboats shall have rigid sides and internal buoyancy only. The Certifying Authority may approve lifeboats with a rigid shelter, provided that it may be readily opened from both inside and outside, and does not impede rapid embarkation and disembarkation or the launching and handling of the lifeboat.1.1.2 Lifeboats shall be not less than 4.9 metres in length except for ships engaged on 30-mile limit voyages but in no case shall a lifeboat be less than 3.7 metres in length.1.1.3 No lifeboat the mass of which when fully laden with persons and equipment exceeds 20,300 kilogrammes or which has a carrying capacity calculated in accordance with regulation 5(3) of Chapter III of more than 150 persons, shall be provided.1.1.4 Lifeboats permitted to carry more than 60 persons shall be motor lifeboats complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.1 of this Schedule.1.1.5 Lifeboats shall be of sufficient strength to enable them to be safely lowered into the water with their full complement of persons and equipment and will not suffer residual deflection if subjected to an overload of 25%.1.1.6 Lifeboats of 4.9 metres or more in length shall have a mean sheer at least equal to 4% of their length. Lifeboats of less than 4.9 metres in length shall have a mean sheer at least equal to 5% of their length. The sheer shall be approximately parabolic in form.1.1.7 Lifeboats shall have inherent buoyancy, or shall be fitted with watertight air cases or other equivalent non-corrodible buoyant material which shall not be adversely affected by oil or oil products, sufficient to float the lifeboat and its equipment when the lifeboat is flooded and open to the sea. An additional volume of watertight air cases or other equivalent non-corrodible buoyant material, which shall not be adversely affected by oil or oil products, equal to at least 10% of the cubic capacity of the lifeboat or, in cases where the length of the lifeboat is less than 4.9 metres, at least 7.5% of the cubic capacity shall be provided. The Certifying Authority may permit the watertight air cases to be filled with a non-corrodible buoyant material which shall not be adversely affected by oil or oil products.1.1.8 Thwarts and side seats shall be fitted as low in the lifeboat as practicable.1.1.9 The block coefficient as determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Schedule shall not be less than 0.

64. However, in exceptional circumstances it may be less than 0.64 provided that the Certifying Authority is satisfied that the metacentric height and freeboard are adequate when the lifeboat is loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.1.2 Inflated Lifeboats.1.2.1 The lifeboat’s buoyancy shall consist of at least two inflated tubes arranged one on top of the other on both sides of the lifeboat.1.2.2 The buoyancy tubes shall be made of approved material.1.2.3 (a) The minimum diameter of the buoyancy tubes shall not be less than —

2. Motor Lifeboats2.1 Rigid Motor Lifeboats.2.1.1 Motor lifeboats shall be fitted with a compression ignition engine which shall be kept so as to be at all times ready for use and be capable of being readily started in all conditions. Sufficient fuel for at least 24 hours continuous operation at the speed specified in paragraph 2.1.3 below shall be provided.2.1.2 The engine and its accessories shall be suitably enclosed to ensure operation under adverse weather conditions, and the engine casing shall be fire-resistant. Provision shall be made for going astern.2.1.3 The ahead speed of the motor lifeboat in smooth water when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment shall be at least four knots.2.1.4 The volume of the internal buoyancy appliances of a motor lifeboat shall be increased above that required by paragraph 1.1.7 of this Schedule by the amount, if any, by which the volume of the internal buoyancy appliances required to support the engine and its accessories, and, if fitted, the searchlight and radiotelegraph installation and their accessories, exceeds the volume of the internal buoyancy appliances required, at the rate of 0.0283 cubic metres per person, to support the additional persons which the lifeboat could accommodate if the motor and its accessories, and, if fitted, the searchlight and radiotelegraph installation and their accessories, were removed.2.2 Inflated Motor Lifeboats2.2.1 An inflated motor lifeboat shall be fitted with a compression ignition motor permanently attached to the lifeboat. The motor shall be kept at all times ready for use and be capable of being readily started in all conditions. Sufficient fuel for at least 24 hours continuous operation at a speed specified in paragraph 2.2.3 below shall be provided.2.2.2 The motor and its accessories shall be of such construction as to ensure operation under adverse weather conditions. Provisions shall be made for going astern.2.2.3 The ahead speed of the motor lifeboat in smooth water loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment shall be at least four knots.2.2.4 The reserve buoyancy shall be increased above that required by paragraph 1.2.4 of this Schedule by an amount sufficient to support the motor and its accessories.

