5. Equivalent provisions
Where the Schedule requires that a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus or type shall be fitted or carried in a vessel, or that any particular provision shall be made, the Director may permit any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus or type to be fitted or carried or any other provision to be made in that vessel if he or she is satisfied by trial or otherwise that such other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus or type thereof or provision is at least as effective as that required by the Schedule.