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SAFETY AT SEA

DANGERS OF WOODEN HATCH COVERS

SECTION.

MERSEY DOCKS

AND THE HARBOUR BOARD

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1928.

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SAILINGS 1929.

Lenve Lesvo Leave Leave Hong Kong S'hai

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that the upstanding height of the of the Mersey Docks and Harbouur openhatch covers would interfere Board, the Board will proceed with with the ordinary derricks and the election of a member in the winches. On the other hand It,is place of Mr. William Smellie, whoj possible, with modern practice, has resigned his scat on the Board FOR THE STEEL TYPE consider other arrangements of, through ill-health, after having derricks and winches. Certain served for 13 years, during which [A. C. Hardy, B.Sc., A.M.Inst.N.A.] lumber carriers on the Pacific period he did valuable work on the Moat thinking students of ships North West Coast, for instance, Warehouse, Traffic, Trado, Farlia-

STEAMERS EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. and shipping are agreed that the number of modern cargo ships mentary and Work Committees.

member will be Mr. EMPRESS OF ASIA most obsolete part of a modern with electric winches, have their

EMPRESS OF FRANCE ship is to be found in the hatch derricks and winches ralsed, the Edmund Gardner, manging direc- EMPRESS OF RUSSIA covers. Especially is the thought space under the winch platforma tor of Messrs. Joseph Gardner and EMPRESS OF ASIA

to form housings Sons, Ltd., hardwood and timber EMPRESS OF FRANCE pertinent at this time of the year, being encased when ships founder in heavy for the electrical resistances and merchants of Peel-road, Sanfeld-EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASIA weather through loss of their controllers, an arrangement which place, and Marsh-lane, Bootle, and

EMPRESS OF FRANCE Seaforth. motora and electrical Crosby-road,

Messra. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA wooden hatch covers in heavy seas. protects

July 2 July 4 July 18 Lots of people have, bad things to gear from many a swamping at Joseph Gardner and Sons, Ltd., is a 'EMPRESS OF ASIA

July 16 Saila hence on/or about 3rd Jan say about wooden covers, many sen and gives the winchman in very old-established Merseyside con- (E/Asla and E/Russia cali at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shai) ..Sails hence on/or about 22nd Janil'have good ideas for patent hatches, port a better view over the hatch-cern, and the new member is the

retiring Mayor of Bootle. He was Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec avery few days to Liverpool, ..Sails hence en/or about 31st Jan. but the fact remains that, with ways.

few exceptions, shipowners seem. Then, too, have we ever serious educated at the Merchant Taylors'

Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg to prefer to keep to the old style ly explored the possibility of re School, Great Crosby. He entered mote control of winches? With the Bootle Town Council In 1920,

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of hatch.

It is unquestionable that the con- electrical winches, it doesn't matter, was Justice of the Peace in 1920, tinued use of wooden hatch covers within reason, where you put the and is a member of the Bootle on certain types of ships and par-winch controla. With steel hatch Borough Hospital Committee. His Hong Kong Manila ticularly on well decked steamers covers, and winches well clear of knowledge of the timber trado of short sen service class results the deck, Is there any special rea- should prove of value to the Board. in casualties every winter." Ason why an auxiliary" winch con- Previous representatives of this number of experts have definitely trol should not be placed at the trade on the Board were the late Mr. gone on record as agreeing with ship's side?

C. E. Paynter and Mr. J. H. Burrell. this fact. Yet very few attempts are made to do anything which will

It would surely see that this supplant the wooden hatch cover. It is incorrect to put this down' to matter of ships hatches is of anti- lethargy on the part of the ship- cicnt importance to warrant every MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. ping world, nor is it right to con-attention being paid to it. demn the wooden hatch cover out admitted that the wooden hatch The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of of hand as something handed down is very little different now from Canada" arrived at Colombo en from the mediaeval ages of ship.what it was even a hundred years, Thursday at 6 s.m., left Colombo at ping. The wooden hatch cover is ago. And yet with all the ingenu- 4. p.m., and is due at Port Said unsafe, it is neither storm proof ity now applied to ship construe- to-day at 6 p.m.