3. Capacity of Rigid Lifeboats3.1 The cubic capacity of a lifeboat which may be calculated with the aid of Simpson’s Rule, may be considered as given by the following formula:where L1 is the length of the lifeboat in metres from the inside of the planking or plating at the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post. In the case of a lifeboat with a square stern, the length is measured to the inside of the transom; and A, B and C denote respectively the areas of the cross sections at the quarter-length forward, amidships, and the quarter-length aft, which correspond to the three points obtained by dividing L, into four equal parts (The areas corresponding to the two ends of the lifeboat are considered negligible). The areas A, B and C shall each be calculated with the aid of the following formula:where h is the depth measured in metres inside the planking or plating from the keel to the level of the gunwale, or, in certain cases, to a lower level as determined hereafter, and a, b, c, d and e denote the horizontal breadths of the lifeboat measured in metres at the upper and lower points of the depth and at the three points obtained by dividing h into four equal parts (a and e being the breadths at the extreme point, and c at the middle point of h).3.2 If the sheer of the gunwale, measured at the two points situated at a quarter of the length of the lifeboat from the ends, exceeds 1% of the length of the lifeboat the depth employed in calculating the area of the cross-sections A or C shall be deemed to be the depth amidships plus 1% of the length of the lifeboat.3.3 If the depth of the lifeboat amidships exceeds 45% of the breadth, the depth employed in calculating the area of the amidship cross-section B shall be deemed to be equal to 45% of the breadth, and the depth employed in calculating the areas of the quarter-length sections A and C is obtained by increasing this last figure by an amount equal to 1% of the length of the lifeboat, provided that in no case shall the depths employed in the calculation exceed the actual depths at these points.3.4 If the depth of the lifeboat is greater than 1.22 metres the number of persons as determined by the application of regulation 5 of Chapter III shall be reduced in proportion to the ratio of 1.22 metres to the actual depth until the lifeboat has been satisfactorily tested afloat with that number of persons on board, all wearing life-jackets of an approved type.3.5 The Certifying Authority may assign to a lifeboat constructed of wooden planks a capacity equal to the product of the length, the breadth and the depth multiplied by 0.6 if it is evident that this formula does not give a greater capacity than that obtained by the above method. The dimensions shall then be measured in the following manner: Length:From the intersection of the outside of the planking with the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post or, in the case of a square-sterned boat, to the afterside of the transom. Breadth:From the outside of the planking at the point where the breadth of the boat is greatest. Depth:Amidships inside the planking from the keel to the level of the gunwale, but the depth used in calculating the cubic capacity may not in any case exceed 45% of the breadth. In all cases the owner of the ship has the right to require that the cubic capacity of the lifeboat shall be determined by exact measurementThe cubic capacity of a motor lifeboat shall be obtained from the gross capacity by deducting a volume equal to that occupied by the motor and its accessories.

4. Liferafts4.1 Rigid Liferafts.4.1.1 The liferaft shall be so constructed that its air cases or buoyant material are placed as near as possible to its sides.4.1.2 The deck area of the liferaft shall be situated within that part of the liferaft which affords protection to its occupants. The nature of the deck shall be such as to prevent as far as practicable the ingress of water and it shall effectively support the occupants out of the water.4.1.3 The liferaft shall be fitted with a cover or equivalent arrangement of a highly visible colour, which shall be capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure whichever way up the liferaft is floating.4.1.4 The total weight of a liferaft and its equipment shall not exceed 180 kilogrammes except that such total weight may be exceeded where the liferaft is capable of being launched from both sides of the ship or if means are provided for putting it into the water mechanically on either side of the ship.4.1.5 The liferaft shall have a painter attached and a lifeline securely becketed round the outside. A lifeline shall also be fitted around the inside of the liferaft.4.1.6 The liferaft shall be fitted at each opening with efficient means to enable persons in the water to climb on board.4.1.7 The liferaft shall be so constructed as not to be affected by oil or oil products.4.1.8 A buoyant light of the electric battery type shall be attached to the liferaft by a lanyard.4.1.9 The liferaft shall be fitted with arrangements enabling it to be readily towed.4.1.10 The liferaft shall be so stowed as to float free in the event of the ship