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Appendix V.
PASSENGER MEASUREMENT OF RIVER STEAMERS.
Saloon and First Class Chinese Passengers. (Boat and Superstructure Decks).
The numbers of person, adults, (two children under 12 years to count as one adult) "to be allowed in cabins, saloons or public rooms should be determined by the number of berths or settees 6 feet long provided in the cabins, or by the seating accommodation at the rate of 18 inches per person or 15 square feet of floor area, whichever is the smaller number, within the public rooms. In order to prevent the abuse of this regulation a limi- tation for the provision of at least 120 cubic feet of space per person should be imposed. In addition, ample provision should be made for Saloon and First Class airing space at a minimum rate of 6 square feet per person.
2nd and 3rd Class Chinese Passengers. (Boat and Superstructure Decks).
The numbers allowed to be determined as for First Class passengers, but the cabin capacity limitation in this case to be 90 cubic feet, or 12 square feet of floor area, and the airing space a minimum of 3 square feet per person.
4th Class Passengers. (Main Deck).
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The main deck only should be measured for this class and the number of persons allowed should be determined by the clear area of the deck measurement from the inside of the waterway to the inside of the waterway, and as far forward and aft as, in the opinion of the Government Marine Surveyor, is suitable for the carriage of passengers. The area per person to remain as at present, viz. -6 sq. feet. The clear area employ- ed in arriving at this figure should be obtained from the gross area by deducting all ob- structions, and for this purpose an obstruction to be defined as an obstacle over which less than 6 feet of head room exists.
A separate compartment should be provided for 4th Class unaccompanied female passengers.
General Notes.
The decks on which passengers are carried should be covered in all cases with wood or an approved deck covering, made watertight, and further, the carriage of passengers on the main deck should be conditional on the hatches being in position and securely bat- tened down. Waterways should be fitted to the main deck and effectively scuppered, and the carriage of cargo on this deck should be limited, when passengers are carried, to such cargo as is not of an obnoxious nature, and in all cases clear passageways (at least 2 ft. 6 inches wide) should be left for access to the stairways.
Main deck cargo should be properly secured to prevent shifting. A deduction of one passenger for every 6 square feet occupied by cattle or cargo in main deck spaces should be made. Main deck spaces occupied by passengers should be effectively ventilated by cowl or other approved type ventilators carried up to an exposed deck, the area of such ventilators to be at the rate of 24 square inches for each person carried, these areas be- ing exclusive of any other opening such as hatches, windows, etc., which may be closed. Independent ventilation to be provided for all galleys, lavatories, etc. Proper provision should be made for giving natural light to the main deck, and in addition, electric lights of about 32 candle power each should be provided, one for every 400 square feet of deck area. These requirements are to be considered a minimum and in the case of the saloon 1st and 2nd Class accommodation should be exceeded. For the boat and superstructure decks windows which open may be considered as suitable means of ventilation for cabin. Provision should be made for the proper egress for the main deck by permanent stairways having a beadth of at least 2 inches for every 5 persons carried within this space. The positions for the stairways to be so arranged as to give effective service in an emergency. Within the 'tween deck two notices should be exhibited, stating in English and in Chinese