Chapter:	369W	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (FIRE PROTECTION) (SHIPS BUILT BEFORE 25 MAY 1980) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:
Regulation:	35	Heading:	Firemen's outfits	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Every ship of Class VII of 500 tons or over shall carry firemen's outfits complying with the requirements of regulation 69 in accordance with the following scale-

Tonnage of the ship	Number of outfits
500 but under 4000	2
4000 and over	3

(2) At least 1 fireman's outfit carried in any such ship shall include a breathing apparatus of the air-hose type.
(3) If in any such ship of 500 tons or over which carries firemen's outfits containing only breathing apparatus of the air-hose type, an air hose exceeding 36 metres in length would be necessary to reach from a point on the open deck well clear of any hatch or doorway to any part of the accommodation, service, cargo or machinery spaces, at least 1 fireman's outfit provided pursuant to subregulation (1) shall include breathing apparatus of the self-contained type.