sinking.4.1.11 A liferaft designed for use with a launching appliance shall be properly constructed for the purpose for which it is intended and shall be of sufficient strength to permit it to be safely lowered into the water when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.4.2 Inflatable Liferafts.4.2.1 The liferaft shall be so constructed that, when fully inflated and floating with the cover upper most, it shall be stable in a seaway.4.2.2 The liferaft shall be so constructed that if it is dropped into the water from a height of 18 metres, neither the liferaft nor its equipment will be damaged. If the liferaft is to be stowed on the ship at a height above the water of more than 18 metres, it shall be of a type which has been satisfactorily drop-tested from a height at least equal to the height at which it is to be stowed.4.2.3 The construction of the liferaft shall include a cover which shall automatically be set in place when the liferaft is inflated. This cover shall be capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure, and means shall be provided for collecting rain. The top of the cover shall be fitted with a lamp which derives its luminosity from a sea-activated cell and a similar lamp shall also be fitted inside the liferaft. The cover of the liferaft shall be of a highly visible colour.4.2.4 The liferaft shall be fitted with a painter and shall have a lifeline securely becketed around the outside. A lifeline shall also be fitted around the inside of the liferaft.4.2.5 The liferaft shall be capable of being readily righted by one person if it inflates in an inverted position.4.2.6 The liferaft shall be fitted at each opening with efficient means to enable persons in the water to climb on board.4.2.7 The liferaft shall be contained in a valise or other container so constructed as to be capable of withstanding hard wear under conditions met with at sea. The liferaft in its valise or other container shall be inherently buoyant.4.2.8 The buoyance of the liferaft shall be so arranged as to ensure, by a division into an even number of separate compartments, half of which shall be capable of supporting out of the water the number of persons which the liferaft is permitted to accommodate, or by some other equally efficient means, that there is a reasonable margin of buoyancy if the liferaft is damaged or partially fails to inflate.4.2.9 The total mass of the liferaft, its valise or other container and its equipment shall not exceed 180 kilogrammes.4.2.10 The floor of the liferaft shall be waterproof and shall be capable of being sufficiently insulated against cold.4.2.11 The liferaft shall be inflated by a gas which is not injurious to the occupants and the inflation shall take place automatically either on the pulling of a line or by some equally simple and efficient method. Means shall be provided whereby the topping-up pump or bellows required by paragraph 5.5.7 of this Schedule may be used to maintain pressure.4.2.12 The liferaft shall be of approved material and construction, and shall be so constructed as to be capable of withstanding exposure for 30 days afloat in all sea conditions.4.2.13 The material used in the construction of liferafts shall be unaffected by oil or oil products. The liferaft shall be capable of operating over a temperature range of plus 66° Celsius to minus 30° Celsius.4.2.14 The liferaft shall be fitted with arrangements enabling it to be readily towed.4.2.15 A liferaft designed for use with a launching appliance shall be properly constructed for the purpose for which it is intended and shall be of sufficient strength to permit it to be safely lowered into the water when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment.

5. Equipment for Survival Craft The equipment, with the exception of any boat hooks (which shall be kept ready for fending purposes) shall be secured within the craft. The fastening devices shall be so arranged as to ensure safe stowage of the equipment and to prevent any obstruction for a rapid embarkation and handling during the launching operation. Small items of equipment shall be kept in a bag or container fastened to the craft in a locker conspicuously marked. In rigid liferafts the equipment shall be so stowed as to be readily available whichever way up the raft is floating. All items of equipment should be as small and light as practicable.5.1 Equipment for Rigid Lifeboats.5.1.1 A single banked complement of buoyant oars, two spare buoyant oars, and a buoyant steering oar; a set and a half of crutches or thole pins attached to the boat by lanyard or chain.5.1.2 A boat hook.5.1.3 Two plugs for each plug hole (plugs are not required when proper automatic valves are fitted) attached to the boat by lanyards or chains.5.1.4 A bailer and two buckets of approved material.5.1.5 A rudder attached to the boat and a tiller.5.1.6 A mast or masts with galvanized wire stays together with orange coloured sails.5.1.7 A lifeline becketed round the outside of the boat; an approved means to enable persons to cling to the boat if upturned in the form of bilge keels or keel rails, together with grab lines secured from gunwale to gunwale under