C98 



SAFETY OF LIFE AT SKA 



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(,(.') The Administration may assign to a lifeboat constructed of wood 

 planks capacity equal to the product of the length, the breadth and the depti 

 multiplied by 06 if it is evident that this formula does not give a greater 

 capacity than that obtained by the above method. The dimensions shall then 

 be measured in the following manner : — 



Length. — From the intersection of the outside of the planking with 

 the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post or, in the case of a 

 square-sterned boat, to the after side of the transom. 



Breadth. — From the outside of the planking at the point where the 

 breadth of the boat is greatest. 



Depth. — Amidships inside the planking from the keel to the level of 

 the gunwale, but the depth used in calculating the cubic capacity may not 

 in any case exceed 45 per cent, of the breadth. 



In all cases the shipowner has the right to require that the cubic capacity 

 of the lifeboat shall be determined by exact measurement. 



(h) The cubic capacity of a motor lifeboat or a lifeboat fitted with other 

 propelling gear shall be obtained from the gross capacity by deducting a 

 volume equal to that occupied by the motor and its accessories or the gearbox 

 of the other propelling gear, and, when carried, the radiotelegraph installation 

 and searchlight with their accessories. 



Regulation 7 



Carrying Capacity of Lifeboats 



The number of persons which a lifeboat shall be permitted to 

 accommodate shall be equal to the greatest whole number obtained by 

 dividing the capacity in cubic feet by : — 



In the case of a lifeboat of 24 

 feet (or 73 metres) in length 

 or over 10 (or where the capacity is 



measured in cubic metres, 



0-283); 



in the case of lifeboats of 16 



feet (or 4-9 metres) in length 14 (or where the capacity is 



measured in cubic metres, 

 0-396); and 



in the case of lifeboats of 



16 feet (or 49 metres) in 



length or over but under 24 



feet (or 4 9 metres) ... a number between 14 and 10 



(or where the capacity is 

 measured in cubic metres, 

 between 396 and 283). to 

 be obtained by interpolation; 



Ex. Doc. K, 87-1 O ^"^ • ^ 



