that the oil can be easily distributed on the water, and so arranged that it can be attached to the sea anchor. (g) An airtight receptacle containing 1 kilogram (equivalent to 2 pounds) of provisions for each person. (h) A watertight receptacle provided with a dipper with lanyard containing 1 liter (equivalent to 1 quart) of fresh water for each person. (i) At least 1 dozen self-igniting red lights and a box of matches in watertight containers. (4) In the case of a ship which is engaged in short international voyages, the Administration may exempt the boats from carrying the equipment specified under subparagraphs (f), (7), and (0) of paragraph 1 and from the requirements of paragraph 2, and may also exempt the life rafts from carrying the equipment specified in paragraph 3 (g). MODIFICATION OF REGULATION XXXVI, SECTION (1) (q).-Equipment of Boats and Life Rafts. Pursuant to Article 57 of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, the Government of the United States, after suitable trials, is satisfied that hand-propelling machinery installations are satisfactory for propulsive purposes in lifeboats certified to carry 100 or more persons. Accordingly, the Government of the United States hereby gives notice that hand-propelling machinery may be installed in such lifeboats in lieu of the motor-propelled machinery required by Regulation XXXVI, section (1) () of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, and said boats with approved hand-propelling machinery installations are authorized to be carried as a part of the vessel's life-saving equipment on all American vessels engaged on international voyages. Except for this particular, said boats must comply with the requirements of said Convention. REGULATION XXXVII.—Stowage and Handling of Boats and Life Rafts. (1) Subject to the conditions of Regulation XXXVIII, the lifeboats may be stowed one above the other, or they may, subject to such conditions as the Administration may impose, be fitted one within another, but where boats so fitted require lifting before being launched they shall only be permitted if mechanical power appliances for lifting are provided. (2) The lifeboats and life rafts additional to boats stowed under boats attached to davits may be stowed across a deck, bridge or poop and so secured that they will have the best chance of floating free of the ship if there is no time to launch them. (3) As large a number as possible of the additional boats referred to in paragraph 2 shall be capable of being launched on either side of the ship by means of approved appliances for transferring them from one side of the deck to the other. (4) Boats may only be stowed on more than one deck on condition that proper measures are taken to prevent boats on a lower deck being fouled by those stowed on a deck above. (5) Boats shall not be placed in the bows of the ship or in any positions in which they would be brought into dangerous proximity to the propellers at the time of launching. (6) Davits shall be of approved form and so disposed on one or more decks that the boats placed under them can be safely lowered without interference from the operation of any other davits. (7) The davits, blocks, falls and all other gear shall be of such strength that the boats can be safely lowered with the full complement of persons and equipment, with the ship listed to 15° either way. The falls shall be long enough to reach the water with the vessel at her lightest seagoing draught and with a list of 15°. (8) The davits shall be fitted with gear of sufficient power to ensure that the boats, fully equipped and manned, but not otherwise loaded with passengers, can be turned out against the maximum list at which the lowering of the boats is possible. (9) The boats attached to the davits shall have the falls ready for service, and means shall be provided for speedily, but not necessarily simultaneously, detaching the boats from the falls. (10) Where more than one boat is served by the same set of davits, if the falls are of rope, separate falls shall be provided to serve each boat, but where wire falls are used with mechanical appliances for recovering them, separate falls need not be provided. The appliances used must be such as to ensure lowering the boats in turn and rapidly. Where mechanical appliances are fitted for the recovery of the falls efficient hand gear shall also be provided. (11) On short international voyages where the height of the boat deck above the water line when the vessel is at her lightest seagoing draught does not exceed 4.5 meters (15 feet), the requirements as to strength of davits and turning-out gear in subparagraphs 7, 8, and 10 shall not apply. REGULATION XXXVIII.-Number and Capacity of Boats, Life Rafts, etc., and Davits. (1) A ship shall be provided with sets of davits in accordance with its length as provided in column A of the table in Regulation XXXIX, provided that a number of sets of davits greater than the number of boats necessary for the accommodation of all the persons on board shall not be required. Each set of davits shall have a boat of Class I attached to it. If the lifeboats attached to davits do not provide sufficient accommodation for all the persons on board, additional lifeboats of one of the standard types shall be provided. One additional lifeboat shall, in the first place, be stowed under each of the boats attached to davits. After these have been fitted other boats shall be carried inboard, but an Administration may, if it is of opinion that life rafts will be more readily available and otherwise more satisfactory than these lifeboats in a case of emergency, allow life rafts to be carried provided that the total capacity of the boats on the ship will be at least up to the minimum capacity required by column Cof the table in Regulation XXXIX. When in the opinion of the Administration it is neither practicable nor reasonable to place on a ship the number of sets of davits required by column A of the table in Regulation XXXIX, the Administration may authorize, under exceptional conditions, a smaller number of sets of davits, provided always that this number shall never be less than the minimum number fixed by column B of the table and that the total capacity of the boats on the ship will be at least up to the minimum capacity required by column C. 2. A ship engaged on short international voyages shall be provided with sets of davits in accordance with its length as provided in column A of the table in Regulation XXXIX. Each set of davits shall have a boat of Class I attached to it. If the lifeboats attached to davits do not provide the minimum cubic capacity specified in column D of the table in Regulation XXXIX or provide accommodation for all persons on board, additional lifeboats of one of the standard types, approved life rafts or other approved buoyant apparatus shall be provided, and the accommodation thus provided shall be sufficient for all on board. When in the opinion of the Administration it is neither practicable nor reasonable to place on a ship engaged in short international voyages, the number of sets of davits required by column A of the table in Regulation XXXIX, the Administration may authorize, under exceptional conditions, a smaller number of sets of davits, provided always that this number shall never be less than the minimum number fixed by column B of the table, and that the total capacity of the boats on the ship will be at least up to the minimum capacity required by column D. REGULATION XXXIX.-Table Relating to Davits and Lifeboat Capacity. The following table fixes, according to the length of the ship(A) The minimum number of sets of davits to be provided to each of which must be attached a boat of Class I in accordance with Regulation XXXVIII above. (B) The smaller number of sets of davits which may be authorized exceptionally under Regulation XXXVIII. (C) The minimum lifeboat capacity required, including the lifeboats attached to davits and the additional boats, in accordance with Regulation XXXVIII. (D) The minimum lifeboat capacity required for a ship engaged in short international voyages. Note on (4) and (B).-When the length of the ship exceeds 314 meters (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 meters and by 10 to obtain the capacity in cubic feet. Note on (D).-When the length of a ship is under 31 meters (equivalent to 100 feet) or over 168 meters (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 kilograms of iron (equivalent to 161⁄2 pounds); (c) It shall be reversible. Life jackets the buoyancy of which depends on air compartments are prohibited. (2) A life buoy shall satisfy the following requirements: (a) It shall be of solid cork or any other equivalent material; 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. (3) The minimum number of life buoys with which ships are to be provided is fixed by the following table: (4) All the buoys shall be fitted with beckets securely seized. At least one buoy on each side shall be fitted with a life line of at least 27.5 meters (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. (5) 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: The minimum number of certificated lifeboatmen shall be If the prescribed complement is— Less than 41 persons-- REGULATION XLII.-Manning of Boats. 2345 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 motorboat. A man capable of working the wireless and searchlight installations shall be assigned to boats carrying this equipment. |