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[Subsidiary]
Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
PART II.
Number of lifebuoys to be carried by ships
of Class L.
2.
Minimum No. of lifebuoys.
1.
Length of ship in feet.
Under 32
4
32 and under 40
5
40 and under 48
6
48 and under 56
8
56 and under 64
11
64 and under 72
13
72 and under 80
14
80 and under 88
16
88 and under 96
17
96 and under 104
19
104 and under 112
20
112 and under 120
22
120 and under 128
24
128 and over
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THIRD SCHEDULE,
SPECIFIED AREAS.
[regs. 2, 5 & 7.]
Area A: Simla Rule ships engaged on voyages between Hong Kong and the Caroline Islands, Ladrone or Mariana Islands, Ellice Islands, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Marshall Islands and Pelew Islands shall be deemed to be voyaging within Area A.
Area B: Simla Rule ships engaged on voyages in the area of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea to the northward of a line drawn from Point Calimere (India) to Achin Head (Sumatra) and thence to Penang shall be deemed to be voyaging within Area B.
Area C: Simla Rule ships engaged on voyages in the area bounded by the following lines; from a point on the west side of the Malay Peninsula in latitude 10° North along the coast of Asia to a point in Cochin China in latitude 11° North; thence to latitude 8° North, longitude 110° East; thence to latitude 8° North, longitude 125° East; thence to latitude 0°, longitude 140° East; thence to latitude 0°, longitude 160° East; thence to latitude 11° South, longitude 170° East; thence to latitude 23½° South, longitude 170° East; thence to latitude 23½° South, longitude 160° East; thence to the east side of Cape York at latitude 11° South; from the west side of Cape York in latitude 11° South to Cape Wessel and Wessel Island; thence along the Australian coast to Port Darwin (Cape Charles); thence to latitude 10° South, longitude 109° East; thence to Christmas Island; thence to latitude 2° North, longitude 94° East; thence to latitude 6¼° North, longitude 94° East; and thence to the starting point but excluding ports and places under the jurisdiction of Australia, shall be deemed to be voyaging within Area C.
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