A Hundred Years Ago

It is

nor pilfer proof; its beams and tion, it seems strange that ship! The CPS. R.M.S. "Empress of boards cumber the deck when the after ship is built. with nothing France" from Hong Kong on Nov. Even 28, left Yokohama on Thursday, ship is loading or discharging. but wooden hatch covers.

Those same beams and boards unique sliding steel covera suggest- and is due at Vancouver to-day. waste valuable time when being ed in an article which inspired] The Ben Line s.a. "Benarty" from placed in position again. Why do this note will probably be regard-Europe, Straits and Philippines fe we still build ships with wooden ed in quite a disinterested manner due to arrive here to-morrow.

by the marine fraternity. Silding The P. & 0. 5.8. Tresillian" left|| hatches?

covers, be it noted, Singapore for this port on Tuesday The Objection to the Steel Cover steel hatch

The natural answer to this ques have been used on the large Great at 6.30 am, and is due here on tion is, what is the alternative. Lakes bulk freighters for some Monday at about noon.

With their large hatch The E.L. 8.9. "Gazana" left Sin- The alternative la a. steel cover. years.

The objection to the steel cover areas and quick loading and dis-gapore for this port on Dec. 11 is that it is heavy, that it requires charging rates wooden hatches afternoon, and is due here on Dec. large powerful winches to lift it, would be an impossibility. Slow- 18 morning.

and that when the cover is ralsness of loading and discharging The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES,ed it obstructs the view of the coal in Britain is one of the Asia", is due at Hong Kong on Dec.

men working the winches. All big factors militating against its 20 at 8 p.m. £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco..

The M.V. 8.s. "Ceylon" (Swedish these criticisms are admissible, but use in the eyes of the modern ship- G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.

East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Dunkirk Burely the only one which bears owner. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

real weight with the bulk freight- Finally it is interesting. to re on Nov. 15, and is due here on or TENYO MARU

er (and colllers come largely into call the Court of 'Inquiry finding about Dec. 24, KOREA MARU

the, casualty list through loss of into the loss of the collier "Hart-l LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vin

hatch covers) is the question of ley," a new ship which foundered Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

weight. 15th December,

The pure balk freighter in the Channel "due to the tar- KAMO, MARU

Saturday,

does not ordinarily use winches. paulins covering No. 3 hatchway Saturday, 29th December.

And still without taking side's in becoming damaged by the heavy SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manllà & Ports.

Wednesday, 19th December. any way, let us remember that, the water shipped on board; and the SADO MARU

.. Wednesday, 23rd January.

United States-which has probably washing away of the wooden hatch as much experience as any coun- covers, thus opening the hatchway try in the world In the operation to the sea." 27th December.

KATORI MARU

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Saturday, 6th January,

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Monday, Saturday,

31st December.

16th January.

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Consignees of Cargo éx s.a. "City:

of Lahore" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after Dec. 16.

Consignees of Cargo ex

B.5.

on her coasts and on the Great short service passenger vessels, "Benrinnes" are remfaded to take there Is reason to day why delivery of their goods which will Lakas-has very largely taken up.

Consignees of Cargo ex M.Y. the use of the all metal hatch wooden hatch covers should be be subject to rent after Dec. 18. covers. Even American oil tank used. The extra cost of the steel era built abroad occasionally have watertight hatch over the wooden "Romolo" are reminded to take steel covers to their dry cargo hatch with its beams and boards delivery of their goods which will

be subject to rent after Dec. 18. is not appreciable. And surely this is a very hold. wise precaution, especially when "An arrangement auccessfully Buch a hatch is situated at the applied, in conjunction with all break of the forecastle and: likely steel covers, to a batch of modern to get almost the full force of any colliers built for the Australian trade by Mesars. William Gray heavy waves coming aboard.

