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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1891.
(2.)-Cubic Capacity.
Measure the length and breadth outside and the depth inside multiply them together and by 6; the product is the capacity of the boat in cubic feet. Thus a boat 28 feet long, 8 feet 6 inches broad and 3 feet 6 inches deep will be regarded as having a capacity of 28 x 85 x 35 x 6 = 499·8 or 500 cubic feet. If the oars are pulled in row locks, the bottom of the row look is to be considered the gunwale of the boat for ascertaining her depth.
(3.)-Number of persons for boats of Section A.
The number of persons a boat of Section A shall be deemed fit to curry, shall be the number of cubic feet (ascertained as in Rule 2), divided by 10. Thus a boat whose cubic contents are 500 cubic feet is deemed sufficient for 50 persons. The space in the boat shall be sufficient for the seating of the persons carried in it and for the proper use of the cars.
(4.)-Number of persons for other Boats.
The number of persons a boat of Sections B, C, or D shall be deemed fit to carry, shall be the number of cubic feet, (ascertained as in Rule 2) divided by 8.
(5.)—Appliances for lowering Boats.
Appliances for getting a bout into the water must fulfil the follow- ing conditions:-Means are to be provided for speedily detaching the boats from the lower blocks of the davit tackles: the boats placed under davitsi are to be attached to the davit tackles and kept ready for service at any moment, the davits are to be strong enough and so spaced that the boats can be swung out with facility; the points of attachment of the boats to the davits are to be sufficiently away from the ends of the boats to ensure their being easily swung clear of the davits, the boats chocks are to be such as can be expeditiously removed; the davits, falls, blocks, eye bolts, rings, and the whole of the tackling are to be of sufficient strength; the boats falls are to be long enough to lower the boat into the water with safety when the vessel is light; the life lines fitted to the davits are to be long enough to reach the water when the vessel is light; and hooks are not to be attached to the lower tackle blocks.
(6.)--Equipments for boats and for life rafts.
In order to be properly equipped each boat shall be provided as Fallonos :-
(a) With the full (single banked) complement of oars, and two
spare cars.
(b) With two plugs for each plug hole attacked with lanyards or chains, and one set and a half of thole pins or crutches attached to the boat by sound lanyards.
(e) With a sea anchor, a baler, a rudder and tiller or yoke and yoke lines, a painter of sufficient length and a boat book, The rudder and baler to be kept attached to the boat by sufficiently long lanyards and kept ready for use. (1) A vessel to be kept filled with fresh water shall be provided
for each boat.
(e.) Lafe rafts shall be fully provided with a suitabbe equipment. (7.) – Additional Equipments for bouts of Sretions A and B. In order to be properly equipped cach boat of Sectims A and B in addition to being provided with all the requisites laid down in Rule 6 shall be equipped as follows: (But not more than four boats in any one ship require to have this outfit.
(a) With two hatchets or tomahawks, one to be kept in each end
of the bout and to be attached to the boat by a lanyard. (b) With a mast or masts and with at least one good sail and
proper gear for each.
(c.). With a life line in loops run round the outside of the bout
and securely made fast.
(d.) With an efficient compass.
(e.) With one gallon of vegetable or animal oil in a vessel of up- proved pattern for distributing it in the water in rough
weather.
(1) With a lantern trimmed with oil in its receiver sufficient to
burn eight hours.
(8.)— Number of Persons for Life Rafts.
The number of persons that any approved life raft for use at sen shall be deemed to be capable of currying shall be determined with reference to each separate pattern approved by the Government
Marine Surveyor.
Provided always that for every person so carried there shall be at least 3 cubic feet of strong and serviceable enclosed air tight com- partments such that water cannot find its way into them. Any ap- proved life raft of other construction may be used provided that it has equivalent buoyancy to that hereinbefore described. Every such approved life raft shali he marked in such a way as to plainly indi- cate the number of adult persons ii can carry.
(9.)—Buoyant Apparatus.
Approved buoyant apparatus shall be deemed sufficient for a num- ber of persons to be ascertained by d-viding the number of pounds of iron which it is capable of supporting in fresh water by 32. Such buoyant appuratus shall not require to be inflated before use, shall be of approved construction and marked in such a way as plainly to indicate the number of persons for whom it is sufficient.
(10.)-Life-belts.
An approved life-belt shall mean a belt which does not require to be inflated before use and which is capable at least of floating in the water for 24 hours with 10 lbs. of iron suspended from it.
(11.)-Life-buoys.
An approved life-buvy shall mean either:—
(a.) A life buoy built of solid cork and fitted with life lines and Loops securely seized to the life buoy and capable of float- ing in the water for at least 24 hours with 32 lbs, of tron suspended from it: or
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