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Carriage of Life Saving Appliances & Fire Appliances on Inland Vessels

Life Saving Appliances:

I. CLASS-I :Passenger vessels and Ferry launches

I Items to be checked Yes No Remarks (if

any)

1 Sufficient number of life rafts or buoyant apparatus to accommodate

at least 100% number of passengers and crew on board.

2 One life jacket each for 100% of

passengers and crew on board.

3 Life jacket for child, for 10% of total number of persons certified to

carry. (Child means below 30 kgs)

4 At least four lifebuoys for

vessels up to 25 meter length,

six life buoys for vessel 25-45

meter length and

8 life buoys more than 45 meter length.

At least two of the life buoys shall

be with self-igniting light and buoyant line of 30m in length.

5 Every vessels in this category of Class I passenger capacity 150 shall have at least one life/Rescue boat with minimum passenger capacity of ten persons.

The boat shall be provided

with necessary equipment for launching. Boats are to be stowed on either side of the vessels if more than one boat

provided.

6 Life boats plus Life rafts together to

accommodate 100% of the passengers and crew on-board.

7 All crew possess sufficient training in rescue and first aid.

8 All boats shall have headlights, search lights, hand torches and emergency lanterns.

II) Class II – Cargo vessels and vessels other than those falling under Class I, Class III, and IV.

II Items to be checked Yes No Remarks (if any)

1 At least one life raft or Buoyant Apparatus to accommodate all crew for vessel over 10 meters.

2 One life jacket for each crew or person on board.

3 At least two life buoys for vessels up to 25 meter length and

four life buoys for above 25

meter of which one shall be equipped with self-igniting light and buoyant line of 30m

in length.

4 All crew possess sufficient training in rescue and first aid.

5 All boats shall have headlights, search lights, hand torches and emergency lanterns.

III) Class III - Non-propelled vessels (Barges) for Manned

vessels

III Items to be checked Yes No Remarks (if any)

1 One life jacket for every crew on board.

2 At least two life buoys, one of which

shall be equipped with self-

switching light and buoyant line of 30m in length.

3 All crew possess sufficient training in rescue and first aid.

IV) Class IV – Pleasure crafts adventure vessels (Manned

Vessels)

IV Items to be checked Yes No Remarks (if any)

1 Every vessel of Class IV up to 10 meter in length shall carry life jacket for each person.

2 Vessel of 10 meters or more in length shall in addition to life jacket for each person carry sufficient life

raft for all persons on board. If the life rafts could not be accommodated, sufficient number of lifebuoys providing 100% buoyancy shall be provided.

3 All vessels of class IV shall carry at least 2 life buoys of which one shall be fitted with :

Self-igniting light and

buoyant line of 30m in length.

4 All crew possess sufficient training in rescue and first aid.

5 All boats shall have headlights, search lights, hand torches and emergency lanterns.

NOTE:

Every lifesaving appliances provided as per provisions of these rules shall

be meeting the Technical requirements contained in the International Life

Saving Appliances Code and type approved by MMD or Competent

Authority of the State.

All life-saving appliances shall be properly stowed as per the approved plan

and maintained/serviced as per the requirements of International Life

Saving Appliances Code.

Fire Fighting Appliances:

This rule shall apply to all vessels excepting the following for the

reasons stated against each-

a) Vessels above 500 tons gross: These vessels shall be required to

comply with requirements of Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) rule

1969 as applicable to ships on coastal voyages.

b) Hovercrafts: Requirements in respect of hovercrafts shall be

specially considered by the competent officer.

Sr.

No.

Items to be checked Yes No Remark (if

any)

1 Safety Equipment Plan

2 The general emergency alarm system

shall be tested weekly. (Manual

alarm accepted)

3 Mock fire drills are carried out at-

least once every month in as realistic

manner as practicable

4 A record of drills carried out as per

above shall be recorded in the official

log book.

5 Power driven fire pump : In every

decked vessel & above 150 ton in

gross in other vessel at least One.

6 Hand Operated/Portable Fire Pump:

In every vessel exceeding 10 meters

in length at least one. In case of

pleasure crafts one no. additional fire

extinguisher of 9Ltr Powder type/

Foam type instead of Fire pump.

7 Water services pipes, Hydrants, Fire

hoses:

In every vessel required to carry a

fire pump with water services pipe

hydrants and fire hoses so arranged

that at-least one powerful jet of water

may be directed to any part of the

vessel.

Hoses shall not be less than 32mm

in dia.

8 Nozzles: One jet cum spray nozzle for

every fire hose carried in

9 Fire Axe: At least one in every vessel

exceeding 15 meters in length

10 Fire Buckets: At least one for each

number of the crew with the

minimum of two. Fifty percent of

those buckets are to be fitted with

lanyards. No vessels need carry more

than 20 buckets.

11 Sand Box with scoop: In every vessel

at least one in machinery and boiler

spaces. Quantity of sand shall not be

less than 0.075 cubic meters.

12 Non Portable Foam Type Fire

extinguishers:

In case of motor vessels exceeding 30

meter length at least one.

Capacity of such extinguishers shall

not be less than 45 litres.

13 Portable fire extinguishers shall be

provided on board vessels as follows:

Length

Extinguisher Type

Less than10m : 2x4 litre

chemical foam

10m to less : 1x4 litre

Than 12.5 mtr chemical foam &

2x5 kg dry powder

12.5m to less : 2x9 litre chemical

than 15 mtr foam &

2 x 5 kg dry powder

15m and above : 2x9 litre

chemical foam &

3x 5 kg dry powder

Passenger vessels and cargo-

passenger vessels 12.5m and above

in length shall carry twice the number

of extinguishers required by above

table for vessels of their length.

14 Smothering Arrangement: All fixed

installation in vessels of over 24m

length having areas containing fuel

oil installations shall be covered by

smothering arrangements of fixed

CO2 type or fixed water sprinkler

type.

The capacity of the smothering

system shall be adequate and to the

satisfaction of the competent

authority.

Note: All above are minimum requirements of LSA & FFA which may extend further depending on

the type of vessel & nature of work.