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MERCHANT SHIPPING
Table No. 15.
Registered Length
of the Ship
(In Feet).
(A)
(B)
Number of sets of davits.
Minimum nuinber of sets of davits.
No. 10 of 1899
(C) Number of sets of davits for pilgrim ships carrying
not more than 12 berthed
passengers.
NNNNN+
(E)
Minimum aggregate capacity of lifeboats (cubic ft.)
100 and under 120
320
120
140
420
12
140
160
2
610
160
175
3
780
175
190
930
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190
205
4
1,080
205
220
1,300
: +
220
230
4
1,475
T
230
245
4
1.640
15
245
255
1,840
255
270
4
2.030
270
285
7
4
2,420
285
300
6
2.840
300
315
6
3,300
315
330
6
8,700
330
350
4,100
350
370
4,400
870
390
10
4,700
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890
410
10
5,100
410
435
12
8
5.500
"
435
460
12
10
6,000
460
490
14
10
8
6,550
15
490 520
520
14
10
10
7.100
550
16
10
10
7,650
No. 10 of 1899
MERCHANT SHIPPING
No. 15, 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 ap- proved buoyant apparatus shall be provided so that the ac- commodation 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.
56. EQUIPMENT FOR LIFEBOATS-Every lifeboat form- ing part of the statutory life saving appliances of any pilgrim ship engaged on short international voyages shall be pro- vided 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.
57. EQUIPMENT. FOR LIFE RAFTS: Every life raft forming part of the statutory life saving appliances of any pilgrim ship engaged on short international voyages shall be provided with the full equipment for life rafts specified in the Instructions with the exception that, subject to the ap- proval of the Government Marine Surveyor, biscuits need not be provided.
58. LIFE-BUOYS :--The minimum number of approved life-buoys with which such ships are to be provided is as
follows:-
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.
LIFE RAFTS 55. LIFEBOATS,
AP- BUOYANT AND 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
Table No. 16.
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Registered Length of Ship in Feet.
Minimum No. of Life-Buoys.
Under 200
6
8
400
10
12
200 and under 300 300
1
400 and over
Minimum No. of Life-Buoy
Lights.
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