1866

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 49

Gear used contrary to Regulations.

19. No owner or master of any ship or other person responsible for working cargo shall in working cargo use or cause or permit to be used any cargo gear in a manner contrary to any provision in these regulations.

PART V.—PARTICULAR RESTRICTIONS IN WORKING.

Observance of Safe-working Load.

20. In particular no owner or master of any ship nor any owner of cargo gear nor any person who by himself, his agents, or workmen whether as master or servant is engaged in working cargo shall in working cargo put or cause or permit to be put on any cargo gear a load greater than the respective safe working load prescribed by or under these regulations.

Use of Chain Attachments.

21. No owner or master of any ship or owner of cargo gear or other person responsible for working cargo shall use or cause or permit to be used any chain attachment attached to a chain or rope unless the safe-working load thereof as determined by or under these regulations is at least equal to the safe-working load of such chain or rope.

Use of Chain Attachments with more than one Chain or Rope.

22. No owner or master of any ship or owner of cargo gear or other person responsible for working cargo shall use or cause or permit to be used a chain attachment attached to more than one chain or rope unless the safe-working load of the chain attachment is at least equal to the permissible safe-working load of all the combined chains and/or ropes to which the chain attachment is attached.

Burton Block prohibited for Coal-working.

23. No owner or master of a ship nor any person who by himself, his agents, or workmen is engaged, whether as master or servant, in working coal cargo shall use a Burton block for the loading or unloading of coal on, to, or from any ship.

Cargo Gear to be tested.

24. In particular no owner or master of a ship nor any owner of cargo gear or other person responsible for working cargo shall use or cause or permit to be used for working cargo any cargo gear which has not been tested as required by these regulations.

Shackling together of two Ship’s Gear.

25. No owner or master of any ship or other person responsible for working cargo shall shackle the cargo gear of one ship to the cargo gear of any other ship or cause or permit the cargo gear of any ship to be shackled to the cargo gear of any other ship :

Provided that this regulation shall not apply to the cargo gear of a coal hulk.

PART VI.—CARGO-GEAR REGISTERS.

Form of Register.

26. Every owner or master of a ship and every owner of cargo gear (including chain slings) shall keep a register of such cargo gear either in volume form or by a system of filing cards or other suitable records.

Place for keeping Register.

27. Such register shall be permanently kept on the ship or other premises where such cargo gear is stored when not in use, or in some other place approved in writing for the purpose by the Chief Surveyor of Ships.

Contents of Register.

28. Such register shall in respect of every piece of cargo gear belonging to the owner set out in suitable form the following particulars :—
    (1) Description and means of identification.
    (2) Whether used for heavy lifts or as ordinary gear.
    (3) Date of test load.
    (4) Number and date of test certificate.
    (5) Date of last annealing and repair.
    (6) Date of retest after last repair.
    (7) Amount of test load applied on retest after repair.
    (8) Signature of Surveyor of Ships or Inspector of Gear and date when he last examined and passed the cargo gear.