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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.
If the boats so provided do not provide accommodation for 60 per cent of all persons on board, additional lifeboats of Class 1 or Class 2, or approved life rafts or other approved buoyant apparatus shall be provided so that the accom- modation provided by the lifeboats, life rafts and buoyant apparatus shall be sufficient for 60 per cent of all persons on board.
The stowage of the additional boats shall be decided by the Government Marine Surveyor.
36. EQUIPMENT FOR LIFEBOATS-Every lifeboat form- ing part of the statutory life saving appliances of any ship of Group I. Class 7 shall be provided with the full equipment for lifeboats specified in the Instructions, with the exception that, subject to the approval of the Government Marine Sur- veyor, biscuits and condensed milk need not be provided.
37. EQUIPMENT FOR LIFE RAFTS:-Every life raft forming part of the statutory life saving appliances of any ship of Group I. Class 7 shall be provided with the full equipment for life rafts specified in the Instructions, with the exception that, subject to the approval of the Government Marine Surveyor, biscuits need not be provided.
38. LIFE-Buoys :-The minimum number of approved life-buoys with which ships of Group I. Class 7 are to be provided is as follows:-
Table No. 10.
Registered Length of Ship in Feet.
Under 200
Minimum No. of Minimum No. of
Life-Buoys.
Life-Buoy Lights.
200 and under 300
8
300
400
10
""
400 and over
12
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39. LIFE-JACKETS-One approved life-jacket shall be carried for each person on board.
GROUP I. CLASS 8.
25
40. The requirements as to life saving appliances specified under the heading Group I. Class 8 shall be complied with by ships, plying within River Trade Limits, which are certified for the carriage of passengers.
41. DAVITS-A ship of this class shall be provided with sets of davits as specified in Column (A) of Table No. 11.
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