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Life-belts to be carried.
Life-buoys to be carried.
Boats to be carried under davits.
Additional boats or life-rafts.
Buoyant deck fittings in lieu of additional boats or life-rafts.
Life-buoys to be carried.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1899
Section A or Section B or Section C of Rule 1 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.
(6.) They shall carry approved life-belts as required for ships of Class I (c.) They shall carry not less than six approved life-buoys (Rule 10 (a.) 10 (b.) of the General Rules).
Class III.
Rules for Steamships having Special Licences as River Steamers, under Section 838 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 accommodation for all persons on board, then additional rafts or approved life-rafts shall be supplied as for ships of Class I (c.) Provided that if (having regard to the avoidance of undue 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 I, 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.) At least one approved life-buoy (Rule 10 (a.) or 10 (b.) of the 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 Rules.
Construction of boats.
1. All boats shall be properly constructed and equipped as provided by these Rules, and all boats and other life-saving appliances are to be kept ready for use, to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor.
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 ends closed 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 efficiency to the buoyancy apparatus provided for a boat of Section A. At least one-half of the buoyancy apparatus must be attached to the outside of the boat.
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
518
Cancelled I Substituted for by 4.1.160183
Life-belts to be carried.
Life-buoys to be carried.
Boats to be
carried under davita.
Additional
boats or life- rafts.
Buoyant deck fittings in lieu of additional boats or life-
rafts.
Life-buoys to be carried.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1899 Section A or Section B or Section C of Rule 1 of the General Rules) that the boats on each side of the ship shall be sufficient to accommodate all persona on board. They shall have proper appliances for getting the boats into the
water.
(6.) They shall carry approved life-belts as required for ships of Class I (c.) They shall carry not less than six approved life-buoys (Rule 10 (a. 10 (b.) of the General Rules).
Class III.
Rules for Steamships having Special Licences as River Steamers. under Section 838 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 require ments do not furnish sufficient accommodation for all persons on board, then additional rafts or approved life-rafts shall be supplied as for ships of Class I (c.) Provided that if (having regard to the avoidance of undue 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 I, 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.) At least one approved life-buoy (Rule 10 (a.) or 10 (b.) of the 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 Rüles.
Construction of boats.
1. All boats shall be properly constructed and equipped as provided by these Rules, and all boats and other life-saving appliances are to be kept ready for use, to the satisfaction of the Government Marine Surveyor.
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 ens closed 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 efficiency to the buoyancy apparatus provided for a boat of Section A. At least one-half of the buoyancy apparatus must be attached to the outside of the boat.
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
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