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HONGKONG LIFE-SAVING

RULES.

REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.

The report of the Committee appointed by H.E. the Governor of Hongkong to con sider the advisability of revising the life saving appliances rules in force in Houg kong for foreign going passenger vessels, was laid before the Legislative Council by command of H.E. the Governor, yes. terday.

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It reads as follows) - 1-We have given careful considera. tion to the suggestions and recomenda- tians contained in the letter (copy of which is shown in Appendix A) from the Mercantile Marine Department of the Board of Trade dated the 4th October, 192, addressed to the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

APPENDIX. B.

The Hongkong passenger certificate is hased generally on the Board of Trade requirements but falls short of such by the omission of a Wireless Telegraphy apparatus-the modification in the life saving appliances Rules It is highly in- portant that the Hongkong passenger certificate should be recognised by the Banrd of Trade and be valid in the nited Kingdom and throughout the British Empire.

Hongkong is one of the largest ports in the World, a port of Registry--a ship building centre with large ducks, big repairing yards the terminal port of many ocean going passenger vessels where they dock, overhaul and refit and in the interests of this large port and the ship- ping companies concerned, we consider that it is most desirable that Hongkong, [should adopt the Board of Trade prin -We recommend the following:- viples of the passenger certificate for That the Hongkong Passenger Certon going vessels-and for this purpose Beate authorizing Foreign Going vessels full details of suab requirements should to carry passengers be divided into be obtained from the Board of Trade classes; rack class to be governed by its own rules and regulations.

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Chao 1.

Hongkong Passenger Certificate," Foreign going vessels certified to carry passengers "beyond the limits of 10deg S. Latitude and the Meridians codege East and Hideg. East,

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and their recognition of this certificate as being in all respects the same as their Town be obtained.

APPENDIX, C. Hongkong and the Far East services which involve the large and important nf question of conveying the masser Chiurse to and from their felds of labour and the difficulty in this British Colony of legislating for the earringe of same in vessel under rules based on show apertaining in the European Coun

"Hongkong Passenger Certißente

(Far Eas)." Foreign going vessels certified to carry passengers within the limits of 10deg. Stries is, we consider, Latitude and the Meridians codeg. East and 14tdeg." Fast.

B.

- than 1.

"Hongkong Passenger Certificate: (Biyer Stamers).". River steamers certified to carry pass gers within the limits of the Canton and West Rivers including Macao,

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"Hongkong Passenger Certificate." This certifiente to be in all respects the same as that issued by the Board of Trade for foreign going passenger steam ships ( Appendix B).

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Hongkong Passenger Certificate

Far East)"

(1) Impracticable (2) Inadvisable. (1) The impracticability, is that the vessels employed in this particular pas- senger trade are of mall size averaging from 300 to 400 feet in length and to place boats in sufficient number to accom modate all persons on board would, in the majority "of cases be impossible and in others impracticable in that it would

tail packing and/or stacking of boats which would only tend to increase the low of fe in the event of any accident to the vessel by reducing the availabis boats under davits less accessible. There are other difficulties deterent to organizing and maintaining efficient bout drill by the massing of boats such as the Chinese crews employed, the language "dificulty, frequent changes of officers which is un- avoidable owing to the exigencies of the services and the climatic conditiona

This certificate to be based on the exist ing Hongkong, passenger certificate for foreign going vessels (see Appendix C with the following amendments:

(2) The inadvisability of reducing the (4) That the provisions of a Wireless number carried in vessel's to conform to Telegraphy Apparatus be made the principle of boats for alt" would compulsory in all vessels (the Com- tend to drive the trade to foreign vessel mittee unanimously are of the particularly Chinese whos Mercantile! opinion that this provision should Marine of steamships is ever increasing. extend to all sen going vessels ex- and whose country's maritime laws re The Cavern- oveding 1800 tons not authorized to practically non-existent.

ents of India and the Straits Settle. carry passengers). (4) That additionnd freeboard duringments are probably faced with the same the typhoon weason should be en- dificulties only to a less degree than forced (see Appendix D).