the keel; or other approved arrangements.5.1.8 Two hatchets, one at each end of the boat.5.1.9 A lamp with oil sufficient for 12 hours.5.1.10 A watertight container with two boxes of matches not readily extinguishable by wind.5.1.11 An efficient compass in binnacle, to be luminized or fitted with suitable means of illumination.5.1.12 A sea anchor of approved size with a line of adequate strength and length.5.1.13 Two painters of adequate length and strength. One shall be secured to the forward end of the boat with a strop and toggle so that it can be readily released and the other shall be firmly secured to the stem of the boat and be ready for use.5.1.14 A vessel containing 4.5 litres of vegetable, fish or animal oil, capable of easily distributing oil on the water surface and capable of being attached to the sea anchor.5.1.15 Four parachute distress signals of an approved type capable of giving a bright red light at a high altitude and six hand-held distress flare signals of an approved type capable of giving a bright red light.5.1.16 Two buoyant smoke signals of an approved type (for daytime use) capable of giving off a volume of orange coloured smoke.5.1.17 An approved first-aid outfit in a watertight case.5.1.18 A waterproof electric torch suitable for Morse signalling, together with a spare set of batteries and a spare bulb in a watertight container.5.1.19 A daylight signalling mirror of an approved type.5.1.20 A jack-knife fitted with a tin-opener to be kept attached to the lifeboat with a lanyard.5.1.21 Two light buoyant heaving lines.5.1.22 A manual pump of an approved type.5.1.23 A whistle or equivalent sound signal.5.1.24 A set of fishing tackle.5.1.25 An approved cover of a highly visible colour capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure.5.1.26 A copy of the illustrated table of life-saving signals referred to in regulation 5(1)(e) of Chapter IV.5.1.27 Instructions on how to survive in the boat.5.1.28 Means to enable persons in the water to climb into the boat.5.1.29 A food ration, comprising 450 grammes of suitable non-thirst-provoking food providing at least 4.8 calories per gramme weight and 450 grammes of barley sugar or their equivalent, for each person the lifeboat is certified to carry.5.1.30 Watertight receptacles containing 3 litres of fresh water for each person the boat is certified to carry, or watertight receptables containing 2 litres of fresh water for each person together with an approved de-salting apparatus capable of providing 1 litre of fresh water per person; a rust-proof dipper with lanyard; a rust-proof graduated drinking vessel.5.2 Equipment for Rigid Motor Lifeboats.5.2.1 All the equipment listed in paragraph 5.1 of this Schedule. Motor lifeboats need not carry a mast or sails or more than half the complement of oars, but they shall carry two boat hooks.5.2.2 Portable fire-extinguishing equipment of an approved type capable of discharging froth or other suitable substance for extinguishing oil fires.5.3 Equipment for Inflated Lifeboats.5.3.1 A single banked complement of buoyant oars, two spare buoyant oars and a buoyant steering oar; a set of rowlocks and a steering rowlock firmly attached to the boat.5.3.2 A boat hook with a ball point.5.3.3 Two plugs for each plug hole (plugs are not required when proper automatic valves are fitted) attached by lanyards to the boat.5.3.4 A sponge, a bailer and two buckets of approved material.5.3.5 A lifeline becketed round the outside of the upper tube and a lifeline becketed round the inside of the upper tube of the boat together with grab lines secured from gunwale to gunwale under the keel or other approved arrangements.5.3.6 A lamp with oil sufficient for 12 hours.5.3.7 A watertight container with two boxes of matches not readily extinguishable by wind.5.3.8 An efficient compass in binnacle, to be luminized or fitted with suitable means of illumination.5.3.9 A sea anchor of approved size with a line of adequate strength and length.5.3.10 Two painters of adequate length and strength. One shall be secured to the forward end of the boat with a strop and toggle so that it can be readily released and the other shall be firmly secured to the stem of the boat and be ready for use.5.3.11 A vessel containing 4.5 litres of vegetable, fish or animal oil, capable of easily distributing oil on the water surface and capable of being attached to the sea anchor.5.3.12 Four parachute distress signals of an approved type capable of giving a bright red light at a high altitude; six hand-held distress flare signals of an approved type giving a bright red light.5.3.13 Two buoyant smoke signals of an approved type (for daytime use) capable of releasing a volume of orange-coloured smoke.5.3.14 An approved first-aid outfit in a watertight case.5.3.15 A waterproof electric torch suitable for Morse signalling together with a spare set of batteries and a spare bulb in a watertight container.5.3.16 A daylight signalling mirror of an approved type.5.3.17 A safety knife to be kept attached by a lanyard to the boat.5.3.18 Two light buoyant heaving lines.5.3.19 A whistle or equivalent sound signal.5.3.20 A set of fishing tackle.5.3.21 