Perhaps the most classic ex and Co., Ltd., Hartlepool. Here, amples of big steel hatch covers the hatch covers hinge away from are to be found on the big 20,600- the winches on special steel struc ton d.w, ere carriers "Svealand" and tures, "Amerikaland," which run between: Sparrows Point, Maryland and Cruz, Grande, Chile, The big

"..

hatch covers to their ore holds are PULVERISED FUEL

WARSHIPS LOANED FOR EXPERIMENTS

of steel-plate construction, semi- circular on either side of a com mon centre line. These open up- wards, and provide facility for operation of grab buckets for The attitude of the Admiralty In rapid unloading at the terminals. the matter of experiments with These covers-heavy and of steel pulverized fuel is explained in the though they are are lifted by or- following official announcement:-- dinary hamp tackle with the aid "Misleading statements having of electric winches, one winch for appeared in the Press regarding each pair of hatches. All the the Admiralty attitude towards ex- covers can be raised in about 10 periments with pulverised fuel, it is Slogapore minutes. There is no encumbrance necessary to state the facts. The of hatch, beams, or covers on the Admiralty are fully aware of the deck, the hatch covers are clear importance to the country of the of the hold entrance and out of development of the use of this fuel; everyone's way until cargo handle but, so far as the special require- ing is completed. A few minutes ments of warships are concerned and a little careful operation al- there is little probability that pol low them to be lowered into posi- verised. fual will ever be able to tion again..

replace all fuel, In Heavy Seas

"The Admiralty are not, there Water tightness is obtained by fore, themselves, carrying out any clamping down on thick rubber experiments in the use of the fuel,

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via

Colombo, Suez and Port Said, ALTAI MARU

Monday, 7th January, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town, but don

·MANILA MARU BOMBAY—VI: Singapore & Colombo,

INDUS MARU

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Saturday, 20th Decembor,

Thursday, 20th December,

Thursday. 3rd January.

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&^ MOMBASA-Vin Singapore & Colombo, MEXICO MARU CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

Sunday, 5th January,

TACOMA MARU (Orits Penang),.......... Wednesday, 2nd January.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & V ANCOUVER→Via Japan Ports From pada about 4% in. wide and 1% but have viewed as sympatheti

Shanghai,

Tuesday, 18th Decembar.

Saturday, 5th January,

MELBOURNE÷Vin Manila,: Briabane & Sydney.

HAIPHONG-Vla ̈ Hollow

ARIZONA MARU

BURMA MARU

SAICON

MENADO MARU

TIAVANA MARU

ATLAS MARU

in, thick round the edge of the cally as possible any applications hatch cover. Bolts fitting Into made to them to facilitate the ex- cleats on the hatch make it pos- periments which are being carried! sible to screw the covers down out in other quarters with a view

Thursday, 20th December 10 a.m. tightly. With the strength of the to developing its use by merchant

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta, San Franciaco & Panama,

JAPAN PORTE:

BATAVIA HARU

KEELUNG-Vis SWATOW & AMOY:

HOZAN MARU

CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Vis SWATOW & AMOT.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG

BATAVIA MARU

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Saturday, 16th December. Thursday, 20th December.

Sunday, 10th Decembar Noom, Sunday, 23rd Decembar, Noon.,,

Thursday, 27th December 10 am.

Thursday, 20th December,

OSAKA BHOSEN KAISHA.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

steel cover there is no danger of vessels. The Admiralty have.ex- hatches being stove In by heavy pressed their willingness to lend seas, however severe the pounding. H.M.8. Hollyhock" to the Depart With the tightness round the edgar ment of Industrial Scientific Re-. there, ir no possibility of cargo search for experimental purposes, damage of any kind.

and recently, in response, to, an Such hatches are criticised for application from the Brand Powder- application to cargo vessels carry-ed Fuel System Limited, have ing case; package, or grain cargo, offered this company also the loan on the grounds that they are too of a surplus ship, HMS. Maid- cumbersome. There is a certain stona,', which was originally design- Justification for the criticism ased as a coal-burning merchant has been mentioned on the grounds vessel.”

The prohibition of the entry of vessels into the harbour of Amoy, Fallen province, between the hours of 7 pm and 5 a.m., has been, pro- visionally withdrawn.

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