CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 132

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12. If at any place of call no search is conducted by the Police the master shall cause all persons and things there taken on board to be searched by the watchmen.

13. A launch shall be deemed to call at a place if it take on board any person or thing from a boat as well as if it goes alongside a wharf or otherwise moors with a view to embarking or disembarking persons or things.

14. The master and crew shall render every assistance to the Police in their searches and shall use their best endeavours to see that no ammunition or smuggled on board.

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15. Every launch shall stop when bailed by the Police,

Ships (exceeding 60 tons.)

Construction.

1. Dodgers constructed of bulley proof material shall be erected on the bridge deck aft of the wheel house.

2. A strong and substantial grille of expanded metal or barbed wire shall be strongly and substantially erected across the ship aft of the line of the dodgers.

3. The bridge deck shall be protected from access from below by barbed wire.

1. In any case in which a permanent wooden or metal awning or deck extends over the bridge deck aft of the grille it shall be protected by means of barbed wire.

5. Any access provided to the bridge deck from below shall be aft of the grille, except by special permission of the Harbour Master signified in writing.

6. Every entrance to the engine and boiler rooms shall be provided with strong and substantial solid metal or metal grille doors.

7. Steam hose shall be provided both on the

protected portion of the bridge deck and in the engine and boiler rooms and shall at all times be properly connected and in such a state as to be capable of being used at a moment's notice to repel an attack. Any connections outside the protected portion of the bridge deck and the engine. and boiler rooms shall be of metal.

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8. Direct access shall be provided to the bridge deck from the engine and boiler rooms.

9. A locked baggage room shall be provided for the beavy baggage of the 1st and 2nd class passengers.

10. The accommodation for passenger other than those of the 1st class shall be of such a nature that it can be isolated from the rest of the ship and from the crew and can be entered only by means of metal grille doors.

11. All holds shall be provided with strong and secure fastenings and locks.

12. If deck cargo is carried elsewhere than in a space isolated from the rest of the ship in accordance with Regulation No. 40, such cargo shall be partitioned off and secured in such way that it shall be inaccessible to any person throughout the voyage without the authority of the master.

13. All the above constructional work shall be carried out to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master who may in any special case, subject to the approval of the Governor, relax any of the said requirements as he may consider necessary. Upon completion of the work the Harbour Master will issue to the owners, agents, charterers or licensees a certificate in writing stating that the construe- tional work required by the regulations has been carried out to his satisfaction.

Equipment.

14. The following equipment shall be provided and shall be carried on the protected portion of the bridge

deck

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(a.) Double the number of rockets and blue lights required by the regulations of the Board of Trade.

(b.) One Verey's pistol and at least 24 Verey's

lights.

(c.) At least two loaded rifles and at least 100 additional rounds of ammunition for the

same.

(d.) One loaded sporting gun and at least 50 additional rounds of ammunition for the same loaded with S,S,G. shot,

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