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MERCHANT SHIPPING.
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to be given entering the waters of the Colony; and if, before obtaining clearance, the master does not return such abstract to the Harbour Master, he shall pay a fee of one dollar for the same.
Ships of War.
on arrival.
45. This Ordinance shall not, except where otherwise specially provided, apply to Her Majesty's ships of war or to the ships of war of any Foreign nation, nor shall it apply except so far as Parts VI, VII, XXI to pleasure yachts nor to the owners, masters & crews.
Ships propelled by Electricity, etc.
46. Any provisions of this Ordinance applying to steamships shall apply to ships propelled by electricity or other mechanical power, with such modifications as the Governor may prescribe for the purpose of adaptation.
SCHEDULE.
TABLES.
TABLE A.
RULES RELATING TO LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, ETC.
Cancelled & Substituted for by Section 13 (1.)
For the purposes of these Rules, ships shall be arranged into the following Classes:-
Class I - Sea-going ships having passenger certificates under section 10 of this Ordinance;
Class II. - Sea-going ships not certified to carry passengers; and
Class III - River steamers under section 38 of this Ordinance.
Class I.
Rules and Table for Sea-going Ships having Passenger Certificates under Section 10 of this Ordinance.
(a.) Ships of this Class shall carry boats placed under davits, fit and ready for use and having proper appliances for getting them into the water, in number and capacity not less than prescribed in the following Table. The boats shall be equipped in the manner required by, and shall be of the description defined in, the General Rules appended hereto.
(b.) 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 clearance, that the boats actually placed under davits are sufficient to accommodate all persons on board, allowing 10 cubic feet of boat capacity for each adult person or "statute adult"