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THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891. 1149
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shall be carried, one of these boats may be a steam- launch; but in that case the space occupied by the engines and boiler is not to be included in the estimated cubic capacity of the boat. Subject to the provision contained in paragraph (g) of these Rules such additional boats or rafts shall be of at least such carrying capacity that they and the boats required to be placed under davits by Table (A) provide together in the aggregate three-fourths more than the minimum cubic contents required by column 3 of that Table, for this purpose three cubic feet of air case in the life raft is to be estimated as ten cubic feet of inter- nal capacity. All such additional boats or rafts shall be placed as conveniently for being available as the ship's arrangements admit of, having regard to the avoidance of undue incumbrance of the ship's deck, and the safety of the ship for her voyage.
(f) When ships are divided into efficient water-tight compart- ments, so that with any two of them in free communication with the sea, the ship will remain afloat in moderate weather, they shall only be required to carry additional boats or life rafts of one-half of the capacity required by par. (b.) of these Rules.
(g.) In addition to the life saving appliances before mentioned, ships of this class shall carry not less than one approved life buoy, (Rule 11 (a.) or 11 (b.) of General Rules), for every boat placed under davits. They shall also carry approved life belts, (Rule 10), or other similar approved articles of equal buoyancy suitable for being worn on the person so that there may be at least one for each person on board the ship.
Provided that no ship of this class shall be required to carry more boats or rafts than will furnish sufficient accommodation for all persons on board.
Class II.
Rules for sea-going ships not certified to carry passengers, (a.) Ships of this class shall carry on each side at least so many and such boats of wood or metal placed under davits (of which one on each side shall be a boat of sec. A or 'sec. B of Rule I of the General Rules) that the boats on each side of the ship shall be sufficient to accommodate all persons on board. They shall have proper appliances for getting the boats into the water.
(b.) They shall carry approved life belts as required for ships of
Class 1.
(e.) They shall carry not less than six approved life buoys,
(Rule 11 (a.) or 11 (b.), of General Rules).
Class 111.
Rules for steam-ships having special licences as river steamers under sec. 8 of this Ordinance.
(a.) Ships of this class shall, according to their tonnage, carry boats placed under davits as required by the Table for ships in Class I.
(b.) If the boats placed under davits in accordance with the above requirements do not furnish sufficient accommoda- tion for all persons on board then additional boats or approved life rafts shall be supplied as for ships of Class I. (0.) Provided that if (having regard to the avoidance of undne incumbrance of the ship's deck and to the safety of the ship for her voyage) it is not practicable for a ship of this class to carry additional approved boats or approved life rafts as required for ships of Class 1, the deficiency so caused may be made up by the supply of an equivalent number of approved buoyant deck seats or other approved buoyant deck fittings to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor.
(d.) Ships of this class shall also carry approved life belts, (Rule 10 of General Rules) or other similar approved articles of equal buoyancy suitable for being worn on the person so that there may be at least one for each perseu on board the ship.
(e.) At least one approved life buoy (Rule 11 (4) or 11 (b.) of General Rules) shall also be provided for each boat of wood or metal carried by the ship, but in no case shall less than six approved life buoys be provided.
General Bules.
(1.)-Bouts.
Note.-All boats shall be properly equipped as provided by these
Rules.
Section (A.)-A boat of this section shall be a life boat properly constructed of wood or metal having for every ten cubic feet of her capacity computed as in Rule 2 at least one and a half cubic feet of strong and serviceable enclosed air-tight compartments such that water cannot find its way into them.
Section (B.)-A boat of this section shall be a life-boat properly constructed of wood or metal having inside and outside buoyancy apparatus together equal in efti- ciency to the buoyancy apparatus provided for a boat of Section A. At least one half of the buoy- ancy apparatus must be attached to the outside of the boat.
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