New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 77

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✨ Maritime Safety Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

A lifebuoy shall satisfy the following requirements:—
(a) It shall be of solid cork or any other equivalent material;
(b) It shall be capable of supporting in fresh water for
24 hours at least 14·5 kilogrammes (equivalent to 32 pounds)
of iron.

Life-buoys filled with rushes, cork shavings or granulated cork, or
any other loose granulated material, or whose buoyancy depends upon
air compartments which require to be inflated, are prohibited.

The minimum number of life-buoys with which ships are to be
provided is fixed by the following table:—

Length of the Ship: Metres.	Equivalent in Feet.	Minimum Number of Buoys.
Under 61	Under 200	8
61 and under 122	200 and under 400	12
122 and under 183	400 and under 600	18
183 and under 244	600 and under 800	24
244 and over	800 and over	30

All the buoys shall be fitted with becketts securely seized. At
least one buoy on each side shall be fitted with a life-line of at least
27·5 metres (15 fathoms) in length. Not less than one-half of the
total number of life-buoys, and in no case less than six, shall be provided
with efficient self-igniting lights which cannot be extinguished in
water, and these shall be kept near the buoys to which they belong,
with the necessary means of attachment.
All the life-buoys and life-jackets shall be so placed as to be
readily accessible to the persons on board; their position shall be
plainly indicated so as to be known to the persons concerned.

The life-buoys shall always be capable of being rapidly cast loose
and shall not be permanently secured in any way.

REGULATION XLI.
Certificated Lifeboatmen.

In order to obtain the special lifeboatman’s certificate provided
for in Article 22 of the present Convention, the applicant must prove
that he has been trained in all the operations connected with launching
lifeboats and the use of oars; that he is acquainted with the practical
handling of the boats themselves; and, further, that he is capable
of understanding and answering the orders relative to lifeboat service.

There shall be for each boat or life-raft a number of lifeboatmen
at least equal to that specified in the following table:—

If the Prescribed Complement is:	The Minimum Number of Certificated Life-boatmen shall be:
Less than 41 persons	2
From 41 to 61 persons	3
From 62 to 85 persons	4
Above 85 persons	5

REGULATION XLII.
Manning of Boats.

A deck officer or certificated lifeboatman shall be placed in charge
of each boat or life-raft and a second in command shall also be
nominated. The person in charge shall have a list of its crew, and
shall see that the men placed under his orders are acquainted with
their several duties.

A man capable of working the motor shall be assigned to each
motor boat.

A man capable of working the wireless and searchlight installations
shall be assigned to boats carrying this equipment.

The duty of seeing that the boats, life-rafts, and buoyant apparatus
and other lifesaving apparatus are at all times ready for use shall be
assigned to one or more officers.

REGULATION XLIII.
Fire Detection and Extinction.

An efficient patrol system shall be maintained, so that any
outbreak of fire may be promptly detected. In addition, a fire alarm
or fire detecting system shall be provided, which will automatically
indicate or register at one or more points or stations, where it can be
most quickly observed by officers and crew, the presence or indication
of fire in any part of the ship not accessible to the patrol system.

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🚂 Regulation XL: Life-jackets and Life-buoys (continued from previous page)

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🚂 Regulation XLI: Certificated Lifeboatmen

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🚂 Regulation XLII: Manning of Boats

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🚂 Regulation XLIII: Fire Detection and Extinction

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