Cargo Gear Regulations




May 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1487

Diagram No. 13.

The load is carried on five parts of the rope.
For safe-working loads see Tables Nos. 12 and 17.

Diagram No. 14.

The load is carried on six parts of the rope.
For safe-working loads see Tables Nos 13 and 18.

DIAGRAM NO. 13. DIAGRAM NO. 14.

APPENDIX I.

SHORT-LINK CHAIN.—BREAKING AND TENSILE LOADS.

Diameter of Iron of Chain. Tensile Load to be applied to every 15 Fathoms separately. Breaking-load which Seven Links in each 50 Fathoms must withstand previous to the Tensile Load being applied. Diameter of Iron of Chain. Tensile Load to be applied to every 15 Fathoms separately. Breaking-load which Seven Links in each 50 Fathoms must withstand previous to the Tensile Load being applied.
Inches. T. cwt. qr. lb. T. cwt. qr. lb. Inches. T. cwt. qr. lb. T. cwt. qr. lb.
¼ 0 15 0 0 1 13 3 0 1³⁄₁₆ 16 18 1 21 38 1 1 26
⁵⁄₁₆ 1 3 1 21 2 12 2 26 18 15 0 0 42 3 3 0
³⁄₈ 1 13 3 0 3 15 3 21 1⁵⁄₁₆ 20 13 1 21 46 10 0 26
⁷⁄₁₆ 2 5 3 21 5 3 1 12 1³⁄₈ 22 13 3 0 51 0 3 21
½ 3 0 0 0 6 15 0 0 1⁷⁄₁₆ 24 15 3 21 55 15 3 12
⁹⁄₁₆ 3 15 3 21 8 10 3 12 27 0 0 0 60 15 0 0
⁵⁄₈ 4 13 3 0 10 10 3 21 1⁹⁄₁₆ 29 5 3 21 65 18 1 12
¹¹⁄₁₆ 5 13 1 21 12 15 0 26 1⁵⁄₈ 31 13 3 0 71 5 3 21
¾ 6 15 0 0 15 3 3 0 1¹¹⁄₁₆ 34 3 1 21 76 17 2 26
¹³⁄₁₆ 7 18 1 21 17 16 1 26 36 15 0 0 82 13 3 0
⁷⁄₈ 9 3 3 0 20 13 1 21 1¹³⁄₁₆ 39 8 1 21 88 13 3 26
¹⁵⁄₁₆ 10 10 3 21 23 14 2 12 1⁷⁄₈ 42 3 3 0 94 18 1 21
1 12 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 1¹⁵⁄₁₆ 45 0 3 21 101 7 0 12
1¹⁄₁₆ 13 10 3 21 30 9 2 12 2 48 0 0 0 108 0 0 0
1¹⁄₈ 15 3 3 0 34 3 1 21


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Cargo gear, Wire ropes, Safe working loads, Shackling, Burton block, Coal handling, Ship inspections, Chain slings, Wire-rope slings, Fibre-rope slings, Short-link chain, Breaking loads, Tensile loads