Hull Construction Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1431)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2007-07-01. Previous Versions

Direction Signs to Muster Stations

  • 95. (1) Sufficient embarkation direction signs shall be installed in passageways, stairways, etc., throughout passenger ships so that from any part of the ship normally accessible to the passengers or crew, and with all fire doors in stairway enclosures and main vertical zone bulkheads and all watertight doors in subdivision bulkheads closed, the direction of the shortest route to follow to reach the muster stations will be apparent; the sign shall be in at least 25 mm letters with arrows of appropriate dimensions:

    TO MUSTER STATIONS

    Long arrow pointing to the right.

  • (2) The signs near the exits to the embarkation deck shall be similar to the above, and shall indicate the muster stations nearest to the exit:

    TO MUSTER STATIONS NOS. 1, 3, 5

    (or 2, 4, 6, etc.)

    Long arrow pointing to the right.

  • (3) Any combination of arrows and 25 mm letters that will clearly indicate the direction to be followed will be acceptable.

  • SOR/95-254, s. 32.

Stateroom Notices

96. Framed notices shall be conspicuously posted in the passenger staterooms indicating the following emergency signals which may be posted separately or together:

EMERGENCY SIGNALS

ABANDON SHIP (OR MUSTER STATIONS) — MORE THAN SIX SHORT BLASTS AND ONE LONG BLAST OF THE WHISTLE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE SAME SIGNAL ON THE GENERAL ALARM BELLS.

THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS ROOM ARE ASSIGNED TO MUSTER STATION NO.  ALL PASSENGERS ARE REQUIRED TO PUT ON LIFEJACKETS AND GO TO THEIR MUSTER STATIONS WHENEVER GENERAL ALARM BELLS RING.

Automatic Ventilation Dampers

97. The manual operating positions for automatic fire dampers in ventilation ducts passing through main vertical zone bulkheads shall be identified by red letters at least 13 mm high “VENTILATION FIRE DAMPER”; in addition, the open and closed positions shall be similarly marked.

  • SOR/95-254, s. 32.

  • 98. (1) Plate glass having a minimum thickness of 6 mm shall be fitted in the wheelhouse windows of all new ships certified for making

    • (a) home-trade voyage, Class IV;

    • (b) inland voyage, Class II;

    • (c) minor waters voyage, Class I; and

    • (d) minor waters voyage, Class II.

  • (2) In the case of a ship already certified for making the voyages specified in subsection (1), plate glass having the minimum thickness of 6 mm shall be fitted in all wheelhouse windows when replacement becomes necessary.

  • (3) Every new ship certified for making a voyage other than a voyage specified in subsection (1) shall have all wheelhouse windows fitted with toughened glass having a minimum thickness of 6 mm.

  • (4) In the case of a ship already certified for making a voyage other than a voyage specified in subsection (1), toughened glass having a minimum thickness of 6 mm shall be fitted in all wheelhouse windows when replacement becomes necessary.

  • SOR/95-254, s. 32.