What is the standard safety equipment for a 1,000 tonne cargo vessel?
(eg. lifebuoy,life jacket,fire fighting equipment,distess lights,
first aid kit, nav-lights, distress signals etc. etc)

Hi Roypeacock, Specifics can vary from country to country, but the
basics are the same. Liferaft/s [with sufficient capacity] for all the
crew and passengers, 1-1,000-?. Lifejackets for all crew and
passengers [ one per]. each lifeboat/raft must have water, rations,
flares, dye markers,"V" sheets, raft repair kit, water collection
device, compass, signalling mirror, E.P.I.R.B.[Electronic Position
Indicating Radio Beacon][preferably] V.H.F. Two way radio, survival
kit [ fishing lines etc.] And anything else you can fit in to ensure
survival. Big shipping companies might tend to supply the MINIMUM
required to reduce costs. All shipping and boating are required to
have navigation lights, the normal red/port/left, and the
green/starboard/right side lights, a forward facing masthead light and
a rearward facing sternlight[ both white] These must comply with
particular angles from the vessel so that they will not conflict when
seen from a distance. Configuration on large vessels adds more lights
to the masthead in relation to their size and even cargo, and whether
or not they are towing or being towed. Hovercraft have a further
different lights arrangement. Firefighting equipment can range from a
single extinguisher on a small vessel to a piped "Halogen gas" fire
smothering system fitted to an engine room. Also on board, if
sufficient space, water pumps and fire hoses. Flares come in many
types, from hand held light, smoke and parachute through to flare
pistols on larger vessels. More specifics can be found in marine
publications at your local library. A particular book I can recommend,
and own/a gift, is " The Boating Bible" by Jim Murrant, published by
Angus and Robertson 1991. Hope this helps. Pug.