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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(b.) They shall also carry other boats, approved buoyant
apparatus, and [or] approved life-belts sufficient, with the
boats required by paragraph (a), to keep afloat all the per-
sons on board the ship.
(c.) At least four approved life-buoys shall be carried.

DIVISION D.—CLASS 3.
Steamships not certified to carry Passengers, and employed
solely in the Home Trade.

(a.) Ships of this class shall carry one boat of Sections A,
B, or C, so fitted that it can be readily put out on either side
of the ship, and amply sufficient to carry all the persons on
board.
(b.) They shall carry two approved life-buoys.
(c.) They shall carry life-belts, so that there may be one
for each person on board the ship.

DIVISION D.—CLASS 4.
Sailing-ships not carrying Passengers, and employed solely
in the Home Trade.

(a.) Ships of this class shall carry one boat so fitted that
it can be readily put out on either side of the ship, and
amply sufficient to carry all the persons on board.
(b.) They shall carry two approved life-buoys.
(c.) They shall carry life-belts so that there may be one
for each person on board the ship.

DIVISION D.—CLASS 5.
Steam Fish-carriers, Tug-boats, and Steam-lighters which
proceed to Sea.

(a.) Ships of this class shall carry one boat of Sections A,
B, or C, so fitted that it can be readily put out on either side
of the ship, and amply sufficient to carry all the persons on
board.
(b.) They shall carry two approved life-buoys.
(c.) They shall carry life-belts, so that there may be one
for each person on board the ship.

DIVISION D.—CLASS 6.
Steam-launches proceeding for Short Distances to Sea.

(a.) Steam-launches are themselves little more than boats,
and therefore shall not be required to carry boats.
(b.) They shall carry two approved life-buoys.
(c.) They shall carry life-belts, so that there may be one
for each person on board.

DIVISION E.—CLASS 1.
Rules for Steamships carrying Passengers on Rivers, Lakes,
or Land-locked Inland Waters, but not going to Sea or
into Rough Waters.

(a.) Ships of this class shall carry one boat in such a posi-
tion that it can readily be got into the water. They shall also
carry approved buoyant apparatus or approved life-belts and
approved life-buoys at least sufficient, together with the boat,
to keep afloat all persons carried on board.
(b.) At least four approved life-buoys shall be carried.
NOTE.—A discretion may be exercised by the Minister
having charge of the Marine Department to relieve steam-
launches, steamers plying in narrow waters, and ferry-
boats from the operation of the whole or part of Rule (a)
of this class.

DIVISION E.—CLASS 2.
Tug-boats and Steam-lighters which do not proceed to Sea.

(a.) These vessels shall carry one boat of any section suffi-
cient to carry all the persons on board.
(b.) They shall carry two approved life-buoys.
(c.) They shall carry approved life-belts, so that there may
be one for each person on board.

DIVISION E.—CLASS 3.
Hulks, Dredgers, Steam-hoppers, &c.

If these vessels do not proceed to sea from one port to
another, they shall carry the same boats and appliances as
provided for in Class 2.
If they proceed to sea from one port to another, they shall
carry in addition one boat of Sections A, B, or C sufficient to
carry all the persons on board, and with proper appliances to
enable it to be put out readily on either side of the ship.

GENERAL RULES.

(1.) BOATS.—All boats shall be constructed and properly
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 Minister having charge of the Marine
Department. Internal buoyancy apparatus may be con-
structed of wood, or of copper or yellow metal of not less
than 18oz. to the superficial foot, or of other durable ma-
terial.

Section A.—A boat of this section shall be a lifeboat, of
whaleboat form, properly constructed of wood or metal,
having for every 10 cubic feet of her capacity, computed as
in Rule 2, at least 1 cubic foot of strong and serviceable en-
closed airtight compartments, so constructed that water
cannot find its way into them. In the case of metal boats
an addition will have to be made to the cubic capacity of the
airtight compartments, so as to give them buoyancy equal
to that of the wooden boat.

Section B.—A boat of this section shall be a lifeboat, of
whaleboat form, 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 lifeboat,
properly constructed of wood or metal, having some buoy-
ancy apparatus attached to the inside and [or] outside of the
boat equal in efficiency to one-half of the buoyancy apparatus
provided for a boat of Section A or Section B. At least one-
half of the buoyancy apparatus must be attached to the out-
side of the boat.

Section D.—A boat of this section shall be a properly-con-
structed boat of wood or metal.

Section E.—A boat of this section shall be a boat of ap-
proved construction, form, and material, and may be
collapsible.

(2.) CUBIC CAPACITY.—The cubic capacity of a boat shall
be deemed to be her cubic capacity, ascertained (as in
measuring ships for tonnage capacity) by Stirling's rule; but
as the application of that rule entails much labour, the
following simple plan, which is approximately accurate,
may be adopted for general purposes, and when no question
requiring absolute correct adjustment is raised :—

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 28ft.
long, 8ft. 6in. broad, and 3ft. 6in. deep, will be regarded as
having a capacity of 28 × 8·5 × 3·5 × ·6 = 499·8, or 500
cubic feet. If the oars are pulled in rowlocks, the bottom of
the rowlock is to be considered the gunwale of the boat for
ascertaining her depth.

(3.) NUMBER OF PERSONS FOR BOATS.—The number of per-
sons 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.

The number of persons a boat of Section B, Section C,
Section D, or Section E shall be deemed fit to carry shall be
the number of cubic feet, ascertained as in Rule (2), divided
by 8. The space in the boat shall be sufficient for the seating
of the persons carried in it, and for the proper use of the
oars.

(4.) APPLIANCES FOR LOWERING BOATS.—Appliances for
getting a boat into the water must fulfil the following condi-
tions: Means are to be provided for speedily, but not neces-
sarily simultaneously or automatically, 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; 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 suf-
ficiently away from the ends of the boats to insure 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 boat's falls are to be
long enough to lower the boat into the water with safety
when the vessel is light. The life-lines shall be fitted to the
davits, and be long enough to reach the water when the
vessel is light; and hooks are not to be attached to the
lower tackle-blocks.

(5.) EQUIPMENTS FOR COLLAPSIBLE OR OTHER 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.