(2)Required of vessels of Class I(a)Sufficient number of life rafts or buoyant apparatus to accommodate at least 50% number of passengers and crew on board.(b)One life jacket for 50% of passengers and crew on board.(c)Life jacket for child, for 10% of total number of persons certified to carry. For the purpose of this section, child means person below 30kgs.(d)At least four life buoys for vessels up to 25 meter length, six life buoys for vessel 25-45 meter length and life buoys more than 45 meter length. At least two of the life buoys shall be with self igniting light if the vessels navigate at night(e)Every vessels of Class I passenger capacity 150 shall have at least one life boat with minimum passenger capacity of ten persons. The boat shall be provided with necessary arrangement for launching. Boats are to be stowed on either side of the vessels if more than one boat provided.(f)Life boats plus Life rafts plus life jacket together to accommodate 100% of the passengers and crew on board.(g)All crew boat should posses sufficient training in rescue working addition to artificial respiration and first aid.(h)All boats have headlights search lights hand torches and emergency lanterns.(i)Boats should be sturdy and should maintenance standards rigid. The under water material should be sound, strong and river worthy. In small vessels one pair of ores should be kept in readiness for use in event of power failure.