Hongkong and the present Hongkong

(e) That the type of life rafs at present passinger certificate in its application to

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in use should be improved (se Ap-Life Saving Applicaners Rules is at least | pendix - E).

equal to that of these two countries.

The Governments of India and the Straits Settlements 'should be asked to accept this certificate as heretofore,

APFENDID.

Hongkong Passenger Certificate

"(River Steamers)."

This certificate to be, bised on the exist ing Hongkong passenger certificate issued river starters with the following amendments-

to

(a). That life belts should be provided.

B

We consider that in reference to the question of additional from board, the Government should be guiled by the re-

one for each person on board, e.,commendations of a Committee which has passengers and crew.

(6) That the provision of a Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Ee made com pulsory.

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been appointed by the Board of Trade under the chairmanship of Vice Admiral FC Learmonth To study the wea ther conditions obtaining on the various That the type of life raft at present sea routes of the World, and to advise, haring regard to their conditions, po in use should be improved. 9-We would point out that the adop what geographical Zones the applicatiou tion of the foregoing suggestions will of their special seasonal conditions of affect the requirements of Emigration loading prescribed in the British Tables Licences and Surveys and would recom- of fete board may properly be extended, mend that Long voyage" be considered in what periods of the year in each zone as Class 1. and Short voyage" be con- the apecial conditions of loading should sidered as Class 1.

Lapply." Dated at Victoria in the Colony of

Hongkong, this 7th day of June,

1924

Cosway Hixe, Chairman F. W. JAMES. F. T. WHEELEK. WILLIAM Russell

APPENDIX. A.

Letter from the Mercantile Marine Department. Board of Trade, London,

APPENDIX E.

The present type of life raft is an air tank made of light sheet brass with soldered joint. this is not considered satisfactory owing to its easy liability to damage. We consider that the type should be improved as far as the condi tions in regard to lightnew and

port. ability will allow. We are of the opinion that air tanks made of light steel sheet galvanized and with rivetted joint would

S. W 1, date 4th October, 1923, to the be more serviceable but in this respect Colonial Secretary :-

we recommend that information on the

SiT nm directed by the Board of type approved by the Roard of Trade he Trade to transmit to you herewith a obtained from them.

copy of a letter which has been received!

from the Department of Navigation,

Sydney, New South Wales. respecting the

Chinese aleamer Ling Nam which arrived

at Sydney for the purpose of emberk HE WHO DOES,

ing passengers. The Poard observe that

the vessel held a Hongkong Passenger

Certificate but was not provided with

boat accommodation sufficient for all per

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sons which it was intended to carry and do 100 things. We live in an age they, therefore presume, that the Life of SPECIALISM. Our speciality Saving Appliances Rules at present in

force in Hongkong de not provide for is Eye Examination' and' making boats, to be carried on foreign-going Quality Glasses. passenger steamers sufficient to accom- modate all persons nu board, as do those which have been in fores in this country since 1915.

In the opinion of the Board of Trade the provision of hanta in this case falls very far short of what is necessary in the interest of the safety of life of pas sengers and crew, and I am accordingly to suggest that the Hongkong Govern- ment might consider the advisability of revising the Life Saving Appliances Rules in force in Hongkong ko as to require foreign-going passenger steamers to be provided, if practicable, with boat accom modation for all persons on board," or if this is not practicable, with as many life- boats as can be effectively stowel and launched.

A copy of the Rules in force in this country is enclosed for your information with a copy of a report by the Merchant Shipping Advisery Committece which has recently been considering the question of life saving appliances on foreign-going passenger vessels. The Board are now. considering that alterations should he made to the existing Rules in view of the recommendations made by this Com- mittee and a copy of the new Rules Will, be forwarded to you as soon as available. --I am, Sir, etc.

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