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provided that the number shall in no case exceed the number of adult persons 

 wearing lifejackets which can be seated without in any way interfering with 

 the use of oars or the operation of other propulsion equipment. 



RegulaHon 8 



Number of Motor Lifeboats to be carried 



(a) In every passenger ship there shall be carried on each side of the 

 ship at least one motor lifeboat complying with the requirements of 

 Regulation 9 of this Chapter. 



Provided that in passenger ships in which the total number of persons 

 which the ship is certified to carry, together with the crew, does not exceed 

 30, only one such motor lifeboat shall be required. 



(b) In every cargo ship of 1.600 tons gross tonnage and upwards, except 

 tankers, ships employed as whale factory ships, ships employed as fish 

 processing or canning factory ships, and ships engaged in the carriage of 

 persons in the whaling, fish processing or canning industries, there shall be 

 carried at least one motor lifeboat complying with the requirements of 

 Regulation 9 of this Chapter. 



(r) In every tanker of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and upwards, in every 

 ship employed as a whale factor}' ship, in every ship employed as a fish 

 processing or canning factory ship and in every ship engaged in the carriage 

 of persons employed in the whaling, fish processing or canning industries, 

 there shall be carried on each side at least one motor lifeboat complying 

 with the requirements of Regulation 9 of this Chapter. 



Regulation 9 



Specification of Motor Lifeboats 

 (a) A motor lifeboat shall comply with the following conditions: — 



(i) It shall be fitted with a compression ignition engine and kept so as 

 to be at all times ready for use; it shall be capable of being readily 

 started in all conditions; sufficient fuel for 24 hours continuous 

 operation at the speed specified in sub-paragraph (a) (iii) of this 

 Regulation shall be provided. 



(ii) The engine and its accessories shall be suitably enclosed to ensure 

 operation under adverse weather conditions, and the engine casing 

 shall be fire-resisting. Provision shall be made for going astern. 



(iii) The speed ahead in smooth water when loaded with its full 

 complement of persons and equipment shall be: — 

 (1) In the case of motor lifeboats required by Regulation 8 of this 

 Chapter to be carried in passenger ships, tankers, ships 



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