MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
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the ships of war of any foreign nation nor shall it apply, except so far as regards Parts VI, VII, X and XI, to pleasure yachts, nor to the owners, masters, and crews thereof.
Ships propelled by electricity, etc.
46. Any provisions of this Ordinance applying to steam-ships 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.
Table A.
REGULATIONS RELATING TO LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, &c.
[s. 13.]
For the purposes of these regulations, ships shall be arranged into the following classes :—
Class I—Sea-going ships having passenger certificates under section 10. Class II—Sea-going ships not certified to carry passengers; and
Class III—River steamers under section 38.
CLASS I.
Regulations and scale for sea-going ships having passenger certificates under section 10.
1. Ships of Class I 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 scale annexed to regulation 2 of the regulations in this Table relating to ships of Class I. The boats shall be equipped in the manner required by, and shall be of the description defined in, the General Regulations appended hereto.
2. Masters or owners of ships of Class I claiming to carry fewer boats than are given in the following scale 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 :—
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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