Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 7 - Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements - 7.2 General Requirements:
7.2 General Requirements:
(1) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (6), life-saving appliances, communication equipment and arrangements required by this Chapter shall be approved by the Administration.
(2) Before giving approval to life-saving appliances and arrangements, the Administration shall ensure that such life-saving appliances and arrangements-
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(a) are tested, to confirm that they comply with the requirements of this Chapter and the LSA Code; or
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(b) have successfully undergone, to the satisfaction of the Administration, tests which are substantially equivalent to those specified.
(3) Prior to giving approval to novel life-saving appliances or arrangements, the Administration shall ensure that such appliances or arrangements-
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(a) provide safety standards at least equivalent to the requirements of this Chapter and the LSA Code and have been evaluated and tested in accordance with the recommendations of the IMO; or
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(b) have successfully undergone, an engineering analysis, evaluation and approval in accordance with section 7.26.
(4) Procedures adopted by the Administration for approval shall also include the conditions whereby approval would continue or would be withdrawn.
(5) Prior to accepting life-saving appliances and arrangements that have not been previously approved by the Administration, the Administration shall be satisfied that life-saving appliances and arrangements comply with the requirements of this Chapter and the LSA Code.
(6) Life-saving appliances required by this Chapter for which detailed specifications are not included in the LSA Code shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.
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