Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter III : Live-Saving Appliances, etc.

Part B — Passenger Ships Only

Regulation 34 : Number of lifebuoys to be provided
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The minimum number of lifebuoys with which passenger ships are provided shall be fixed by the following table:

 

Length of ship

Minimum number of buoys

in metres

in feet

 

Under 16

Under 200

8

61 and under 122

200 and under 400

12

122 and under 183

400 and under 600

18

183 and under 244

600 and under 800

24

244 and over

800 and over

30