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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.
(b) Two lines, 5/16ths inch in circumference each not less than 240 yards in length, having a breaking strain of not less than 150 lbs.
(2) The rockets with the means of igniting them and the lines shall be kept in a watertight case.
Embarkation in the Boats and Life-rafts.
95.-(1) Suitable arrangements as required by the Government Marine Surveyor shall be made on all ships of Classes 3 to 10 inclusive in Group I for embarking the passengers in the boats at an embarkation deck.
(2) All ships of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 in Group I shall carry not less than one ladder of an approved type for each set of davits. A ship of Class 12 in Group I shall carry at least one ladder of approved type for every two sets of davits. The ladders shall be of sufficient length to reach the waterline with the ship at her lightest sea-going draught and listed to 15 degrees either way, and shall be carried in such a manner as to be always available for use in embarking the persons in the boats or life-rafts.
Means of Ingress and Egress. Emergency Lighting.
96. (1) Proper arrangements shall be made to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor on all passenger ships for ingress to and egress from the different compartments and decks.
(2) Provision shall be made on all ships of Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 in Group I for an electric or other system of lighting, sufficient to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor for all requirements of safety in the different parts of the ship, and particularly upon the decks on which the boats are stowed. On ships in which the boat deck is more · than 30 feet above the waterline at the lightest sea-going draught, provision shall be made for the illumination from the ship of the boats when alongside and in process of or immediately after being launched. There must be a self contained source of power capable of supplying, when neces- sary, this safety lighting system, and placed in the upper parts of the ship above the bulkhead deck.
(3) In ships of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 in Group I the exit from every main compartment occupied by pas- sengers or crew shall be continuously lighted by an emer- gency lamp. The power for these emergency lamps shall be so arranged that they will be supplied from the source of power referred to in paragraph 2 of this regulation in the event of failure of the main generating plant.
(4) The requirement as to an independent lighting system shall not apply to ships of less than 1,000 tons gross tonnage.
Certificated Lifeboatmen.
97.-(1) The crew of every ship of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 in Group I shall include, for each boat or life- raft carried as part of the statutory life-saving appliances, a