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MERCHANT SHIPPING
GROUP I. CLASS 5.
No. 10 of 1899
19. The requirements as to life saving appliances specified under the heading Group I. Class 5" shall be complied with by ships engaged in the carriage of unberthed passengers on short international voyages to or from the countries of Ceylon, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands East Indies and the Straits Settlements.
20. DAVITS: A ship of this class shall be provided with sets of davits in accordance with its length as specified in Column (A) of Table No. 5.
When, in the opinion of the Government Marine Sur- veyor, it is neither practicable nor reasonable to place on a ship the number of sets of davits required by Column (A) of Table No. 5, the Government Marine Surveyor may authorise, under exceptional conditions, a smaller number of sets of davits, provided always that this number shall never be less than the minimum number fixed by Column (B) of the Table, and that the total capacity of the boats on the ship shall be at least up to the minimum capacity required by Column (E).
21. LIFEBOATS, LIFE RAFTS AND BUOYANT AP- PARATUS Each set of davits shall have a boat of Class 1 attached to it.
If the lifeboats attached to davits do not provide accom- modation for 80 per cent of all persons on board, or the minimum cubic capacity specified in Column (E) of Table No. 5, whichever is less, additional lifeboats of Class 1 or Class 2 shall be placed on board to make up the deficiency.
If the boats so provided do not provide accommodation for 80 per cent of all persons on board, additional lifeboats of Class 1 or Class 2, or approved life rafts or other approved buoyant apparatus shall be provided so that the accom- modation provided by the lifeboats, life rafts and buoyant apparatus shall be sufficient for 80 per cent of all persons on board.
The stowage of the additional boats shall be decided by the Government Marine Surveyor.
No. 10 of 1899
Registered length of the ship (In Feet).
Table No. 5.
(A)
Number
of sets of davits.
MERCHANT SHIPPING
Minimum number of sets of davits.
aggregate capacity of lifeboats (cubic ft.)
100 and under 120
220
230
245
(B)
(E)
Minimum
320
120
140
420
140
160
610
160
175
15
780
175
190
930
190
205
11
1,080
205
220
1,300
280
1J
1,475
245
22
1,640
255
27
1,840
255
270
13
2,030
270
285
21
2,420
300
7
2,840
315
8,300
JJ
330
3,700
330
350
+9
9
6
4,100
350
870
9
71
4,400
870
390
77
10
6
4,700
390
410
1
10
8
5,100
410
485
12
5,500
435
460
12
+1
10
6,000
460
490
14
10
J
6,550
490
520
14
10
>
7,100
520
550
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11
10
7,650
285
300 315
The number of sets of davits and the boat capacities of ships not provided for in the Table shall be prescribed by the Government Marine Surveyor.
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22. Equipment FOR LIFEBOATS --Every lifeboat form- ing part of the statutory life saving appliances of any ship of Group I. Class 5 shall be provided with the full equipment for lifeboats specified in the Instructions with the exception. that, subject to the approval of the Government Marine Surveyor, biscuits and condensed milk need not be provided.
23. EQUIPMENT FOR LIFE RAFTS:-Every life raft forming part of the statutory life saving appliances of any ship of Group I. Class 5 shall be provided with the full equip- ment for life rafts specified in the Instructions with the exception that, subject to the approval of the Government Marine Surveyor, biscuits need not be provided.
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