8.1 The requirements of chapter
III of SOLAS should be applied with the specifications given
hereunder.
8.2 A special purpose ship carrying more than
60 persons on board should comply with the requirements contained
in chapter III of SOLAS for passenger
ships engaged in international voyages which are not short international
voyages.
8.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of 8.2, a sail
training ship carrying more than 60 persons on board may in lieu of
meeting the requirements of regulations
21.1.1 of chapter III of SOLAS comply with the requirements
of regulation 21.1.5 of
chapter III of SOLAS, including the provision of at least two rescue
boat(s) in accordance with regulation
21.2.1 of chapter III.
8.4 A special purpose ship carrying not more than
60 persons on board should comply with the requirements contained
in chapter III of SOLAS for cargo
ships other than tankers. Such ships may, however, carry life-saving
appliances in accordance with 8.2, if they comply with the subdivision
requirements for ships carrying more than 60 persons.
8.5 Regulations 2, 19.2.3, 21.1.2, 21.1.3,
31.1.6 and 31.1.7 of chapter III of SOLAS
and the requirements of paragraphs 4.8 and 4.9 of the LSA Code are
not applicable to special purpose
8.6 Where in chapter
III of SOLAS the term “passenger” is used, it should
be read to mean “special personnel” for the purpose of
this Code.