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Table A.
Life-belts to be carried; life-buoys.
Additional boats or life-rafts. Boats to be carried under davits.
Buoyant deck fittings in lieu of additional boats or life-rafts.
Life-buoys to be carried.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
side shall be a boat of section A, or section B, and on the other side shall be a boat of section A, or section B, or section C of rule 1 of the General Rules) that the boats on each side of the ship shall be sufficient to accommodate all persons on board. They shall have proper appliances for getting the boats into the water.
I.
2. They shall carry approved life-belts as required for ships of Class I.
3. They shall carry not less than 6 approved life-buoys, (rule 10 (a) and or 10 (b) of the General Rules).
CLASS III.
Rules for Steamships having Special Licences as River Steamers under section 38.
1. Ships of this class shall, according to their tonnage, carry boats placed under davits as required by the Table for ships in Class I.
2. If the boats placed under davits in accordance with the above requirements do not furnish sufficient accommodation for all persons on board then additional boats or approved life-rafts shall be supplied as for ships of Class I.
3. Provided that if (having regard to the avoidance of undue incumbrance of the ship's deck and to the safety of the ship for her voyage) it is not practicable for a ship of this class to carry additional approved boats or approved life-rafts as required for ships of Class I, the deficiency so caused may be made up by the supply of an equivalent number of approved buoyant deck seats or other approved buoyant deck fittings to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor.
4. At least one approved life-buoy (rule 10 (a) or 10 (b) of the General Rules) shall also be provided for each boat of wood or metal carried by the ship, but in no case shall less than 6 approved life-buoys be provided.
Construction of boats.
GENERAL RULES.
1.-Boats.
NOTE. All boats shall be properly constructed and equipped as provided by these rules, and all boats and other life-saving appliances are to be kept ready for use to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor.
Section A-A boat of this section shall be a life-boat properly constructed of wood or metal having, for every 10 cubic feet of her capacity computed as in rule 2, at least one cubic foot of strong and serviceable enclosed air-tight compartments, such that water cannot find its way into them.
Section B-A boat of this section shall be a life-boat properly constructed of wood or metal having inside and outside buoyancy apparatus together equal in efficiency to the buoyancy provided for a boat of section A. At least one-half of the buoyancy apparatus must be attached to the outside of the boat.
(a) oars;