Marine Safety Regulations




Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3269

Rule CI.—Plans.
Plans showing proposed fittings and arrangements are to be submitted to the Assigning Authority for approval.

Freeboards.

Rule CII.—Computation of Freeboard.
When the Assigning Authority is satisfied that the foregoing requirements are fulfilled, the Summer freeboard may be computed from the Table for Tankers ; all corrections except those for flush-deck steamers, detached superstructures, excess sheer, and winter voyages across the North Atlantic are to be made in accordance with Part III of the Rules.

Rule CIII.—Deduction for Detached Superstructures.
When the total effective length of superstructure is less than 1·0 L, the deduction is a percentage of that for a superstructure of length 1·0 L, and is obtained from the following table :—

Total Effective Length of Superstructures.

0 ·1 L ·2 L ·3 L ·4 L ·5 L ·6 L ·7 L ·8 L ·9 L 1·0 L
All types % % % % % % % % % % %
0 7 14 21 31 41 52 63 75·3 87·7 100

Rule CIV.—Deduction for Excess Sheer.
Where the sheer is greater than the standard, the correction for excess sheer (see Rule LVII of Part III, Load Lines for Steamers) is deducted from the freeboard for all tankers. Rule LIX of Part III does not apply except that the maximum deduction for excess sheer is 1½ inches at 100 feet and increases at the rate of 1½ inches for each additional 100 feet in the length of the ship.

Rule CV.—Winter North Atlantic Freeboard.
The minimum freeboard for voyages across the North Atlantic, north of latitude 36° N., during the winter months, is the Winter Freeboard plus an addition at a rate of 1 inch per 100 feet in length.

Rule CVI.—Freeboard Table for Tankers.

L in Feet. Freeboard in Inches. L in Feet. Freeboard in Inches.
190 21·5 400 62·5
200 23·1 410 64·9
210 24·7 420 67·4
220 26·3 430 69·9
230 28·0 440 72·5
240 29·7 450 75·1
250 31·5 460 77·7
260 33·3 470 80·2
270 35·2 480 82·7
280 37·1 490 85·1
290 39·1 500 87·5
300 41·1 510 89·8
310 43·1 520 92·1
320 45·1 530 94·3
330 47·1 540 96·5
340 49·2 550 98·6
350 51·3 560 100·7
360 53·5 570 102·7
370 55·7 580 104·6
380 57·9 590 106·5
390 60·2 600 108·4

Ships above 600 feet are to be dealt with by the Administration.

ANNEX II.

BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONES AND SEASONAL AREAS.

Zones.
The southern boundary of the northern “Winter Seasonal” zone is a line drawn from the east coast of North America along the parallel of lat. 36° N. to Tarifa in Spain; from the east coast of Korea along the parallel of lat. 35° N. to the west coast of Honshiu, Japan; from the



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