No. 10 of 1899
MERCHANT SHIPPING
If it appears to the Government Marine Surveyor on the application of the owner of a ship which is intended to ply as a ship of Group II. Class 1, 2, 3 or 4, that it is not practicable or reasonable to comply with this require- ment, the Government Marine Surveyor may authorise such relaxation as he may think fit, subject to such conditions,
any, that he may require.
if
88. EQUIPMENT FOR BOATS:-Every boat shall be pro- vided with the following items of equipment which shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Instructions in respect of the equipment of lifeboats :-
Oars, Crutches, Boat Hooks, Plugs, Bucket, Bailer, Rudder, Tiller, Painter.
84. LIFE-BUOYs:-The minimum number of approved life-buoys to be carried by any ship not exceeding 60 tons. licensed to carry passengers is given in Table No. 18.
Provided that a number of life-buoys capable of sup- porting a number of persons greater than the percentage specified shall not be required.
Additional approved life-buoys may be carried in lieu of buoyant apparatus provided the Surveyor is satisfied that these are placed so as to be immediately available at all times.
In the case of ferry vessels and ships not exceeding 60 tons net register, each approved life-buoy may be regarded as buoyancy for two persons.
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