P 48
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft)
Regulations
[1983 Ed.
2.
(c) Minimum height of hatch coamings shall be 12 inches and where less than 24 inches the above freeboards shall be increased by one half inch for each inch that the coaming is below 24 inches in height.
(d) Where the lighter is not fitted with satisfactory watertight closing appliances the above freeboards shall be increased by 6 inches, in addition to any requirement which may be imposed under paragraph (c).
(e) Lighters of special type and usage shall be given special consideration but in no case shall the minimum freeboards assigned be less than those indicated in paragraph (a).
Freeboard Marks.
(a) Marking.
On receiving particulars of the assigned freeboard the owner of the lighter shall cause to be marked on each side of the vessel, to the satisfaction of the Director, the appropriate mark in accordance with this Schedule.
(b) Method of Marking.
The lines described in paragraph (c) of this paragraph shall be marked in such a manner as to make them plainly visible. They shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark background or in black on a light background and shall be carefully cut in or centre punched.
(c) Marks.
A lighter shall be marked on each side at amidships, with a deck line and freeboard line as follows--
DECK LINE
-15 ins.
6 ins.
(i) The deck line shall be a horizontal line 12 inches in length and 1 inch in breadth marked amidships with its upper edge passing through the point where the continuation outwards of the upper surface of the freeboard deck intersects the outer surface of the shell. Where the deck is partly sheathed amidships the upper edge of the deck line shall pass through the point where the continuation outwards of the upper surface of the actual sheathing at amidships intersects the outer surface of the shell.
(ii) The horizontal freeboard line shall be 15 inches in length and 1 inch in breadth, and 2 additional lines each 3 inches in length, and 1 inch in breadth, shall be located with their upper edges at distances of 6 inches, one above, and one below, the upper edge of the aforementioned horizontal line. All horizontal lines shall be at right angles to a vertical line 13 inches in depth and 1 inch in width, which bisects the horizontal lines.
(iii) The permitted freeboard shall be measured from the upper edge of the deck line to the upper edge of the horizontal freeboard line.
P 48
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft)
Regulations
[1983 Ed.
2.
(c) Minimum height of hatch coamings shall be 12 inches and where less than 24 inches the above freeboards shall be increased by one half inch for each inch that the coaming is below 24 inches in height.
(d) Where the lighter is not fitted with satisfactory watertight closing appliances the above freeboards shall be increased by 6 inches, in addition to any requirement which may be imposed under paragraph (c).
(e) Lighters of special type and usage shall be given special consideration but in no case shall the minimum freeboards assigned be less than those indicated in paragraph (a).
Freeboard Marks.
(a) Marking.
On receiving particulars of the assigned freeboard the owner of the lighter shall cause to be marked on each side of the vessel, to the satisfaction of the Director, the appropriate mark in accordance with this Schedule.
(b) Method of Marking.
The lines described in paragraph (c) of this paragraph shall be marked in such a manner as to make them plainly visible. They shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark background or in black on a light background and shall be carefully cut in or centre punched.
(c) Marks.
A lighter shall be marked on each side at amidships, with a deck line and freeboard line as follows--
DECK LINE
-15 ina.
6 ins.
(i) The deck line shall be a horizontal line 12 inches in length and I inch in breadth marked amidships with its upper edge passing through the point where the continuation outwards of the upper surface of the freeboard deck intersects the outer surface of the shell. Where the deck is partly sheathed amidships the upper edge of the deck line shall pass through the point where the continuation outwards of the upper surface of the actual sheathing at amidships intersects the outer surface of the shell.
(ii) The horizontal freeboard line shall be 15 inches in length and 1 inch in breadth, and 2 additional lines each 3 inches in length, and 1 inch in breadth, shall be located with their upper edges at distances of 6 inches. one above, and one-below, the upper edge of the aforementioned horizontal line. All horizontal lines shall be at right angles to a vertical line 13 inches in depth and I inch in width, which bisects the horizontal lines.
(iii) The permitted freeboard shall be measured from the upper edge of the
deck line to the upper edge of the horizontal freeboard line.
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