New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 77

Page 3317

✨ Maritime Safety Regulations



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(C) The minimum lifeboat capacity required, including the lifeboats attached to davits and the additional boats, in accord- with Regulation XXXVIII.

(D) The minimum lifeboat capacity required for a ship engaged in short international voyages.

Registered Length of the Ship. (A) Minimum Number of Sets of Davits. (B) Smaller Number of Sets of Davits authorized exceptionally. (C) Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats. (D) Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats.
Metres. Feet Cubic Metres. Cubic Feet. Cubic Metres. Cubic Feet.
31 and under 37 100 and under 120 2 2 28 980 11 400
37 ,, 43 120 ,, 140 2 2 35 1,220 17 600
43 ,, 49 140 ,, 160 2 2 44 1,550 24 850
49 ,, 53 160 ,, 175 3 3 53 1,880 33 1,150
53 ,, 58 175 ,, 190 3 3 68 2,390 37 1,300
58 ,, 63 190 ,, 205 4 4 78 2,740 41 1,450
63 ,, 67 205 ,, 220 4 4 94 3,330 45 1,600
67 ,, 70 220 ,, 230 5 4 110 3,900 48 1,700
70 ,, 75 230 ,, 245 5 4 129 4,560 52 1,850
75 ,, 78 245 ,, 255 6 5 144 5,100 60 2,100
78 ,, 82 255 ,, 270 6 5 160 5,640 68 2,400
82 ,, 87 270 ,, 285 7 5 175 6,190 76 2,700
87 ,, 91 285 ,, 300 7 5 196 6,930 85 3,000
91 ,, 96 300 ,, 315 8 6 214 7,550 94 3,300
96 ,, 101 315 ,, 330 8 6 235 8,290 105 3,700
101 ,, 107 330 ,, 350 9 7 255 9,000 116 4,100
107 ,, 113 350 ,, 370 9 7 273 9,630 125 4,400
113 ,, 119 370 ,, 390 10 7 301 10,650 133 4,700
119 ,, 125 390 ,, 410 10 7 331 11,700 144 5,100
125 ,, 133 410 ,, 435 12 9 370 13,060 156 5,500
133 ,, 140 435 ,, 460 12 9 408 14,430 170 6,000
140 ,, 149 460 ,, 490 14 10 451 15,920 185 6,550
149 ,, 159 490 ,, 520 14 10 490 17,310 201 7,100
159 ,, 168 520 ,, 550 16 12 530 18,720 217 7,650
168 ,, 177 550 ,, 580 16 12 576 20,350 .. ..
177 ,, 186 580 ,, 610 18 13 620 21,900 .. ..
186 ,, 195 610 ,, 640 18 13 671 23,700 .. ..
195 ,, 204 640 ,, 670 20 14 717 25,350 .. ..
204 ,, 213 670 ,, 700 20 14 766 27,050 .. ..
213 ,, 223 700 ,, 730 22 15 808 28,560 .. ..
223 ,, 232 730 ,, 760 22 15 854 30,180 .. ..
232 ,, 241 760 ,, 790 24 17 908 32,100 .. ..
241 ,, 250 790 ,, 820 24 17 972 34,350 .. ..
250 ,, 261 820 ,, 855 26 18 1,031 36,450 .. ..
261 ,, 271 855 ,, 890 26 18 1,097 38,750 .. ..
271 ,, 282 890 ,, 925 28 19 1,160 41,000 .. ..
282 ,, 293 925 ,, 960 28 19 1,242 43,880 .. ..
293 ,, 303 960 ,, 995 30 20 1,312 46,350 .. ..
303 ,, 314 995 ,, 1,030 30 20 1,380 48,750 .. ..

Note on (A) and (B).—When the length of the ship exceeds 314 metres (equivalent to 1,030 feet) the Administration shall determine the minimum number of sets of davits for that ship; full particulars of its decision shall be communicated to the other Administrations.

Note on (C) and (D).—For the purposes of this table the capacity of a boat of Class II is obtained by multiplying the number of persons for which the boat is certified by 0·283 to obtain the capacity in cubic metres, and by 10 to obtain the capacity in cubic feet.

Note on (D).—When the length of a ship is under 31 metres (equivalent to 100 feet) or over 168 metres (equivalent to 550 feet) the cubic capacity of the lifeboats shall be prescribed by the Administration.

REGULATION XL.

Life-jackets and Life-buoys.

  1. A life-jacket shall satisfy the following requirements:—

    (a) It shall be constructed with proper workmanship and materials.

    (b) It shall be capable of supporting in fresh water for 24 hours 7·5 kilogrammes of iron (equivalent to 16½ pounds);

    (c) It shall be reversible.

Life-jackets the buoyancy of which depends on air compartments are prohibited.

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