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No. 10 of 1899
No. 10 of 1899
24. LIFE-BUOYS :-The minimum number of approved life-buoys with which ships of Group I. Class 5 are to be provided is as follows:-
Table No. 6.
Registered Length of Ship
Minunun No. of Life-Buoys.
Under 200
in Feet.
200 and under 300 300
11
400 and over
400
10
12
Minimum No. of Life-Buoy Lights.
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25. LIFE JACKETS:-One approved life-jacket shall be carried for each person on board.
GROUP I. CLASS 6.
26. The requirements as to life saving appliances "shall be Group I. Class 6 specified under the heading complied with by ships engaged in the carriage of unberthed passengers on short international 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
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11° South
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11
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125°
140°
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160
170
170°
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the east side of Cape York at latitude 11° South:
from the west side of Cape York at 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;
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Christmas Island ;
latitude 2° North, longitude 94° East;
6° 30′ North, longitude 94° East;
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and thence to the starting point but excluding ports and places under the jurisdiction of Australia.
27. 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. 7.
When, in the opinion of the Government Marine Surveyor, it is neither practicable nor reasonable to place on a ship the number of sets of davits required by Column (A) of Table No. 7, 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 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).
Table No. 7.
(A)
Number
Registered length
of sets of davits.
of the ship
(In Feet).
capacity of
lifeboats
(B)
(E)
Minimum
Minimum
number
aggregate
of Bets of davits.
(cubic ft.)
100 and under 120
2
2
820
120
140
2
2
420
15
140
160
2
610
1
160
175
3
2
780
175
190
3
2
930
17
190
205
4
4
1
1,080
205
220
[1
4
1,300
220
230
4
19
1,475
230
245
5
4
1,640
245
255
6
4
1,840
11
255
270
6
77
2,080
270
285
7
4
2,420
15
285
300
6
2,840
13
300
315
8
6
3,800
315
330
8
6
3,700
+
330
350
9
4,100
51
350
370
9
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4,100
370
390
10
6
4,700
1
390
410
10
8
5,100
410
485
12
8
5,500
435
460
12
10
6,000
11
460
490
14
10
6,550
490
520
14
10
7,100
520
550
16
10
7,650
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