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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.
If the boats so provided do not provide accommodation for 80 per cent of all persons on board, additional lifeboats of Class 1 or Class 2, or approved life rafts or other approved buoyant apparatus shall be provided so that the accom- modation provided by the lifeboats, life rafts and buoyant apparatus shall be sufficient for 80 per cent of all persons on board.
The stowage of the additional boats shall be decided by the Government Marine Surveyor.
Registered length
of the ship
(In Feet).
Table No. 5.
(4)
(B)
(E)
Number of sets of davits.
Minimum number
Minimum
of sets of
davits.
aggregate capacity of lifeboats (cubic ft.)
100 and under 120
120
140
140
160
222
160
175
21
175
190
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3
190
205
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320
420
610
780
930
1,080
205
220
1,300
220
230
1,475
230
245
1,640
245
255
"
1,840
255
270
6
2,030
270
285
7
2,420
285
300
7
"
2,840
300
315
8
3,300
315
330
3,700
330
350
23
4,100
350
370
9
4,400
370
390
10
4,700
390
410
10
5,100
410
435
12
8
5,500
435
460
12
10
6,000
460
490
14
10
6,550
490
520
14
10
7,100
520
550
16
10
7,650
The number of sets of davits and the boat capacities of ships not provided for in the Table shall be prescribed by the Government Marine Surveyor.
22. EQUIPMENT FOR LIFEBOATS :-Every lifeboat form- ing part of the statutory life saving appliances of any ship of Group I. Class 5 shall be provided with the full equipment for lifeboats specified in the Instructions with the exception that, subject to the approval of the Government Marine Surveyor, biscuits and condensed milk need not be provided.
23. EQUIPMENT FOR LIFE RAFTS-Every life raft forming part of the statutory life saving appliances of any ship of Group I. Class 5 shall be provided with the full equip- ment for life rafts specified in the Instructions with the exception that, subject to the approval of the Government Marine Surveyor, biscuits need not be provided.
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