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capacity as will accommodate all persons on board: Provided that if the total number of lifeboats required under this rule exceeds two, a boat of Class 3 may be carried in lieu of one of them; and if the number exceeds three, one or two boats of Class 3 may be carried in lieu of the same number of lifeboats: Provided that not less than half the total capacity on each side of the ship shall be provided in boats of Class 1.

Rule B.—The lifeboats, and boats of Class 3 carried in lieu of lifeboats, shall be attached to davits.

Rule C.—At least six approved lifebuoys shall be carried, together with one approved life-jacket for each person on board.

CLASS III.

Rules for Foreign-going Sailing-ships carrying Passengers.

Rule A.—A ship of this class shall carry lifeboats in such number and of such aggregate capacity as shall be sufficient to accommodate all persons on board.

Rule B.—All the lifeboats shall be attached to davits so far as practicable in the opinion of the Department’s Surveyor.

Rule C.—At least six approved lifebuoys shall be carried, together with one approved life-jacket for each person on board.

CLASS IV.

Rules for Foreign-going Sailing-ships not carrying Passengers.

Rule A.—A ship of this class shall carry an open lifeboat or lifeboats of Class 1, of such capacity as shall be sufficient to accommodate all persons on board. If only one lifeboat is required under this rule, a boat of Class 3 shall be carried in addition; and if the number of lifeboats required under this rule exceeds two, a boat of Class 3 may be carried in lieu of one of them.

Rule B.—Two boats at least shall be attached to davits, one on each side of the ship.

Rule C.—At least four approved lifebuoys shall be carried, together with one approved life-jacket for each person on board.

HOME TRADE.

CLASS I.

Rules for Steamships certified to carry Passengers anywhere within Home-trade Limits as hereinbefore defined.

Rule A.—A ship of this class shall, subject to the provisions of General Rule 21 (1), be provided in accordance with its length with the number of sets of davits specified in column A of the table in Appendix I; each set of davits shall have a lifeboat attached to it: Provided that no ship shall be required to have a number of sets of davits greater than the number of boats required to accommodate the total number of persons carried, or which the ship is certified to carry, whichever number is the greater.

The lifeboats attached to davits may be either open or pontoon lifeboats, but no ship shall carry attached to davits a number of open lifeboats less than that specified in accordance with its length in column B of the table in Appendix I.

Rule B.—In a ship of this class launched on or after the 1st March, 1913, if the lifeboats attached to davits do not provide the aggregate capacity specified in the table in Appendix II, additional lifeboats shall be carried to make up that capacity: Provided that no ship, at whatever date launched, shall be required to carry lifeboats of an aggregate capacity greater than is required to accommodate the total number of persons carried.

Rule C.—Subject to the provisions of General Rule 21 (3), if the lifeboats carried do not provide sufficient accommodation for the total number of persons which the ship is allowed by her ordinary passenger-certificate to carry, approved buoyant deck-seats or other approved buoyant apparatus shall be carried so that they, together with the lifeboats, shall provide sufficient accommodation for the total number of persons carried.

Rule D.—Where a ship of this class has a special passenger-steamer’s certificate allowing her when engaged upon daylight voyages to carry a number in excess of the total number of persons allowed by her ordinary passenger-certificate, the lifeboats, approved life-