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1150 THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891.

Section (C.)—A boat of this section shall be a life-boat properly constructed of wood or metal having some buoyancy apparatus attached to the inside and/or outside of the boat equal in efficiency to one half the buoyancy apparatus provided for a boat of section A or sec- tion B. At least one half of the buoyancy apparatns must be attached to the outside of the boat. Section (D.)-A boat of this section shall be a properly constructed

boat of wood or metal,

(2.)-Cubic Capacity.

Measure the length and breadth outside and the depth inside mul- tiply 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 8'5 × 3.5 × 6 = 499 8 or 500 cubic feet. If the oars are pulled in row locks, the bottom of the row lock 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 carry, 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 carriel in it and for the proper use of the oars.

(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 S.

(5.)-Appliances for lowering Boats.

Appliances for getting a boat 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 davits 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 ont 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 follows:-

(a.) With the full (single banked) complement of oars, and two

spare oars,

(b.) With two plugs for each plug hole attached with lanyards or chains, and one set and a half of thole pins or crutches attached to the boat by sound lanyards.

(c.) With a sea anchor, a baler, a rudder and tiller or yoke and yoke lines, a painter of sufficient length and a boat hook. The rudder and baler to be kept attached to the boat by sufficiently long lanyards and kept ready for use.

(d.) A vessel to be kept filled with fresh water shall be provided

for each boat.

(e.) Life rafts shall be fully provided with a suitable equipment, (7.)~~Additional Equipments for boats of Sections A and B,

In order to be properly equipped each boat of Sections 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 boat 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.

(e.) With a life line in loops run round the outside of the boat

and securely made fast.

(a.) With an efficient compass.

(e.) With one gallon of vegetable or animal oil in a vessel of ap- proved pattern for distributing it in the water in rough weather.

(f) 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 sea shall be deemed to be capable of carrying 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 fect 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 shall be marked in such a way as to plainly indi- cate the number of adult persons it can carry,