1564
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

(d) Ships of this class shall also carry approved life-belts 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.

(e.) At least one approved life-buoy 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.

(f.) Provided nevertheless that no ship of this class shall be required to carry more boats, rafts, and other buoyant deck-fittings than will furnish sufficient accommodation for all persons on board.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION D, CLASS 2.

Class 2 consists of Steamships carrying Passengers on Short Excursions or Pleasure-trips to Sea, or in Estuaries or Mouths of Rivers.

(a.) Ships of this class shall carry at least two boats of Section A, or Section B, or Section C, placed under davits, and with proper appliances for getting them into the water.

(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 persons on board the ship.

(c.) At least four approved life-buoys shall be carried.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION D, CLASS 3.

Class 3 consists of 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.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION D, CLASS 4.

Class 4 consists of 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.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION D, CLASS 5.

Class 5 consists of 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.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION D, CLASS 6.

Class 6 consists of 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, except when required by the Marine Department to do so.

(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.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION E, CLASS 1.

Division E, Class 1, consists of 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 at least one boat in such a position 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. If one boat is considered by the Surveyor to be insufficient, the Marine Department may require that another or other boats shall be carried.

(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.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION E, CLASS 2.

Class 2 consists of Tug-boats and Steam-lighters which do not proceed to Sea.

(a.) These vessels shall carry one boat of any section sufficient 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.

RULES FOR SHIPS OF DIVISION E, CLASS 3.

Class 3 consists of Hulks, Dredges, 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 constructed of wood, or of copper or yellow metal of not less than 18 oz. to the superficial foot, or of other durable material.

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 enclosed 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 buoyancy 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 outside of the boat.

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

Section E.—A boat of this section shall be a boat of approved 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 28 ft. long, 8 ft. 6 in. broad, and 3 ft. 6 in. 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 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.

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 conditions: Means are to be provided for speedily, but not necessarily 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 sufficiently away from the ends of the boats to insure their being easily swung clear of the davits; the boat’s 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