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ClOO SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 



employed as whale factory ships, ships employed as fis 

 processing or canning factory ships and ships engaged in 

 the carriage of persons employed in the whaling, fish 

 processing or canning industries, at least six knots. 



(2) In the case of any other motor lifeboat, at least four knots. 



(b) The volume of the internal buoyancy appliances of a motor lifeboat 

 shall be increased above that required by Regulation 5 of this Chapter by 

 the amount, if any, by which the volume of the internal buoyancy appliances 

 required to support the engine and its accessories, and, if fitted, the searchlight 

 and radiotelegraph installation and their accessories, exceeds the volume of 

 the internal buoyancy appliances required, at the rate of one cubic foot per 

 person, . to support the additional persons which the lifeboat could 

 accommodate if the motor and its accessories, and, if fitted, the searchlight 

 and radiotelegraph installation and their accessories, were removed. 



Regulation 10 



Specification of Mechanically Propelled Lifeboats other than Motor 



Lifeboats 



A mechanically propelled lifeboat, other than a motor lifeboat, shall 

 comply with the following conditions : — 



(a) The propelling gear shall be of an approved type and shall have 

 sufficient power to enable the lifeboat to be readily cleared from 

 the ship's side when launched and to be able to hold course under 

 adverse weather conditions. If the gear is manually operated it 

 shall be capable of being worked by persons untrained in its use 

 and shall be capable of being operated when the lifeboat is 

 flooded. 



{b) A device shall be fitted by means of which the helmsman can cause 

 the lifeboat to go astern at any time when the propelling gear is in 

 operation. 



(c) The volume of the interna! buoyancy of a mechanically propelled 

 lifeboat, other than a motor lifeboat, shall be increased to 

 compensate for the weight of the propelling gear. 



Regulation 11 



Equipment of Lifeboats 

 (a) The normal equipment of^ every lifeboat shall consist of : — 



(i) a single banked complement of buoyant oars, two spare buoyant 

 oars, and a buoyant steering oar; one set and a half of thole pins 

 or crutches, attached to the lifeboat by lanyard or chain; a boat 

 hook; 



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