Singapore legislation

Regulation 50

of Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations

Regulation 50

Life-saving appliances for port limit passenger ship

Subregulation 1

A ship which plies within the port limit shall carry such number of liferafts or approved buoyant apparatus as shall be sufficient to accommodate 40% of the total number of persons the ship is certified to carry.

Subregulation 2

A ship which plies within the port limit and carrying fewer than 150 passengers shall carry a minimum of 4 lifebuoys. A ship which carries 150 or more passengers shall be provided with 8 lifebuoys. At least two of the lifebuoys shall each be fitted with a line of at least 27.5 metres in length and a self-igniting light.