An approved cover of a highly visible colour capable of protecting the occupants against injury from exposure.5.3.22 A copy of the illustrated table of life-saving signals referred to in regulation 5(1)(e) of Chapter IV.5.3.23 Instructions on how to survive in the boat.5.3.24 An approved repair outfit for repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments.5.3.25 A topping-up pump or bellows.5.3.26 A pressure gauge for controlling the filling pressure.5.3.27 Means to enable persons in the water to climb into the boat.5.3.28 Arrangements to enable the boat to be readily towed.5.3.29 A food ration, comprising 450 grammes of suitable non-thirst-provoking food providing at least 4.8 calories per gramme weight and 450 grammes of barley sugar or their equivalent, for each person the lifeboat is certified to carry.5.3.30 Watertight receptacles containing 3 litres of fresh water for each person the boat is certified to carry, or watertight receptacles containing 2 litres of fresh water for each person together with an approved de-salting apparatus capable of providing 1 litre of fresh water per person; a rust-proof dipper with lanyard; a rust-proof graduated drinking vessel.5.3.31 Three safety tin-openers.5.4 Equipment for Inflated Motor Lifeboats.5.4.1 All the equipment listed in paragraph 5.3 of this Schedule.5.4.2 Portable fire extinguishing equipment of an approved type capable of discharging froth or other suitable substance for extinguishing oil fires.5.5 Equipment for Liferafts.5.5.1 Two paddles.5.5.2 A buoyant rescue quoit attached to at least 30 metres of buoyant line.5.5.3 For liferafts which are permitted to accommodate not more than 12 persons: a safety knife and one bailer. For liferafts which are permitted to accommodate 13 persons or more: two safety knives and two bailers.5.5.4 Two sponges.5.5.5 Two sea anchors, one permanently attached to the liferaft and a spare with line.5.5.6 A repair outfit capable of repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments unless the liferaft complies with the requirements of paragraph 4.1 of this Schedule.5.5.7 A topping-up pump or bellows, unless the liferaft complies with paragraph 4.1 of this Schedule.5.5.8 Three safety tin-openers.5.5.9 An approved first-aid outfit in a waterproof case.5.5.10 A waterproof electric torch suitable for Morse signalling, together with a spare set of batteries and a spare bulb in a water-tight container.5.5.11 A daylight signalling mirror of an approved type and a signalling whistle.5.5.12 Two parachute distress signals of an approved type capable of giving a bright red light at a high altitude.5.5.13 Six hand-held distress flare signals of an approved type capable of giving a bright red light.5.5.14 A set of fishing tackle.5.5.15 A food ration, comprising 340 grammes of suitable non-thirst-provoking food providing at least 4.8 calories per gramme weight and 170 grammes of barley sugar or their equivalent, for each person the liferaft is certified to carry.5.5.16 Watertight receptacles containing 1.5 litres of fresh water for each person the liferaft is permitted to accommodate, of which 0.5 litre per person may be replaced by a suitable de-salting apparatus capable of producing an equal amount of fresh water, and a rust-proof graduated drinking vessel.5.5.17 Six anti-seasickness tablets or approved equivalent medicine for each person which the liferaft is permitted to accommodate.5.5.18 Instructions on how to survive in the liferaft.5.5.19 A copy of the illustrated table of life-saving signals referred to in regulation 5(1)(e) of Chapter IV.5.6 Dispensation in respect of Survival Craft Equipment. Where ships are engaged on voyages of such duration and in such conditions that, in the opinion of the Certifying Authority, items of the survival craft equipment specified in paragraph 5 of this Schedule are unnecessary, the Certifying Authority may allow them to be dispensed with as follows:

6. Stowage and Davit Requirements for Survival Craft6.1 Except where an alternative launching appliance is approved, davits shall be as follows:

7. Requirements for Life-Jackets and Lifebuoys7.1 Life-jackets.7.1.1 They shall be constructed with proper workmanship and materials.7.1.2 They shall be so constructed as to eliminate as far as possible all risk of their being put on incorrectly, except that they shall be capable of being worn inside out.7.1.3 They shall be capable of lifting the face of an exhausted or unconscious person out of the water and holding it above the water with the body inclined backwards from its vertical position.7.1.4 They shall be capable of turning the body in the water from any position to a safe floating position with the body inclined backwards from its vertical position.7.1.5 They shall not be adversely affected by oil or oil products.7.1.6 They shall be of a highly visible colour.7.1.7 They shall be fitted with an approved whistle, firmly secured by a cord.7.1.8 The buoyancy of the life-jackets required to provide the foregoing performance shall not be reduced by more than 5% after 24 hours submergence in fresh water.7.1.9 Life-jackets, the buoyancy of which depends on inflation, shall —