THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.
(13) Where more than one boat is served by the same set of davits, if the falls are of rope, separate falls shall be provided to serve each boat, but where wire falls are used with mechanical appliances for recovering them, separate falls need not be provided. The appliances used shall be such as to ensure lowering the boats rapidly and in turn. Where mechanical power appliances are fitted for the re- covery of the falls, efficient hand gear shall also be provided.
(14) In the case of ships of Classes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 in Group I where the height of the boat deck above the water line when the vessel is at her lightest sea-going draught does not exceed 15 feet, the requirements of paragraphs 9 (b), (10) and (13) of this regulation may be modified by the Government Marine Surveyor in his discretion.
Life-Jackets.
91. (1) An approved life-jacket shall mean a jacket or other approved appliance capable of being fitted on the body, of approved material and construction, and which is capable of floating in fresh water for at least 24 hours with 16 lbs. of iron suspended from it. It shall be reversible and suitable for both adults and children.
(2) No life-jackets shall be approved or carried the buoyancy of which depends on air compartments.
Life-buoys.
92.—(1) An approved life-buoy shall be of solid cork or other approved material and shall be capable of floating in fresh water for at least 24 hours with 32 lbs. of iron suspended from it.
(2) No life-buoys filled with rushes, cork shavings, granulated cork or any other loose granulated material, or whose buoyancy depends upon air compartments requiring inflation, shall be approved or carried.
(3) All life-buoys shall be fitted with beckets securely seized, and at least one on each side of the ship shall be fitted with a life-line at least 15 fathoms in length.
Stowage of Life-buoys and Life-jackets.
93.-(1) All life-buoys and life-jackets shall be stowed to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor and so as to be readily accessible to all the persons on board, their position shall be plainly indicated so as to be known to the persons concerned.
(2) Life-buoys shall always be capable of being rapidly cast loose and shall not be permanently secured in any way.
Line-throwing Appliances.
94. (1) An approved line-throwing appliance shall consist of
(a) Four 2 lb. line-throwing rockets with suitable sticks or other approved apparatus capable of throwing a line 5/16ths inch in circumference a distance of 120 yards in calm weather.
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