Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3313

REGULATION XXXI.
Deck Area of Boats of Class II.

1. The area of the deck of a decked boat shall be determined by the method indicated below or by any other method giving the same degree of accuracy. The same rule is to be applied in determining the area within the fixed bulwarks of a boat of Class II (a).

2. For example, the surface in square metres (or square feet) of a boat may be deemed to be given by the following formula :—

   Area = l/12 (2a + 1·5b + 4c + 1·5d + 2e)

l being the length in metres (or in feet) from the intersection of the outside of the planking with the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post.

a, b, c, d, e denote the horizontal breadths in metres (or in feet) outside the planking at the points obtained by dividing l into four equal parts and subdividing the foremost and aftermost parts into two equal parts (a and e being the breadths at the extreme subdivisions, c at the middle point of the length, and b and d at the intermediate points).

REGULATION XXXII.
Marking of Boats, Life Rafts and Buoyant Apparatus.

The dimensions of the boat, and the number of persons which it is authorized to carry, shall be marked on it in clear permanent characters. These marks shall be specifically approved by the officers appointed to inspect the ship.

Life rafts and buoyant apparatus shall be marked with the number of persons in the same manner.

REGULATION XXXIII.
Carrying Capacity of Boats.

1. The number of persons which a boat of one of the standard types can accommodate is equal to the greatest whole number obtained by dividing the capacity in cubic metres (or cubic feet), or the surface in square metres (or square feet), of the boat by the standard unit of capacity, or unit of surface (according to circumstances), defined below for each type.

2. The standard units of capacity and surface for determining the number of persons are as follows :—

   Unit of Capacity. Cubic Equivalent in
   Metres. Cubic Feet.
   Open boats, Class I (a) .. .. 0·238 10
   Open boats, Class I (b) .. .. 0·255 9

   Unit of Surface. Square Equivalent in
   Metres. Square Feet.
   Class II .. .. .. 0·325 3½

3. The Administration may accept, in place of 0·325 or 3½, as the case may be, a smaller divisor, if it is satisfied after trial that the number of persons for whom there is seating accommodation in the decked boat in question is greater than the number obtained by applying the above divisor, provided always that the divisor adopted in place of 0·325 or 3½, as the case may be, may never be less than 0·280 or 3, as the case may be.

The Administration which accepts a lower divisor in this way shall communicate to the other Administrations particulars of the trial and drawings of the decked boat in question.

REGULATION XXXIV.
Capacity Limits.

No boat shall be marked for a greater number of persons than that obtained in the manner specified in these Regulations. This number shall be reduced—

(1) When it is greater than the number of persons for which there is proper seating accommodation; the latter number shall be determined in such a way that the persons when seated do not interfere in any way with the use of the oars;

(2) When, in the case of boats other than those of Class I, the freeboard when the boat is fully loaded is less than the freeboard laid down for each type respectively; the number shall be reduced until the freeboard when the boat is fully loaded is at least equal to the standard freeboard laid down above.

In boats of Class II (b) (i), the raised part of the deck at the sides may be regarded as affording seating accommodation.