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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1891.
SCHEDULE TO THIS ORDINANCE.
TABLE (A.):
(See Sec. 4.)
Rules relating to Life Saving Appliances, &c.
For the purpose of these Rules, ships shall be arranged into the following classes : --
Class 1.-Sea-going ships having passengers vertificates under xec. 5
of this Ordinance.
Class 11--Sea-going ships not certified to carry passengers. Class 111--River steamers under sec. 8 of this Ordinance.
Class 1.
Rules and table for sea-going ships having passenger certificater under sec. 5 of this Ordinance :-----
(a) Ships of this class shall carry boats “placed under, davits” fit and ready for use and having proper appliances før "getting them into the water, in number and capacity not less than prescrib d in the following table. The boats to he equipped in the manner required by and shall be of the description defined in the General Rules appended hereto. (h.) Masters or owners of ships of this class claiming to carry fewer boats than are given in the following table must declare before the Harbour Master at the time of clear- ance that the boats actually placed under davits are suffi- cient to accommodate all persons on board allowing 10 cubic feet of boat capacity for each adult person or "statute adult."
Table for Cluss I.
Gross Tonnage.
Minimum
number of boats to be placed under davits.
Total minimum
capacity of boats to be placed under davite. L x B x D x &.
9,000 and upwards,
14
5,250
8,500 and under 9,000,
+
14
5,100
8,000
"
8,500,
14
5,000
7.750
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8,000,
12
4,700
7,500
7,750,
12
4,600
7,250
7,500,
12
4,500
7,000
7,250,
12
4,400
11
0,750
23
7,000,
1.2
4,300
6,500
19
6,750,
12
4,200
6,250
"7
6,500,
12
4.100
6,000
59
6,250,
12
4,000
5,750
6,000,
10
3,700
5,500
5,750,
10
3,600
5,250
5,500,
10
3,500
5,000
";
5,250,
10
3.400
4,750
5,000,
10
3,300
4,500
4,750,
8
2,900
"7
4,250
•
4,500,
8
2,900
4,000
4,250.
8
2,800
"
3,750
4,000,
2.700
3,500
17
3,750,
$
2,600
3,250
3,500.
2,500
3,000
3,250,
8
2,400
D
2,750
3,000,
$
2.100
2,500
#
2,750,
6
2,050
2,250
"
2,500,
6
2,000
2,000
2,250,
6
1.900
1,750
#1
2,000,
6
1,800
1,500
1,750,
B
1.700
1,250
1,500,
6
1,500
1,000
1,250,
4
1,200
900
1,000,
4
1,000
800
*
900,
4
900
700
"
800,
4
800
600
700,
3
700
500
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600,
3
600
400
71
500,
2
400
300
400,
2
350
200
12
300,
2
300
100
;}
200,
250
Note:-
- Where in ships already fitted the required cubic contents of boats plàcrd under davits is provided although by a smaller number of bouts than the minimum required by this table, such ships shall be regarded as complying with the rules as to boats to be carried under duvits.
(c.) Not less than half the number of bouts placed under davits shall be boats of sec. A or sec. B of Rule 1 of the
General Rules,
(d) The remaining boats may also be of such description ar may in the option of the shipanners (or master) "conform to see. Cor see. D provided that not more than two boats shall be of see. D.
(e) If the boats placed under duvits in accordance with the foregoing Table (A) do not furnish sufficient accommodu- tion for all persons on board then additional wood, metal collapsible or other boats of approved description (whether placed under davits or otherwise) or approved life rafts