MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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NOTE. When in ships already fitted the required cubic contents of boats placed under davits are provided although by a smaller number of boats than the minimum required by this Table, such ships shall be regarded as complying with the rules as to boats to be carried under davits.
3. Not less than half the number of boats placed under davits shall be boats of section A or section B of rule 1 of the General Rules.
Description of half of boats;
4. The remaining boats may also be of such description or may, at the option of the shipowner (or master), conform to section C or section D of the said rules provided that not more than 2 boats shall be of section D.
and of the remainder.
5. If the boats placed under davits in accordance with the foregoing Table do not furnish sufficient accommodation 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 shall be carried. One of these boats may be a steam launch; but in that case the space occupied by the engines and boiler is not to be included in the estimated cubic capacity of the boat. Subject to the provisions contained in No. 7 of these rules such additional boats or rafts shall be of at least such carrying capacity that they and the boats required to be placed under davits by the said Table provide together in the aggregate in vessels of 5,000 tons gross and upwards three-fourths, and in vessels of less than 5,000 tons gross one-half more than the minimum cubic contents required by column 3 of the said Table, and for this purpose 3 cubic feet of air-case in the life-raft is to be estimated as 10 cubic feet of internal capacity: Provided always that the rafts will accommodate all the persons for which they are to be certified under the rules, and also have 3 cubic feet of air-case for each person. All such additional boats or rafts shall be placed as conveniently for being available as the ship's arrangements admit of, having regard to the avoidance of undue incumbrance of the ship's deck, and the safety of the ship for her voyage.
6. When ships are divided into efficient water-tight compartments, so that with any two of them in free communication with the sea, the ship will remain afloat in moderate weather, they shall only be required to carry additional boats or life-rafts of one-half of the capacity required by No. 5 of these rules.
Additional boats, etc., in case of ship with water-tight compartment.
7. In addition to the life-saving appliances before mentioned ships of this class shall carry not less than one approved life-buoy, (rule 10 (a) or 10 (b) of the General Rules), for every boat placed under davits. They shall also carry approved life-belts, (rule 9), or other similar approved articles of equal buoyancy suitable for being worn on the person so that there may be at least one for each person on board the ship: Provided that no ship of this class shall be required to carry more boats or rafts than will furnish sufficient accommodation for all persons on board.
CLASS II.
Rules for Sea-going Ships not certified to carry Passengers.
1. Ships of this class shall carry on each side at least so many and such boats of wood or metal placed under davits (of which one on each side
under davits,